The Morning Glory Show - Running Order

GMT Time Â	ITEM	Description/Name	Deck	Est. Time	Act. Time
0930	INTRO	“the time is now” jingle	PC 1	36 secs	36 secs
0930	SNDBD	Sound Bed	PC 2	-	10 mins
0930	INTRO	Introductions	MIC 1,2,3	10 mins	10 mins
0940	SONG	Katy Perry - Firework	PC 1	03:46 secs	03:46 secs
0943	JINGLE	Ellajingle.wav	PC 3	07 secs	07 secs
0944	CHAT	Discussion	MIC 1,2,3	2 mins	2 mins
0946	JINGLE	Fact of the Day	PC 1	11 secs	11 secs
0946	CHAT	Fact of the day discussion	MIC 1,2,3	5 mins	5 mins
0951	SONG	Darwin Deez - Constellations	PC 2	03:15 secs	03:15 secs
0954	CHAT	Discussion	MIC 1,2,3	1 mins	1 mins
0955	JINGLE	Time to Rhyme	PC 1	3 secs	3 secs
0955	SNDBD	Time to Rhyme soundbed	PC 2	5 mins	5 mins
0955	CHAT	Time to Rhyme game	MIC 1,2,3	5 mins	5 mins
1000	JINGLE	Braggjingle.wav	PC 3	5 secs	5 secs
1000	NEWS	(see news running order)
1005	CHAT	News discussion	MIC 1,2,3	5 mins	5 mins
1010	FEATURE/ SONG	Wood Chuck Chilli/Kings of leon - Radioactive	PC 4	10:04secs	10:04secs
1020	CHAT	Wood Chuck Chilli discussion	MIC 1,2,3	2 mins	2 mins
1022	JINGLE	Barryoke	PC 1	5 secs	5 secs
1022	FEATURE	Barryoke	MIC 1,2,3	5 mins	5 mins
1027	SONG	Two door Cinema Club	PC 2	02:48 secs	02:48 secs
1030	END	-	-	-	-

This is out running order for the Morning Glory Show.

The running order is probably the most vital part of pre-production when creating a radio show as you need to know the exact timings of each segment as not to fall short or  run over your assigned radio time. This means the timings of each feature need to be exact as if your show is too short or long it can cause problems for the whole radio station and will also effect the other shows timings. The schedule will also make the team working on the show feel more comfortable as everything is timed, it is most beneficial to the DJ controlling the desk as he knows exactly what goes where.

As you can see the running order for our show (The Morning Glory Show) has the exact timings of each feature,song etc.
The time is also stated on the left hand side to show the time we should be at in various parts of the show, this helps the team to know if they're on schedule.
The item column states the feature that is coming up the helps the DJ ensure that he/she has the right feature ready and available.
The deck column states which microphones should be on (1 is main presenter and 2 and 3 are co-presenters) and the channel which each features are on, again to make it easy for the DJ when fading microphones up and down.
The final two columns are predicted times and actual time, this again makes sure everything is on time and in schedule.