The Country Radio Seminar (CRS) turns 50 this year, and the annual three-day gathering in Nashville promises to be both informative and educational. There will be opportunities to network with hundreds of professionals from record labels, artist management and publishing companies, and of course, other country radio stations. The New Faces of Country Music Show…
How did you get started in radio? Chances are that you hung around a station, then watched and learned from other people. But Drew Bennett, National Sales Manager of Scheduling Products at RCS says there are two things wrong with that approach. “First, it’s possible that the people you learned from didn’t know what they…
Radiodays Europe (RDE) is just around the corner. Established as a meeting point for radio and audiophile professionals alike, RDE will take place in Vienna on March 18-20, 2018. As with the conference’s inception in 2010, RCS is excited to once again serve as a sponsor. We too believe in its mission to bring people…
Over the past twelve months the Aquira development team has put a lot of effort into further enhancing the product in all areas related to managing a large network of stations. There are new features in the Logs Browse screen which allow you to Attach Media, Giveaway Fillers, Bump, Move or Delete spots from selected…
(Announced at NAB 2017) – RCS, the world’s largest broadcast software company, has announced a breakthrough in combining voice recognition technology with studio automation. Its new Speech to Text Transcriber makes RCS the first automation company in the world to offer integrated speech recognition to identify Voice Tracks. The new tool was demonstrated on the…
It’s that time of the year again and we are packing our bags for the annual trip to Las Vegas and the NAB. This year the world’s most important broadcast and media convention kicks off on April 18th at the Las Vegas Convention Center and we can’t wait to see you! Not only will our…
We will be conducting personalized presentations for RCS clients in Nashville on February 8th – 10th, 2015. While this coincides with the CRS convention, this opportunity is open to any clients who wish to attend and not country format specific. Learn how GSelector protects broadcasters who stream, and stand-alone webcasters, with powerful new DMCA compliance…
Audio Client Conference Dec. 3 – 4, 2015 The Nielsen Audio Client Conference is radio’s premier event for programmers, brand managers and senior executives who want to stay ahead of the major issues shaping the listening landscape. Over two intensive days outside of Washington, D.C., invited guests will hear about Nielsen’s latest methodologies, programming insights…
Radio people have always had a symbiotic relationship with Technology – which one to hug and which one to stay away from? From the moment we saw the first computer being brought into the radio station, our curiosity was tempered with a bit of paranoia. Was this machine going to replace us? But as we…
RCS presents Aquira2GO, our third iteration Online Proposal Entry System. 12 years ago we launched our innovative first mobile version. Back then the goal was to allow Sales Representatives and Account Managers to book orders and see live Avails remotely from their laptops or home computers and now Aquira2GO has gone one step further. With…
There is no question that the National Association of Broadcasters is the biggest show our industry has to offer. Las Vegas will be invaded by almost 100,000 media and entertainment people from around the world. The convention floor is so big it could fit into 20 football fields laid side-to-side, which is about two million…
We will be conducting two complimentary presentations for RCS clients in Nashville on February 25, 2015. While this coincides with the CRS convention, these sessions are open to any clients who wish to attend and not country format specific. You can also attend one or both sessions if you like. 9a-12noon: GSelector Advanced Training Whether…
We will be conducting personalized presentations for RCS clients in Nashville on February 8th – 10th, 2015. While this coincides with the CRS convention, this opportunity is open to any clients who wish to attend and not country format specific. Learn how GSelector protects broadcasters who stream, and stand-alone webcasters, with powerful new DMCA compliance…
In the ’80s, visionaries looked at tape-based automation systems and wondered aloud, “Can’t a computer do this?” And indeed they could. Everyone remembers fondly the days of carts and turntables, of paper traffic and music logs, and the nonstop AP printer in the background robotically spewing forth all the news of the hour on reams…
The NAB Spring Convention in Las Vegas, is where hundreds of thousands of broadcasters, developers, entrepreneurs and vendors come together to show you where the industries of Radio, TV, Film and Video are headed, and always creates a buzz heard throughout the calendar year. During the show, RCS will release Version 3.0 of the Advanced…
With the recent news of the Apple Computer company announcing their new iTunes Radio® and the on-going success of Internet players like iHeartRadio® and Pandora® many people are talking about the difference between “real” radio and Internet radio. Thousands of radio stations worldwide stream their content online. There are hundreds of Internet-only radio stations and…
NAB 2013 is upon us and I am excited to have the opportunity to again be in Las Vegas during the world’s premier broadcasting event. It’s an exciting time for RCS as we continue to roll out our latest software in automation, music scheduling, traffic and a new suite of mobile applications -designed to meet…