The
Broadcast Media & Technology Center's radio news team produces
over 2,000 radio news stories each year, which are accessed by
radio stations daily via telephone dial-up service (202-720-6776),
as well as MP3 audio files available to radio stations and the
public through USDA's Home Page**. USDA's radio service includes
news, feature and documentary reporting. The service is particularly
important to the many radio stations in rural areas of the country
that do not have a Washington correspondent. The radio service
has always been well supported by broadcasters due to its well
produced reports covering issues from food safety to international
trade in a non partisan manner. The Radio Newsline typically has
8 to 10 items that are accessible via phone line and the Internet
at 5:00PM Eastern time. There is also a weekly Feature Service,
produced by USDA Radio, that includes one documentary, five consumer
features and five agritape features. These are mailed on CD to
675 radio stations but can also be accessed via USDA's home page
on the Internet. This service has won numerous international and
national broadcasting awards.
**MP3
on USDA Web Site:
The Broadcast Media & Technology Center offers rural radio
broadcasters, the nightly Radio Newsline as well as USDA Radio
weekly feature service, online in MP3 format. This allows broadcasters
to use the web to directly access our nightly radio feeds with
CD quality. |