Radio programme original production

1. Scope and Applicability

Creation of original radio content protectable as intellectual property and produced for over-the-air transmission is covered from a defined production brief and existing inputs through acceptance of the complete original. This includes news features, drama, documentary, music programmes, short-form originals and original scripted live-programme packages when they are complete identifiable assets. Recorded audio is representative; a live-script route declares script/cue embodiment and separates later performance and transmission. A source sound recording alone is not automatically the radio original. [Sources: un-cpc-radio-originals, un-cpc-sound-originals, ebu-radio-production-2023]

Exclude standalone sound-recording originals not commissioned as radio originals, television originals, transmission services, channel scheduling alone, licences alone, physical-media manufacture and consumer downloads. Original creation, copies, distribution and audience use are distinct activities; one item does not imply comparable duration or quality.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.business-and-production-services.broadcast-content-originals.radio-programme-original-production
classification_refs	CPC 3.0 84611
covered_products	Complete protectable radio programme original assets intended for over-the-air transmission
excluded_products	Standalone source sound recordings; television originals; transmission; downloads; licences without production
representative_product	Accepted original recorded radio programme with fixed version and declared duration
production_route	Brief/script → create or acquire components → edit/mix or compile original script package → verify and accept
market_state	Identified reusable original held or transferred under declared rights; no statutory approval inferred

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Create one complete identified radio programme original
How much	One accepted original; exact duration, components and version declared
How well	Documented project completeness, editorial and technical acceptance specification; EBU recommendations only where actually adopted
How long or cycle	One creation cycle through acceptance including revisions and failed takes; future reuse period declared without assumed life
reference_flow_link	radio_original

Field	Value
Reference amount	1
Reference product flow	Radio programme original
Reference flow property	Number of items 01846770-4cfe-4a25-8ad9-919d8d378345
Reference unit group	Units of items 5beb6eed-33a9-47b8-9ede-1dfe8f679159
Reference unit	item
Required qualifiers	project/original ID; version; complete programme/series/segment scope; title/genre/language; intended over-the-air use; exact duration; audio or script embodiment; sample rate/bit depth/channels/format when audio; acceptance date/specification/results; component provenance; ownership/permitted reuse; creation period/sites; supply region/voltage

item is the singular-count alias of public Item(s); Chinese 件 denotes the same count, not mass or bytes. Every dataset must declare all required qualifiers. Rights, revenue and audience count are not physical reference quantities.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
original_count	reference product	Number of items 01846770-4cfe-4a25-8ad9-919d8d378345	item	Count one complete accepted original using cp_acceptance; copies and airings do not increase output.
electricity_unit	prep_electricity; record_electricity; finish_electricity	Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66	MJ	Preserve public energy property; convert measured kWh to MJ with 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ. No bytes-to-energy conversion.
service_unit	recording_service; hosted_storage	Time	h	Hours refer to the specified provider service, not a universal energy coefficient or original duration; fix capacity, crew and coverage.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Defined brief, existing source inputs and installed facilities at project start; inputs are not assumed burden-free
starting_condition_role	foreground_start
product_classification_scope	Radio programme original creation; CPC is a locator, not the identity hierarchy
recursive_input_rule	Existing originals are versioned upstream inputs with declared burden shares; do not re-author recursively or duplicate internal component production
upstream_dataset_requirement	Verified electricity, material, source-original, provider, travel and equipment datasets; disclose missing upstream stages
disclosure	Sites/time; original hierarchy; owned/provider work; support loads; acceptance storage cutoff; exclusions and upstream gaps

rule_id	Rule	source_ids
boundary_creation	Include actual planning, creation, rework, edit/mix or script compilation, quality checks and acceptance. A live-script route states its real operations rather than inventing recording.	un-cpc-radio-originals; ebu-radio-production-2023
boundary_downstream	Separate later transmission/playout, downloads, long-term archive and audience devices; count creation once, with explicit downstream reuse allocation.	ebu-radio-production-2023; un-sna-originals-2008
boundary_actual	Screen actual utilities, fuels, consumables, travel, wastes and direct releases at all sites. These cards specify common atomic exchanges, not every project flow. Add separate actual exchanges with verified identities or explicit gaps when present. Do not declare generator fuel or refrigerant loss absent because only electricity is illustrated. A foreground-only dataset cannot claim complete cradle-to-gate coverage.

6. Process Inventory Structure

No elementary flow is presumed for electrical audio/script creation. Retain a direct-release screen; actual releases require species, fossil/biogenic source and receiving compartment evidence and their own rows. Supplier electricity emissions are not local direct releases.

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
prepare	Plan and prepare script	required	Actual operations; row-specific conditions declared	foreground_production	per declared reference flow
create_content	Create and acquire programme components	required	Actual operations; row-specific conditions declared	foreground_production	per declared reference flow
finish	Edit, verify and accept original	required	Actual operations; row-specific conditions declared	foreground_production	per declared reference flow

Process: Plan and prepare script (prepare)

Inputs

Product flows

Alternating current (prep_electricity)

Meter attributable planning, script and office-support electricity. Only CN grid-average user supply below 1 kV may use this identity; other supply requires a separately verified identity.

• Selected flow: Alternating current 50657322-939c-4829-a87b-47c093bfa6a7
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ
• Amount rule: Attributable measured exchange amount per declared reference flow; cp_energy.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_energy
• Sources:

Uncoated woodfree printing paper (script_paper)

Conditional on actual printed scripts; weigh issued and returned paper. Digital-only work needs no paper. Paper bags and coated or recycled paper are separate identities.

• Selected flow: Uncoated woodfree printing paper
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Attributable measured exchange amount per declared reference flow; cp_material.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_material
• Sources:

Process: Create and acquire programme components (create_content)

Inputs

Product flows

Alternating current (record_electricity)

Meter attributable recording, monitoring and studio support including ventilation. Only CN grid-average user supply below 1 kV may use this identity. Exclude energy already embodied in contracted services.

• Selected flow: Alternating current 50657322-939c-4829-a87b-47c093bfa6a7
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ
• Amount rule: Attributable measured exchange amount per declared reference flow; cp_energy.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_energy
• Sources:

Location sound recording service (recording_service)

Conditional on outsourced location recording; specify session, crew, equipment, travel and deliverable coverage; retain provider environmental inventory and actual service hours, not invoice value.

• Selected flow: Location sound recording service
• Flow property / unit: Time / h
• Amount rule: Attributable measured exchange amount per declared reference flow; cp_service.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_service
• Sources:

Condenser microphone (microphone_share)

Conditional on use of an owned condenser microphone. Attribute actual equipment production using utilization and supported service activity, without a default lifetime. Rented devices already covered by services are not counted again.

• Selected flow: Condenser microphone
• Flow property / unit: Number of items 01846770-4cfe-4a25-8ad9-919d8d378345 / item
• Amount rule: Use the attributable manufacturing fraction of one complete asset from cp_equipment and allocate_equipment as the equipment input per declared reference flow; retain the cumulative cross-project/period ledger and reconcile operation and rental-service coverage separately.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_equipment
• Sources:

Accepted sound recording original (source_audio)

Conditional on an existing external recording incorporated into the programme. Identify version, permitted use and allocated production burden. Newly produced internal components are not added as external inputs; royalties are metadata.

• Selected flow: Accepted sound recording original
• Flow property / unit: Number of items 01846770-4cfe-4a25-8ad9-919d8d378345 / item
• Amount rule: Attributable measured exchange amount per declared reference flow; cp_asset_input.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_asset_input
• Sources:

Passenger transport by petrol passenger car (location_travel)

Conditional on actual location travel by this route; measure passenger distance and project share. Provider-covered travel is not counted again; other vehicle routes require separate specific rows.

• Selected flow: Passenger transport by petrol passenger car
• Flow property / unit: Passenger transport / person*km
• Amount rule: Attributable measured exchange amount per declared reference flow; cp_travel.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_travel
• Sources:

Process: Edit, verify and accept original (finish)

Inputs

Product flows

Alternating current (finish_electricity)

Meter editing, mixing, quality checks, export and operator-owned pre-acceptance storage. Only CN grid-average user supply below 1 kV may use this identity; third-party storage energy embedded in services is not counted again.

• Selected flow: Alternating current 50657322-939c-4829-a87b-47c093bfa6a7
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ
• Amount rule: Attributable measured exchange amount per declared reference flow; cp_energy.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_energy
• Sources:

Audio production computer workstation (workstation_share)

Attribute actual workstation manufacturing across all three processes once here, using its declared configuration, utilization and supported service denominator; do not convert cost or power to equipment mass.

• Selected flow: Audio production computer workstation
• Flow property / unit: Number of items 01846770-4cfe-4a25-8ad9-919d8d378345 / item
• Amount rule: Use the attributable manufacturing fraction of one complete asset from cp_equipment and allocate_equipment as the equipment input per declared reference flow; retain the cumulative cross-project/period ledger and reconcile operation and rental-service coverage separately.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_equipment
• Sources:

Managed audio-project storage service (hosted_storage)

Conditional on contracted pre-acceptance storage at a fixed declared capacity, redundancy and region. Retain actual capacity-time ledger, attributed service hours and supplier inventory; bytes do not imply kWh. Post-acceptance archival use is downstream.

• Selected flow: Managed audio-project storage service
• Flow property / unit: Time / h
• Amount rule: Attributable measured exchange amount per declared reference flow; cp_service.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_service
• Sources:

Outputs

Product flows

Radio programme original (radio_original)

One complete accepted original at the declared version. A series is one item only if the whole defined series is the complete original. An independently complete segment can be an original. Duplicated files are not additional originals.

• Selected flow: Radio programme original
• Flow property / unit: Number of items 01846770-4cfe-4a25-8ad9-919d8d378345 / item
• Amount rule: 1 item
• Value mode: fixed_value
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_acceptance
• Sources: un-cpc-radio-originals; ebu-radio-production-2023

Waste flows

Waste uncoated woodfree printing paper (script_paper_waste)

Conditional on discarded script paper; weigh this segregated stream and document treatment. It is a waste exchange, not an elementary emission or default recycling credit.

• Selected flow: Waste uncoated woodfree printing paper
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Attributable measured exchange amount per declared reference flow; cp_material.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_material
• Sources:

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Rule	source_ids
allocate_shared	First subdivide project work and separate providers. Attribute shared metered totals using measured power profiles and recorded job/equipment occupancy; justify idle/support shares and reconcile assigned totals. Storage uses actual capacity-time and provider inventory, not universal kWh/GB. Do not allocate by sales, royalties or audience counts.
allocate_original	For jointly created originals prefer subdivision; otherwise document a physically supported shared-work relationship, fractions and sensitivity. Failed takes/revisions remain with the accepted original. Prevent parent/component double accounting; rights transfer is not new original production.	ebu-radio-production-2023; un-sna-originals-2008
allocate_equipment	Attribute real equipment manufacturing with a persistent asset ledger across all projects and periods. Measured project use is only the numerator; the denominator must cover supported actual lifetime/cumulative service activity or a justified expected lifetime, with sensitivity and subsequent reconciliation. Cumulative allocated manufacturing fractions across every project and period must not exceed 1, and must never reset at a new project or observation window. An observed-period method distributes only the already attributed manufacturing fraction of that period, not a whole asset inventory in every period. Unknown lifetime, denominator or period share requires explicit review; no default life or mass. Avoid service/rental/equipment duplication and automatic waste credits.

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_acceptance	finish	radio_original	Original ledger	ID; version; scope; duration; format; acceptance; rights; components	Inspect accepted audio/script package and actual editorial/technical records; distinguish originals from copies	item	each task and acceptance	complete creation including rework	all declared operator/provider sites	per declared reference flow	traceable logs; calibrated meters where applicable; supplier inventory; reconciliation
cp_energy	prepare; create_content; finish	electricity	Meter records	meter; kWh; timestamps; task; site; voltage; power profile; support; allocation	Submeter tasks or reconcile interval meters with measured device power and task logs; convert to MJ, separate supplier coverage	MJ	each task and acceptance	complete creation including rework	all declared operator/provider sites	per declared reference flow	traceable logs; calibrated meters where applicable; supplier inventory; reconciliation
cp_material	prepare; finish	script_paper; script_paper_waste	Weighing records	paper grade; issued/returned/waste kg; stock; treatment; project	Weigh actual input/return and segregated waste; reconcile stock and use	kg	each task and acceptance	complete creation including rework	all declared operator/provider sites	per declared reference flow	traceable logs; calibrated meters where applicable; supplier inventory; reconciliation
cp_service	create_content; finish	recording_service; hosted_storage	Provider records	provider; session/storage hours; capacity; crew; redundancy; region; deliverable; covered inputs	Obtain actual session or capacity-time logs and provider inventory, identify energy/equipment included	h	each task and acceptance	complete creation including rework	all declared operator/provider sites	per declared reference flow	traceable logs; calibrated meters where applicable; supplier inventory; reconciliation
cp_equipment	create_content; finish	microphone_share; workstation_share	Utilization records	persistent asset ID; model; configuration; production inventory; project task use; supported lifetime/cumulative-service denominator and its coverage; expected-life evidence and sensitivity; manufacturing fraction already attributed to the period; current project fraction; prior and cumulative fractions across all projects and periods; service/rental coverage; subsequent reconciliation	Link physical assets and task records to the cross-project/period manufacturing-share ledger; justify the denominator under allocate_equipment. An observation period distributes only its already attributed fraction and cumulative shares must not exceed 1. Unknown denominators or period fractions require review; a new project or period never resets whole-asset manufacture.	item	each task and acceptance	complete creation including rework	all declared operator/provider sites	per declared reference flow	traceable logs; calibrated meters where applicable; supplier inventory; reconciliation
cp_asset_input	create_content	source_audio	Asset provenance	source ID/version; component; rights; production burden; reuse share	Verify supplier original-production inventory and declared consumed share; separate fees	item	each task and acceptance	complete creation including rework	all declared operator/provider sites	per declared reference flow	traceable logs; calibrated meters where applicable; supplier inventory; reconciliation
cp_travel	create_content	location_travel	Journey logs	vehicle; petrol route; passengers; km; task; provider coverage	Read actual trip records and reconcile passenger distance and project share	person*km	each task and acceptance	complete creation including rework	all declared operator/provider sites	per declared reference flow	traceable logs; calibrated meters where applicable; supplier inventory; reconciliation

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
electricity_conversion	prep_electricity; record_electricity; finish_electricity	MJ = measured attributable kWh × 3.6; preserve the original denominator.	cp_energy; measured kWh	MJ per declared reference flow
original_normalization	all inventory rows	For homogeneous accepted originals with identical declared scope divide each attributable exchange total by actual accepted count. Assign unlike originals by project first and report separately. Output is exactly 1 item per declared reference flow.	cp_acceptance; attributable exchange totals	exchange amount per declared reference flow
service_reconciliation	recording_service; hosted_storage	Reconcile consumed hours for the specified service to supplier activity inventory; time and capacity alone do not establish electrical energy.	cp_service; supplier inventory	service amount per declared reference flow

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
quality_identity	radio_original	Fix original version, complete hierarchy, duration and actual commissioning acceptance specification. Loudness/peak targets follow adopted specification, not universal defaults; no inferred legal or EBU approval.	cp_acceptance; ebu-radio-production-2023
quality_activity	all inventory rows	Cover complete creation/rework and sites; reconcile meters, stocks, provider and equipment allocation. Missing data are disclosed with uncertainty, not set to zero.	cp_energy; cp_material; cp_service; cp_equipment
quality_representative	radio_original	Declare genre, format, recorded/live route and source reuse; count alone cannot compare unlike durations/qualities.	cp_acceptance

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Rule	source_ids
validate_reference	Require complete accepted original, all qualifiers and exactly 1 item linked to radio_original. Reject airings, downloads or rights payments as original output.	un-cpc-radio-originals; ebu-radio-production-2023
validate_coverage	Check creation/rework and owned/provider separation; reject hidden support, storage, travel, consumable or release omissions. Declare identity/upstream gaps and prohibit complete lifecycle claims while missing.
validate_units	Check count and normalization; preserve electricity energy/MJ, equipment count, provider hours and passenger-distance units. Names alone do not establish route, region, property or UUID suitability.
validate_equipment_shares	Verify persistent asset IDs, use numerators, supported lifetime/cumulative-service denominators and already attributed period fractions. Cumulative manufacturing shares across all projects and periods must not exceed 1. Unknown denominators or period fractions require explicit review; one observation window cannot stand for a whole lifetime or reset full manufacture each period.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	original_asset_production
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset
allowed_use	Explicit original-production input to declared broadcast/copy/use scenarios with transparent reuse allocation
excluded_use	Unqualified whole-broadcast/listening footprint; count-only comparisons; legal approval
required_metadata	Reference qualifiers; source hierarchy; sites/period; route; owned/provider coverage; dataset versions; allocations
required_quality_disclosure	Foreground/upstream coverage; identity gaps; measurement/provider support; equipment uncertainty; exclusions and sensitivity
update_trigger	New original version/scope/route; changed equipment/site/supply; material allocation or acceptance changes

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
un-cpc-radio-originals	official_guidance	UNSD CPC 3.0 subclass 84611 explanatory note. https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Structure/Detail/EN/2100/84611	Original radio content identity and over-the-air intent; no energy factors
un-cpc-sound-originals	official_guidance	UNSD CPC 3.0 subclass 96113 explanatory note. https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Structure/Detail/EN/2100/96113	Sound-recording overlap and source component distinction
ebu-radio-production-2023	official_guidance	EBU Tech 3401, November 2023, §1.2 p.6, §2 pp.7–8, §4 pp.8–10. https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3401.pdf	Programme hierarchy and production/distribution distinction; recommendations only if actually adopted; no environmental factors
un-sna-originals-2008	official_guidance	UN et al., System of National Accounts 2008, §§10.115–10.116 p.207; §6.208 onwards. https://unstats.un.org/unsd/nationalaccount/docs/SNA2008.pdf	Historical originals/copies distinction only; no monetary allocation or current legal/lifetime claim