The latest ratings just came out and brought some very good news to several MusicMaster clients.
The Top 2 stations, in Germany are Radio NRW and Antenne Bayern.
Four stations out of the Top 5 and eight out of the Top 10 radio stations in Germany are all using MusicMaster to schedule their music.
We want to congratulate these stations and thank all of our clients in Germany for their trust in MusicMaster.
By Marianne Burkett
What’s new in the Version 5 Infobar? (more…)
STAR TV – Hong Kong, China
DDJ Music – Huizen, Netherlands
alster radio 106!8 – Hamburg, Germany
Radio Veronica – Naarden, Netherlands
91.7 xfm – Hamburg, Germany
JamTraxx Media – Chicago, Illinois
CJWA-FM – Wawa, Ontario
WJYW-FM – Union City, Ohio
WVSX-FM – Shelbyville
WPXC-FM, WFRQ-FM>, WHYA-FM – Cape Cod, Massachusetts
People from all over Europe met this week for the 20th Lokalrundfunktage in Nuremberg. The main topic of the event was what the future holds for local broadcasters in the new media-environment, and the highlight of the evening was the famous get-together in the historic castle.
Jürgen Kraus (Head of Music Antenne Bayern), Matthias Ihring (Head of Music Radio7) and Justus Fischer (On Air Digital) are seen below at the event having a good time.
By Aaron Taylor
Here’s a really handy feature in MusicMaster that can save you a TON of time when you need to change out a particular element in many different clocks. Instead of the chore of searching through your entire Format Clock Maintenance list and finding each instance of the item that needs to be adjusted, you can target that specific element in a database globally with the Clock Mass Changer. (more…)
Radio France FIP – Paris, France; WGTE-FM – Toledo, OH; Cidade FM, Radio Comercial, M80, Smooth FM, Star FM – Lisbon, Portugal; Radio Pingvin – Belgrad, Serbia
The Radio Broadcasters Association of Puerto Rico held it’s annual Radio Show in San Juan June 21-23. MusicMaster’s Spanish Sales and Support Consultant Jesus Rodriguez was there to meet many of our existing clients and answer questions about MusicMaster for Windows. Pictured above left to right Uno Radio’s Jaime “Gogo” Soto, Sylvette Rivera, Luis “Tuto” Soto, Jesus Soto, Amparo Ordoñez, Maria I. Cassalduc, and Hector “Tito” Matos.
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.
Mark consults radio stations in major, medium and small markets with multiple format experience. Mark took over Zapoleon Media Strategies in 2011 when founder Guy Zapoleon joined Clear Channel Media. Mark programmed legendary Top 40 WAVA Washington, where personalities Don and Mike started; served as VP/Programming for The Dittman Group; as well as programming Top 40 I-95 Birmingham, putting together morning team of Mark and Brian. Mark, his wife Betsy and two cats live on the Gulf Coast of Florida.
You can contact Mark at (281) 647-9222 or mark@zapoleon.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: LogNotes in the InfoBar
Did you know that you can access your LogNotes from the InfoBar? With the release of MusicMaster 5.0, the Clock tab has a LogNotes option. All your Lognotes are visible here. You can drag these into any clock or into the Editor to quickly update both areas.
New in MusicMaster 5.0 – Editing Your Imported Commercials
By Marianne Burkett
The first thing clients ask when a new version of MusicMaster is released is “What’s New”? If you merge Spots into MusicMaster and export both Music and Spots together via MusicMaster you will LOVE this new feature! If you import your traffic only for timing purposes, the changes you could make with this new feature will not take effect. (Read more.)
Arming Your Database with Artist Information
By Drew Bennett
Today, I am going to go over some features that have been in MusicMaster for some time now but I am going to show you a new way to use them. The Mass Changer and the Web Browser can work together to bring you serious artist information to the database. (Read more.)
Song Segue Panels in the Schedule Editor
By Paul Ziino
A new feature found in 5.0 is the Song Segue panels. Open the Schedule Editor and activate the Results Bar by clicking on the Toggle Toolbars icon , selecting the Toolbars tab, and checking Results Bar in that list. (Read more.)
Claus Kruesken
Head of Music
Bayern 2
Munich, Germany
“Bayern 2 differs a lot from the typical MusicMaster customer: Our focus is on spoken word. Music adds emotional touches, works as “glue” between information and cultural content. Hits are not that important to us, an eclectic range from singer/songwriter to world music is. Therefore our categories are quite different from your typical music radio. MusicMaster gives us a great range of options for our special way of handling those categories.
“Being able to automatically select from several categories in any one given line of our clocks is a key functionality for us to achieve the right mix of styles, languages and eras. As a small music department we especially appreciate the remote functionalities of MusicMaster. Even at times of staff shortages during vacation and holiday periods I can access our database from wherever, respond to sudden requirements and make necessary changes.
“By the way, it’s also a great way to kill time at the airport while waiting for a departure: Log on securely and help the team at the station by planning an extra day of music. Perfect.”
Radio France FIP – Paris, France
WGTE-FM – Toledo, OH
Cidade FM, Radio Comercial, M80, Smooth FM, Star FM – Lisbon, Portugal
KOKE-FM – Austin, TX
Radio Pingvin – Belgrad, Serbia
By Paul Ziino
A new feature found in 5.0 is the Song Segue panels. Open the Schedule Editor and activate the Results Bar by clicking on the Toggle Toolbars icon , selecting the Toolbars tab, and checking Results Bar in that list. (more…)
By Drew Bennett
Today, I am going to go over some features that have been in MusicMaster for some time now but I am going to show you a new way to use them. The Mass Changer and the Web Browser can work together to bring you serious artist information to the database. (more…)
Uradio – Hong Kong, Audio Republic – Dubai, KDNA-FM – Granger, Radio GL – Pasadena, CFMY-FM – Red Deer, KKJQ-FM – Garden City
Students at the University of Milan in Italy get the chance to be ahead of the curve with training in MusicMaster. Shown here is the impressive setup inside one of the University’s computer labs.
For users of 5.0, the latest service release is now available. Check out the new context menu option in the Schedule Editor called “Select Elements”. This option allows you to select specific types of elements in the log. You can then use any program function on these elements; like unschedule, delete or even the SHIFT-F9 quick replace option. Select Help, Check for Update to get 5.0sr2.
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.
You can contact Harve Alan at (952) 401-906 or harve@harvealan.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: Enhanced Shift-F9Shift-F9 in the Editor automatically fills the position with the most-rested perfect song or if there isn’t one available, the most rested that song that only violates a breakable rule. With 5.0, we’ve enhanced this feature so you can now click on multiple elements and perform the same thing. This means you could highlight several existing positions or perhaps unscheduled positions and have them filled in just a couple of keystrokes.
Scheduling Aids in MusicMaster 5.0
By Drew Bennett
The arrival of 5.0 means exciting new features and the Scheduler badges and new Log Memo features are just some of the new things you may find when exploring the new software. (Read more.)
Using Mediabase and BDS Radio with MusicMaster
By Aaron Taylor
We often work with clients who find themselves tasked with a format launch (or several) in addition to their “regular” programming duties. In years past, it could prove to be a daunting chore to research the “right” songs for the format(s) (and your specific market situation) in addition to sourcing the tracks, and then building the database in your scheduling software. Gone are the days where the poor PD would need to beg and plead with their record reps for the product for this format (many automation vendors can provide you the standard format libraries off the shelf) or sources such as TM Century, iTunes, etc. Not to mention the necessity (as in the “old days”) to sit for hours in a stale production room endlessly dubbing the new music to carts. (Read more.)
Charlie Cook
President
McVay/Cook & Associates
Director Of Programming
West Virginia Radio Corporation
“When I joined West Virginia Radio, earlier this year, they were already MusicMaster users. I was excited to relearn the program and have found it to be a great fit for our stations and for my position as the director of programming. I can get into the program and quickly understand what the stations are doing with their music. We find it great to control our programming and MusicMaster lets you do what you want to do with your music. You’re not locked into one way of doing things.
“I must add that coming back into the program I was afraid that I was going to struggle but the customer service that I got made it easy to understand why I was doing things with the rules. When you just set up the rules without knowing why and how they impact your scheduling your station is at a real disadvantage. Not so with MusicMaster.”
