Creating a New Show

When you have a new show or series to make available to the public, you set up a show for it in AmperWave Podcasting. The first thing to do is create the show, then complete a few other tasks to get it ready to go, including:

1. Add Cover Art
2. Add a Template
3. Create a Channel

To create a new show:

1. On the Shows/Episodes page, click Create Show.
   The Create Show dialog appears.
2. Fill in the Show Info and Ads/Ad Templates fields.
   
   Show Info Fields:
   

   Item or Field	Description
   Content Producer	Select the content producer for the new show.
   Show Name	Name the new show. This is the name that will appear to the public. Best Practice:Keep this short and descriptive. Imagine a user saying “Alexa, play me the latest episode of [YOUR SHOW NAME]”
   Show Slug	An HTML-friendly identifier for the show. No spaces or special characters.
   Show Type	Choose betweenAudioandVideo.
   Disable from Channels	If enabled, the show's episodes are published but do not appear in channels. The episodes can be accessed by a link.
   AmperWave Streaming Station ID	Obtain this value fromAmperWave PodcastingSupport.  This field is used to input the station ID in theAmperWave PodcastingConsole for this show and is used to target ads to this show.
   Next	Click to go to the next screen in the dialog.
   Finish	Click to create the show.

3. Click Next.
4. Fill in the Show Details fields.
   
   Show Details:
   

   Item or Field	Description
   Website	The website for the new show.
   RSS Channel	The channel URL for this show. You can generate this in the Channels tab, and is the URL you submit to sources like iTunes.
   iTunes URL	The channel URL for this show. You can generate this in the Channels tab, and is the URL you submit to iTunes.
   Default Tags	Tags and categories are used to filter channels.
   Default Categories	Categories assigned to new episodes in this show. Tags and categories are used to filter channels.
   Options	Categories assigned to new episodes in this show for use by iTunes. Click a category's check box to select it.
   Previous	Click to go to the previous screen in the dialog.
   Next	Click to go to the next screen in the dialog.
   Finish	Click to create the show.

5. Click Next.
6. Fill in the Episode Default Values fields.
   
   Episode Default Values:
   

   Item or Field	Description
   iTunes Season	The iTunes season for the new show.
   iTunes Episode Type	The default iTunes episode type for new episodes in this show.
   Show Filename	The filename of the episode. Note: iTunes does not like show names to start with an episode number.
   CMS Default Status	The status an episode has by default when created for this show.
   FTP Default Status	The status an episode has by default when uploaded to this show by FTP.
   Pending Status	Select whether new episodes are automatically published or saved as drafts.
   Auto Expire (days)	The length of time a show is available. The default is Never Expires.
   Title	The title of the new show.
   Comments	A default episode description, visible to users when they drill into an episode.
   Previous	Click to go to the previous screen in the dialog.
   Finish	Click to create the show.

7.  Click Finish.

Your new show's page will appear. 

For more information, see:

• About Episodes
• About Shows
• About Content Producers
• About Sources
• About Channels