Osmond Technologies

Broadcast Editorial

A WordPress theme for radio shows and podcasts that sounds like your show.

An episode-first site for shows, podcasts, and broadcast blogs. Post the episode, drop in the playlist, and the site takes care of the rest.

Built and used every week on a community radio program that's been on the air for over three decades. Every feature exists because a real show needed it.

Get Broadcast Editorial — $49 See it live

One-time purchase. Runs on the free GeneratePress theme. No page builder required.

The Broadcast Editorial homepage on rwsradio.com: a logo header, pill-shaped navigation buttons, and a Program Notes section showing the two newest episodes as large image cards.
Homepage — your two newest episodes lead the page, automatically

Key Features

  • Episode Hero on the Homepage

    Your two newest episodes lead the front page as big image cards, with a one-click link to the full back catalog.

  • Automatic Episode Numbering

    Save a post in your episode category and the theme adds "Program 1366" (or "Episode 42", your choice of word) to the title, then counts up for next week.

  • Player & Playlist Block

    One click inserts a boxed audio player, a playlist header, and a tracklist area, so every episode post looks the same without rebuilding it by hand.

  • Switchable Category Feeds

    Pick up to four categories and visitors flip between them with pill buttons right on the homepage. No page reloads.

  • Per-Category Post Footers

    Standing notes at the bottom of posts by category, like air times, archive policies, or a series disclaimer. Set it once; it shows on every matching post.

  • Series Hub for Serialized Stories

    Running a multi-part story or feature? A dedicated page template lists every part oldest-first, with its own menu for companion pages.

  • Staff & History Page

    An intro, a featured history post, and up to four staff bios with photos, all filled in from the settings page.

  • Contact Page That Dodges Spam Bots

    An "Email Me" button whose address never sits in the page as plain text, plus links to every channel you use.

  • Footer Channels & Photo Lightbox

    RSS, Bluesky, email, Facebook, Instagram, and Discord icons that hide when left blank, a built-in photo lightbox, and video embeds that resize to fit.

  • One Settings Page, No Code

    Logos, links, categories, headings, button text, footers, and staff bios all live on a single Broadcast Settings page in your dashboard.

See it running

Every screenshot is from rwsradio.com, the live site running Broadcast Editorial today. Select any image to open it full size.

An episode post showing the boxed audio player, a PLAYLIST label with the column format Artist, Song, Album, Label, Year, and an hour-by-hour numbered tracklist.
Player & playlist — a three-hour tracklist, boxed and easy to scan
The Articles section of the homepage with four pill buttons, Chronicles, Interviews, Signal Drift and Hollar Into The Void, above a grid of three Chronicles article cards.
Category feeds — interviews, essays, and news, one click apart
A single episode post with an author badge, category and date, a large headline ending in Program 1365, and the featured image floated left beside the opening paragraphs.
Episode posts — magazine-style layout with an automatic episode number
The Show Staff section of the People page with a black-and-white headshot, the host's name, the title Producer/Host, and a biography paragraph.
People page — your story and your staff, filled in from settings
The Broadcast Settings page in the WordPress dashboard, showing the Episodes section with fields for the episode category slug, the episode number label and the next episode number.
Broadcast Settings — every label, link, and category on one page

Pricing

Broadcast Editorial is a one-time purchase — no subscription, no recurring fees. Download it instantly after checkout.

Broadcast Editorial

$49 one-time

  • The complete Broadcast Editorial child theme
  • Episode hero, auto-numbering, and the player & playlist block
  • Category feeds, post footers, series hub, and People page
  • Step-by-step setup guide
  • Email support from the developer
Buy now on Gumroad

Secure checkout through Gumroad. Sales tax is handled at checkout.

Is it right for you?

What you need

  • A self-hosted WordPress site (WordPress.org, not WordPress.com's free plan)
  • The free GeneratePress theme installed. Broadcast Editorial runs on top of it.
  • That's it. No page builder and no required plugins.

Good fit for

  • Community, college, and internet radio shows
  • Podcasts that post show notes and tracklists
  • DJs, music bloggers, and broadcast writers
  • Stations that want a separate site for each program

Questions

What is a child theme, and why do I need GeneratePress?

A child theme sits on top of a parent theme and changes how it looks and works. Broadcast Editorial uses GeneratePress, a free, fast, and widely used WordPress theme, as its foundation. Install GeneratePress from the WordPress theme directory, then upload Broadcast Editorial and activate it. The setup guide walks through it.

Do I have to be a radio show to use it?

No. The episode features work for any show-based site, podcasts included, and you can rename "Program" to "Episode" or anything else. If you don't post episodes, the homepage simply shows your latest posts.

Will it work with the posts and categories I already have?

Yes. You tell the theme which categories to use for episodes, homepage feeds, and post footers by typing their slugs into Broadcast Settings. Nothing gets moved or renamed.

Can I see it running on a real site first?

Yes. rwsradio.com runs Broadcast Editorial and is updated every week. Older episodes there have empty audio players on purpose: that show removes its audio after 14 days.

What if it isn't right for me?

Email us within 14 days of purchase and we'll make it right.

Is it licensed under the GPL?

Yes. Like WordPress itself, Broadcast Editorial is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2 or later.

Get your show's site on the air

Broadcast Editorial is $49, one time, with instant download after checkout.

Get Broadcast Editorial — $49 Read the setup guide
Version 1.2 · GeneratePress Child Theme