Diploma in Radio, Television and Broadcast News - Radio Major

SAIT Polytechnic

So you want to become a radio announcer or DJ? What about learning how to produce content for the next most-talked-about podcast? Or how to become a voice actor for animation and videos? The Radio, Television, and Broadcast News programs Radio major is your ticket!

Each student will go on-the-air as a radio personality, learn advanced multi-track digital audio production, and gain extensive, industry-level training in creative writing and promotional planning and execution. Graduates of the Radio program at SAIT are on the air in Calgary and all over Canada as DJs, producers, writers and voice-over talent. Even Howard Stern hired a SAIT Radio grad to be the Imaging Director and Head Sound Designer for his two stations on Sirius XM!

This program involves two years of full-time study. Each of the programs two years is divided into two semesters. There is a single intake each year, with classes commencing in September and finishing in late April. A four-week industry practicum is completed in the fourth semester.