airchecks
Airchecks are recordings of on-air broadcasts used to evaluate and improve performance. In radio, an aircheck records a host’s on-air delivery, timing, and content, including spoken links, music bed usage, promos, and commercial timing, as well as legal IDs and weather or traffic updates. They are commonly produced when a shift ends or during production, and may be created automatically by studio software or by a producer. Files are typically labeled with date, station call letters, show, host, and segment.
Their purpose includes coaching, performance appraisal, and ensuring adherence to a station's format clocks and regulatory
In practice, airchecks are circulated to involved staff for feedback; the host or trainer notes strengths and