FM4 – Vienna, Austria
Sky FM – Naarden, Netherlands
WKCQ-FM, WMJO-FM, WSAG-FM – Saginaw, MI
WHZZ-FM, WQHH-FM – Lansing, MI
Only Top Hits – Sussex, WI
WDJR-FM, WKMX-FM, WTVY-FM – Dothan, AL
KEWU-FM – Cheney, WA
KXRN-LP – Laguna Niguel, CA
CKDJ-FM – Ottawa, ON
The Nashville Network – Nashville, TN
MusicMaster is expanding rapidly and in need of individuals who can provide sales and technical assistance to MusicMaster customers. Work from home, no relocation required! Previous music programming experience with scheduling and automation software preferred. Advanced computer aptitude helpful but not required. Cover letter, resume (including references), and salary requirements should be forwarded to Mark Bolke.
The Medientage in Munich is one of the biggest media fairs in Germany. Justus Fischer from On Air Digital met a lot of successful Music Masters there.
Valerie Weber, PD of Antenne Bayern, is one of them. Antenne Bayern made it back to the most-listened radio station in Germany this year. The German all-time record of 1,324 Million people listen to the station per average hour according to the last media analysis.
In the photo from left to right: Christoph Pöschl, owner and consultant from Brand Support; Valerie Weber; and Justus Fischer.
In October Rainer Eichhorn from ON AIR DIGITAL visited one of our new clients in Hong Kong, U Radio, a new station of the Phoenix Corporation.
The whole team had fun looking at the new features of Version 5 and discussing with Rainer some of the methods to make the best use of their new MusicMaster.
We all wish them a lot of success with their brand new station.
There are industry events and conventions every month around the world. We always appreciate meeting our customers and finding out how MusicMaster is working for them. If you’re planning on attending any of these events, let us know. We’d love to meet with you if possible.
Santos Latin Media, Corp. is an independent radio and media consulting firm based in Southern California, that currently programs and consults over 25 radio stations (AM’s and FM’s) in the United States and Mexico. Among them are radio properties in California, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington (State).
We specialize in all Spanish / Latin formats, as well as the development of innovative Spanish language formats (based on current market conditions).
Current Formats under Santos Latin Media supervision or programming:
Spanish AC
Spanish Pop
Regional Mexican
Spanish Adult Hits
CHR-Rhythmic
Spanish Oldies
Tropical
Spanish News/Talk
Santos Latin Media, Corp. specializes in consulting overall operations of radio and media properties; including programming, marketing, promotions and sales; as well as general operations of radio broadcast facilities, internet and multi-media platforms.
We currently oversee programming, sales and promotional/marketing efforts in Portland, OR; Seattle-Tacoma, WA; Fresno, CA; Bakersfield, CA; Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA; Las Vegas, NV; Albuquerque, NM; Austin, TX; San Antonio, TX; McAllen-Brownsville, TX; Laredo, TX; Waco, TX; West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL; Ft Myers-Naples-Marco Island, FL; Clewiston, FL; as well as stations in Mexico (Reynosa and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas). The formats are various in different markets, based on the competitive environment and market conditions.
Contact Jose Santos at (661) 993-5701 or santoslatinmedia@gmail.com
The MusicMaster Pro-Team is comprised of experienced broadcast consultants and programmers who are available to assist MusicMaster clients with programming advice. Their services are available under this cost effective program with no long term commitment required, and can be added to your existing software support plan. Information on each MusicMaster Pro-Team member is available below. If you would like to retain the services of one of the MusicMaster Pro-Team members or have questions about the specifics of the program contact Mark Bolke Vice President/COO at (651) 405-9119 or Mark@MusicMaster.com.
See the complete MusicMaster Pro-Team Roster.
Quick Tip: Format SchedulerIf you’re starting to think about holiday programming, don’t forget to utilize the Format Scheduler. This utility allows you to assign clocks to specific days or assign grids to days or weeks. This means you can set up your holiday clocks and determine when you want them to start without having to change your normal assignment grid. Of course, the Format Scheduler is handy anytime you want to schedule something other than your normal grid, but during the holidays, its use means there’s one less thing to worry about because the clocks will automatically be used on the dates you’ve picked.
Holiday Prep Time
By Marianne Burkett
Ho Ho Ho… It’s Holiday Prep Time and it’s only October! Dust off the Holiday categories, it’s that time of year to spruce up the music you play between November and January 1st! (Read more.)
New in MusicMaster 5.0 – Tracking User Profiles in the Schedule Editor
By Drew Bennett
MusicMaster 5.0 really focuses on some great new features in the Schedule Editor. From auto-swapping songs to calendar badges reflecting what’s been done to a day’s log, the Schedule Editor has a lot of new features to check out. (Read more.)
Michael Breit
Head Music Editor
Saarlaendischer Rundfunk, SR3
Germany
“I’ve been working with MusicMaster for nearly 10 years now and I’ve been scheduling 24 hours per day for SR3 and the night program ‘ARD Hit Night’ for the ARD network.
“MusicMaster is the ideal tool to schedule extensive programs using very deep categories. Very demanding special shows are also scheduled by MusicMaster perfectly. I look forward to new demands from our PD, since with MusicMaster our slogan is ‘everything is possible’.”
MusicMaster is expanding rapidly and in need of individuals who can provide sales and technical assistance to MusicMaster customers. Work from home, no relocation required! Previous music programming experience with scheduling and automation software preferred. Advanced computer aptitude helpful but not required. Cover letter, resume (including references), and salary requirements should be forwarded to Mark Bolke.
In October Rainer Eichhorn from ON AIR DIGITAL visited one of our new clients in Hong Kong, U Radio, a new station of the Phoenix Corporation.
The whole team had fun looking at the new features of Version 5 and discussing with Rainer some of the methods to make the best use of their new MusicMaster.
We all wish them a lot of success with their brand new station.
The Medientage in Munich is one of the biggest media fairs in Germany. Justus Fischer from On Air Digital met a lot of successful Music Masters there.
Valerie Weber, PD of Antenne Bayern, is one of them. Antenne Bayern made it back to the most-listened radio station in Germany this year. The German all-time record of 1,324 Million people listen to the station per average hour according to the last media analysis.
In the photo from left to right: Christoph Pöschl, owner and consultant from Brand Support; Valerie Weber; and Justus Fischer.
We get a lot of calls regarding the schedule editor and if there is a way to track who did what when scheduling a log.
We offer a field called Schedule: Manual that places the letter, “M,” in the field if a particular element was manually scheduled. You can always add that field to your layout to keep track of songs that were not placed by the auto-scheduler but were manually placed by someone working in the log.
MusicMaster Version 5 introduced two additional fields to give you a better idea of who did what and when in the Schedule Editor. First, though, let’s discuss Dataset Security and how it relates to our new fields.
The Dataset Security section of MusicMaster can be located by choosing Tool, Options, Dataset Security. This is where you can enable and disable Dataset Security. Just below this section is a sub-section called Users and Rights. This is where you can create new user profiles and assign permissions to the profiles, allowing or disallowing access to certain sections of the software or even certain tasks. However, Dataset Security can just be a way of tracking who logs in and out of the database, when they do that and the kinds of things they do when they’re in a section of the software like the Schedule Editor. For more information on setting up Dataset Security see our article on Database Security and User Rights.
Once you have built your user profiles and assigned your staff usernames and passwords for logging in to your data, you are ready to track those profiles in the Schedule Editor.
Open the Schedule Editor and choose the Modify Editor Layout icon. In the screen that appears, find the list of fields in the left side of the screen and look for Schedule: Last Change and Schedule: Changed By. Bring these two fields into the Selected Fields list in the middle of the screen by dragging and dropping them or using the single arrow icon pointing to the right. Drag and drop these fields to position them in the layout in the order you desire. Hit OK and choose the Save Editor Layout icon to save the layout.
Now, when a song is changed in the log or an unscheduled position is filled two pieces of information will display in these fields. Schedule: Last Changed will display the date and time of the change and Schedule: Changed By will record the profile used when the change was made.
This is a great way to keep track of changes in the log so you will know who does what and when! If you have any questions on this or any MusicMaster related topic, please contact your assigned Music Scheduling Consultant. Happy Scheduling!
By Marianne Burkett
Why wait until the last minute to be ready?
It’s never too early to prepare for Winter Holiday scheduling!
Radio Charivari – Munich, Germany; KVSC-FM – St. Cloud, Minnesota
The Marconi Award is coveted by all broadcasters and is recognition by industry peers of high standards and performance. We are especially proud to be associated with the MusicMaster clients who achieved such a prestigious award.
Legendary Station: KSTP(FM), St. Paul, Minn.
Large Market Station of the Year: KSON(FM), San Diego
Small Market Station of the Year: WVAQ(FM), Morgantown, W.Va.
Large Market Personality of the Year: Moon and Staci, KSTP(FM), St. Paul, Minn.
Being a vendor, we attend many conventions and radio events each year. In conversations with attendees there was a real sense perceived by all of a positive turn taking place. Everyone seemed more upbeat about where radio is as a medium and how it can navigate the ever increasing competitive waters that lie ahead. Investments in new ideas, technology, research, and strategies were all being discussed. It appeared most attendees left recharged and optimistic.
MusicMaster 5.0sr4 is now available. Run Help, Check for Updates to download this new version.
The MusicMaster Team of Joe Knapp (A-Ware), Rainer Eichhorn (ON AIR), Roberto Bellotti, Mario Volo and Gino Nuzzo (BVMedia) went on a wonderful trip to visit some of our customers in Italy. On the way from Milano to Naples via Rome they had the chance to meet people from Finelco, RTL, Radio24, KissKiss, Radio Italia, Radio Number One, Class editori, Blusat and MTV Italy. It was a great, fun trip, filled with good conversations, good wine and, of course, perfect food. We want to thank all those who made some free time to meet us and give us important feedback for our future development. Thanks to Roberto, Mario and Gino for organizing this amazing trip, and we look forward to our next visit.
Joe with Mr. Lorenzo Suraci, owner of RTL Italy in Milano; the combined Radio/TV studio of RTL Italy; Joe with Pino Massignan, Chief Engineer of Radio Italy in front of one of the most outstanding still existing Amek/Neve consoles in the Live recording Studio of Radio Italia in Milano.
Joe with Mr. Mario Volanti, founder and owner of Radio Italia; Joe at Radio 105 owned by the Finelco group in Milano, Italy; Roberto Bellotti (GM of BV Media), Rainer Eichhorn (GM of ON AIR), Joe Knapp (president of A-Ware) at KISS KISS Radio in Naples who are in the process of switching from Selector to MusicMaster.
Joe and Mr. Antonio Niespolo, owner of Kiss Kiss Radio in Naples, Italy; Joe and Rainer checking out the websites of their Italian clients; Roberto Bellotti and Gino Nuzzo of BV Media, the Italian distributor of MusicMaster.
Joe and Roberto saying goodbye after a wonderful tour seeing some of our great clients in Italy.
If you are planning to attend any of these upcoming events let us know. We would love the opportunity to say hello, share a cup of coffee, or help with any questions you may be having.
Ken Moultrie has been helping radio stations in all size markets stay on top for over 30 years, currently as Partner/Consultant for Broadcast Partners. Ken’s background includes VP/Programming & Consulting for Broadcast Programming in Seattle, WA., Senior Director of Programming for Jones Radio Networks, and day-to-day radio management.
In addition to consulting many radio stations and broadcast groups, Ken was involved in the development, launch, and management of several very successful syndicated radio programs including Delilah, Lia, Alan Kabel, Bill Cody’s Classic Country Weekend, and Danny Wright All-Night.
Ken has also developed and managed radio projects with Lifetime Television, Marie Osmond, GAC Television, and others.
You can contact Ken at (206) 905-9449 or ken@thenewbp.com.
The MusicMaster Pro-Team is comprised of experienced broadcast consultants and programmers who are available to assist MusicMaster clients with programming advice. Their services are available under this cost effective program with no long term commitment required, and can be added to your existing software support plan. Information on each MusicMaster Pro-Team member is available below. If you would like to retain the services of one of the MusicMaster Pro-Team members or have questions about the specifics of the program contact Mark Bolke Vice President/COO at (651) 405-9119 or Mark@MusicMaster.com.
See the complete MusicMaster Pro-Team Roster.
Quick Tip: Category Exclusive Mode
One of the new Rule options in version 5 is the ability to ignore failures of keywords from songs in other categories. This means that songs by an artist in a one category don’t have to compete against the songs by that same artist in any other category in your database. On Keyword Separation and Keyword Adjusted Separation rules, look for the “Category Exclusive Mode” option. When checked off, the rule will only apply to the keywords in the same category. While our example shows Artist Keywords, this feature is available for these rules for any tested Keyword.
5 Ways to Decrease Your TSE (Time Spent Editing)
By Marianne Burkett
While there are some who love editing logs for hours on end, most of my clients don’t have the time to check every history or segue for each song in a given day. Here are a few things to help you shave some time off of editing the logs without sacrificing your personal editing style! (Read more.)
New in MusicMaster 5.0 – Additions to Turnover Analysis
By Aaron Taylor
We’ve enhanced the Turnover Analysis screen for version 5. There are two new options you may want to check out, “All Hours” and “Predicted Rotations for Field Values”. (Read more.)
Jesse Portillo
Big Radio Pro Inc. Radio Consultant
AGM Spanish Stations
Bakersfield, California
“As a Radio Consultant with over 25 years of experience in Broadcasting working in the early days with the card system and many music schedulers, my experience with MusicMaster is that it is the best Music Scheduler! And the support team is amazing! MusicMaster offers a great platform with many features a PD can ask for! A clean structured rules tree, and special key operations that makes it easy to offer the best music log for my audience.”
By Paul Ziino
Your F6 History Graph is a tremendous tool that can be used anywhere you are able to click on an actual song including but not limited to Library Maintenance and the Schedule Editor. (more…)
The MusicMaster Team of Joe Knapp (A-Ware), Rainer Eichhorn (ON AIR), Roberto Bellotti, Mario Volo and Gino Nuzzo (BVMedia) went on a wonderful trip to visit some of our customers in Italy. On the way from Milano to Naples via Rome they had the chance to meet people from Finelco, RTL, Radio24, KissKiss, Radio Italia, Radio Number One, Class editori, Blusat and MTV Italy. It was a great, fun trip, filled with good conversations, good wine and, of course, perfect food. We want to thank all those who made some free time to meet us and give us important feedback for our future development. Thanks to Roberto, Mario and Gino for organizing this amazing trip, and we look forward to our next visit.
Joe with Mr. Lorenzo Suraci, owner of RTL Italy in Milano; the combined Radio/TV studio of RTL Italy; Joe with Pino Massignan, Chief Engineer of Radio Italy in front of one of the most outstanding still existing Amek/Neve consoles in the Live recording Studio of Radio Italia in Milano.
Joe with Mr. Mario Volanti, founder and owner of Radio Italia; Joe at Radio 105 owned by the Finelco group in Milano, Italy; Roberto Bellotti (GM of BV Media), Rainer Eichhorn (GM of ON AIR), Joe Knapp (president of A-Ware) at KISS KISS Radio in Naples who are in the process of switching from Selector to MusicMaster.
Joe and Mr. Antonio Niespolo, owner of Kiss Kiss Radio in Naples, Italy; Joe and Rainer checking out the websites of their Italian clients; Roberto Bellotti and Gino Nuzzo of BV Media, the Italian distributor of MusicMaster.
Joe and Roberto saying goodbye after a wonderful tour seeing some of our great clients in Italy.
Being a vendor, we attend many conventions and radio events each year. In conversations with attendees there was a real sense perceived by all of a positive turn taking place. Everyone seemed more upbeat about where radio is as a medium and how it can navigate the ever increasing competitive waters that lie ahead. Investments in new ideas, technology, research, and strategies were all being discussed. It appeared most attendees left recharged and optimistic.
