Music Scheduling

Great music programmers apply science (music structure) and art (sequencing the songs) to produce a consistent and interesting music log. The Three Song Music Analysis technique is one of the best ways to spot-check...

Here’s a fast and easy way to evaluate the musical appeal of your radio station. The Push-Button Music Analysis replicates how most listeners tune in (and out) of stations, particularly while driving. It's a...

"Okay, let's build perfect music clocks" is enough to drive any programming pro mad. It's one of the most frustrating and difficult programming tasks imaginable. Most end up compromising the sound of the station,...

Most programmers know how important it is to get the math right in music rotations. And few would argue against playing the right songs as judged and expected by the target audience. Right? Right....

When a station analyzes its music system, it should examine how songs rotate. A large library can sound like a handful of songs if they play at the same time of day. On the...

Every single thing that happens on-air is important. For music stations, that's particularly true in music scheduling, coding, and producing the sound of the station. How songs fit together is critical to the listening...

Scheduling music for a radio station is an art supported by science. There are many ways to express art based on the artist's vision. Some music artists, particularly in the Variety Hits format, think...

  Armies are highly organized machines that depend on leadership to manage complex operations. They organize troops into platoons that can be activated at any time. This concept can be applied to music scheduling. Smart...

Radio programmers either love or hate the idea of packeting songs in a music scheduling system. And there are good reasons for both emotions. Packeting songs is a common (and powerful) tool that provides...

It would be nice if every music scheduling problem had a fast solution, like a cause and effect. Problems would be so easy to trace. But programming isn't like that. It's more complex. That's...