Power-Link Details
Power-Link is truly the "Swiss Army Knife" of media
scheduling, preparation and reconciliation. We "close the loop" between radio traffic and digital automation
and provide many scheduling solutions and improvements.
The goal is a to prevent loss of revenue due to
scheduling or media errors and to provide a precise
Sarbanes-Oxley compliant accountability of the airplay
of commercials. Download/View
a PDF brochure of Power-Link This provides for the
direct loading of program logs from traffic systems into digital hard drive audio playback (automation) systems. Later (after or during
air-play) Power-Link quickly generates commercial reconciliation reports with pinpoint accuracy. These reports are derived from the actual on-air play activity (audit file) of the automation system. This logic virtually eliminates errors and omissions common to manual
reconciliation based on handwritten operator notes. Also it reports differences of commercial titles and durations, which can provides a "heads up" to potential copy/continuity errors.
See a system layout of
where Power-Link fits into the chain. How We Do It: Power-Link is configured to allow virtually every automation system and traffic system on the market to
fully communicate with each other regardless of brand. As our clients will testify, we go to great lengths to provide a highly functional interface. As an independent company specializing in broadcast
software integration, Power-Link has contracts and relationships with all the major suppliers and often work with them to enhance their
clients' traffic and automation system functionality. Power-Link saves employee hours needlessly spent on manually loading traffic schedules into automation systems and manually reconciling paper logs the
following day. Reconciliation time is cut down to mere minutes. What Power-Link Can Do For You:
- Save money
due to; lack of errors and missed commercials, less wasted employee time, liabilities associated with airing your inventory as billed.
- Convert daily traffic schedules
to automation ready logs. A quick transfer of the complete verified playlist, many times complete with additional comments, alignments and proper
coding of segue styles.
- Stop continuity errors
by our unique comparison of outgoing and incoming spot titles and durations. These
concise reports will quickly provide a "heads-up" on erroneous copy issues.
- Creates complete audit reports on all changes made to the schedule during the transfer. This feature keeps with Power-Link's commitment to being a full reporting of the activities
of your playlist.
- Reconcile schedules
(commercials or music) using actual "as play" data retrieved from the automation system. This feature creates customized reports showing a concise
listing of events that were moved, dropped, inserted, missed or aborted from the schedule.
- Transfer schedule via modem
to and from stations in your company from a centralized traffic computer. This allows one traffic office for all stations with no limit on geographic
proximities.
- Archive daily files
using popular "zip" compression for easy future reference.
- Technical support
and training is provided on an initial sixty-day basis. This initial plan can be backed up with a comprehensive tech support plan which includes software upgrades,
additional training, and emergency support.
Power-Link is a DOS based program that does not require the purchase of an additional computer. The program operates under
Windows Vista (32) bit, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 9x, MS-DOS,
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