File Submission Guidelines

You can provide the following audio and program elements for your program. For more information on creating audio files for the ContentDepot Catalog, please review our online training module.

Audition Audio

You can provide up to four audition samples for your program, including:

Program sample-can be full-length program or program selections (mp3)
Streaming sample (Real Audio)
:15 promo sample (mp3)
:30 promo sample (mp3)

Broadcast Materials

Anyone interested in submitting program material via the Catalog for satellite transmission should first contact the STC Supervisors at 202.513.2641 or via email [STC_Supes@npr.org] to setup your account. Files submitted to the STC must be in the following formats:

Program Episodes and On-Air Promos: MPEG 1, Layer 2 (mp2) 256 Kbps Joint Stereo, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit

Graphics

Program Logo (jpg or gif)
Distributor Logo (jpg or gif)
Print-quality graphic for download (tif or eps)
Producer Photo (tif or jpg)
Host Photo (tif or jpg)

Promotional Materials

Promo text (doc, txt, rtf, pdf, or html)
Producer Bio (doc, txt, rtf, pdf, or html)
On-air scripts (doc, txt, rtf, pdf, or html)
Web modules (zip)