Live, premiere or encore? Know what you are listening to
The station stream and the way an individual show was produced are two different things.
Pressing Listen connects you to the station’s current audio stream. It does not necessarily mean the presenter is speaking at that moment.
A live program is produced as it airs. A prerecorded premiere is a completed episode getting a scheduled first airing. An encore is a later airing of a program that has already been presented.
Why the labels matter
An invitation to call during a prerecorded interview may refer to the original production, not an open phone line today. A time-sensitive discussion may also belong to an earlier recording. Clear labels help listeners understand that context.
iTalk’s website program guide supports these distinctions. Consult its published airtimes when they are available, and use the episode’s original information when exploring on-demand material.
Our aim is simple: let the conversation be engaging without blurring when it happened. A good interview is still a good interview on an encore; it just deserves to be described accurately.