ABSTRACT

The term station automation is a very broad concept. It generally refers to the use of devices, processes, and system interconnections designed to make a broadcast station (radio or TV) run a series of scheduled events automatically (i.e., without operator intervention). This includes every scheme ever devised from massive reel-to-reel tapes and interconnected cart machines to all-encompassing control systems that steer the directional array, turn on the transmitter, play the audio, control the console cross-fades, and generate transmitter logs and billing information.