Rivendell - Automation Software

Radio automation software is key to running a successful efficient professional radio station. While the SHOUTcast professional radio streaming provided by Azoto Streaming Solutions comes with AutoDJ as addon which is an online radio automation system there are several different options for desktop radio automation software. Some free radio automation software and some commercial. The best thing is to try the software for a few days to see how it works with your station. However below is a guide on some of the best that we have experience with.

If you are planning on running a dance music radio station then be very careful about your choice of radio automation software. As a dance music station it is likely that you will be using dj mixes that can be 2 or more hours long. Most automation sofwatre is aimed at scheduling short tracks. So our advice for you is to ensure that the software can nicely interrupt over running (shows that have been supplied that are too long) shows.

Rivendell – free and linux based

If you are looking for free radio automation software then we would reccomend you check out Rivendell which is a linux based system but comes with many advanced features with a professional feel. It allows easy routing of audio to the sound card. It has a cart functionality and very clear stack view of queued tracks, idents and adverts.

This solution can encode and stream directly to our servers allowing you to easily broadcast a professional station to a huge audience.