PROGRAMME RUNNING ORDER

A running order is an elaborate document giving precise details of items, duration in and out or it could be a rough guide to what the producer and director expect and hope for in the program. A program running order has four columns.

Guide time column

This gives the recommended time of each item.

Item column

Gives the standard program format the producer works with when compiling the program.

Running time column

This is the exact duration of items in.

Elapsed time column

This the cumulative time of all the items which has to add up to the duration of the actual program.

Program: News                                                                                                   Tx Date: 12/05/2018

Producer: Mr. Makyotto                                                                                     Tx Time: 3:30 Pm

Presenter: Mich                                                                                                   Duration: 1 Min 30 Sec

Guide Time	Item	Running Time	Elapsed Time
30 sec 1 Min	M.A.T.I jingles   Signature tune 10 sec   3 teasers  20 sec News Brief    Local news 10 sec    International  20 sec    Business  10 sec    Sports 20 sec	30 sec 1 Min	30 sec 1 min 30 sec

Tx means transmission.