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8 Things Learned in 8 Months - a reflective article that could help you develop your brand/team too.

For a kid who never really had dreams of working outside of his hometown of Memphis, the ride has been full of experiences ever since I ventured away from home to try this ‘on the road’ broadcast management thing. One thing snowballed into the next and now with a few number one stations, a successful stint consulting major broadcast/satellite radio companies, and a few major markets on my wall of…

How To Manage Your Power Music Rotations

Stack ’em and Count ’em! By: Chris Malone Many brilliant mainstream format programmers contact me wanting to zero in on the rotation of their cream of the crop Power songs and fully understand the scheduling pattern of the standard card file method in MusicMaster. Little known fact, you can establish the desired slot position, trace the slot, and even visually see AutoBurn in real time by…

3D Music Programming: How well are your artists rotating from day to day? How well balanced is your library music? Or what’s lurking in the hold category?

By: Chris Malone When scheduling a music log, it’s easy for many music schedulers to think in a linear fashion. The familiar thought process is as follows: run the automatic scheduler, edit the music log, check for consistency and flow, then export the log before the Traffic Department starts screaming there’s no log to merge! It’s a very traditional mindset, but there’s another dimension to…

Think Like A MusicMaster PRO

By: Chris Malone There’s no other scheduler that takes you deep into the scheduled log thinking process like MusicMaster. If you’re wondering why a position has been left unscheduled or why a certain song is often looked over in the schedule process, then the Thinking File is a great tool to see what’s going on under the hood. (more…)

WKAF-FM Boston programming composite audio sample

WKAF/Boston, the market’s first full R&B station, at its peak served a cumulative audience of 400,000 in just 2 quick years on a 2,000kw signal in Boston, Massachusetts (Nielsen market 10). The station generated massive crossover appeal, the WKAF audience on paper and in person was on unlike most traditional stations of its kind. Here’s audio of the magic, WKAF Boston composite sample HERE:

Stressed? You Need A Music Scheduling Therapy Session

MusicMaster Music Scheduling Therapy By Chris Malone If you have had the privilege of sitting in a therapy session, you are aware of the benefits of having someone look at your life’s configuration and help recommend ways to get back on track. Did you know in MusicMaster, you have a built-in music scheduling therapist at your disposal too? One of the overlooked features in your rule tree is the…

You want ultimate control of your programming clock and here's a way to accomplish it -- Filter the Flow.

Filter The Flow By Chris Malone At times, programmers will ask how to enforce a specific sound attribute at a specific position within the clock. For example, an Urban AC programmer may want to start the hour with a R&B sound attribute to establish a smooth R&B flow, right out of the gate. You can create a clock filter at any given position within your clock. Your filter ideas can go far deeper…

Radio Programming Philosophy >>Click Here>>

“Give you listeners what they want and throw in some surprises. It’s a way to be predictably, unpredictable.”

Music Scheduling: Speed Up Your Workflow

Recently, I hosted a MusicMaster Genius Session for MusicMaster scheduling clients. In this virtual seminar, you can pick up tips on how to make your music scheduling life easier. WATCH HERE:

Music Scheduling: Don’t Wait To Automate

In today’s reality of radio, many programmers are looking around the office only to find there’s very little help to accomplish the important music maintenance tasks. Those necessary programming support positions are no longer, yet time management is still very critical. Thanks to MusicMaster Scheduling, there’s a way to set things up to serve as your ‘right hand’ help. Here are 3 ways to leave…