A format clock — or show clock — is what makes a station sound like the same station hour to hour and shift to shift. This template maps one hour by position so you can place music, talk breaks, stop sets, and IDs predictably, then repeat.
What's inside
- Hour setup — station, show, and daypart.
- A starting :00-to-:60 template — a sensible default clock with top- and bottom-of-hour IDs, two stop sets, spaced talk breaks, and a tease into the next hour.
- Notes — room to adjust the clock for a specific hour.
How to use it
Start from the provided positions and reshape them to your format and your commercial load. Music-intensive formats will widen the song sets; talk-heavy dayparts will add break positions. Once the clock feels right, it becomes the frame your talent fills — prep sheet in one hand, clock in the other.
Consistency is the point: a listener tunes to a format for a known experience, and a clock is how you deliver it every hour.