The big players use feature rich automation software that allow links with the traffic department for commercial, spot and jingle scheduling along with music scheduling. The jingle cart machines disappeared, record decks went on the rubbish tip, CD players moved out of on air studios and hard discs came in to replace the old method of playing audio on the air. High quality audio and low memory usage is the ultimate audio dream for radio stations.

Then came the MP3 and everything changed as automated playout systems became a real reality.

Multi-user capability lets teams simultaneously perform different functions, like scheduling, importing, creating reports and announcing live on air.Radio automation software was slow to take off as most early systems operated using lossy audio compression codecs that had a bad effect on broadcast music and jingles.

Mobility of the MacBook platform, so you can broadcast live from remote venues, like concerts, ceremonies and sporting events, and insert clips and commercials via the automation software.

Seamless transitions between live and radio automation content, at the click of a button, without losing your listeners.

Compare Backbone Radio to any other software you will find from competitive online radio services: Other services drop your listeners when you switch between live and playlist-based material…not Backbone.īackbone radio automation software gives you features that you won’t even find in radio systems costing tens of thousands of dollars. You can seamlessly transition between live audio from your microphone and mixer to server-based content, like digitally stored music, commercials, ads, clips, etc., without losing your listeners’ connections. Unlike ordinary streaming services, your Backbone Radio station lets you do things you can’t imagine with Internet and online radio.

That means you get the highest performance radio automation software, enabling you to create a the most professional sounding programs right from your Macintosh computer.

Your Backbone Radio hosted online radio station comes with a no-cost license to Backbone Radio software.

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