Artificial Intelligence at the Radio station service...

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1 Artificial Intelligence at the Radio station service... Press the arrow keys to move slides Duration: minutes

2 In this demo you can see the facilities the Audicom gives your Radio. Almost none exist in the software of our competitors The Audicom is the only true Automation software on the market... Other brands only offers your radio Operator Assistance

3 This new science, created in the laboratories of MIT, USA, allows computers to mimic the behavior of humans Only Solidyne gives this fabulous technology to the Radio 3

4 Because we were the world's inventors of PC Radio Automation systems... (As children say: nobody knows more than dad...) Innovation Award, Buenos Aires, 1997 AES Fellowship Award, New York, 2007 Engineering Council Award for innovation in broadcasting Buenos Aires 2009 In 1988 we introduced the first radio digital audio on PCs. We show it at NAB 1990 in Atlanta, USA. Today we are a reference in Wikipedia... So we received numerous international awards and prizes BACH Medal Buenos Aires 2000 National Award for Technological Innovation, 1992 For the invention of Audicom 4

5 Unlike other systems on the market, Audicom handles ALL radio. The advertising revenue, the management of commercial and noncommercial files, customer accounts, the operation of audio, automated weather announcements, news management and automated attendant telephone calls from listeners. Receiving and editing the news, music Promos, etc. Audicom manages all the Radio, the selection of tracks, statistics, prices of the commercials. It also predicts future earnings, customer by customer, etc. The model Multicast allows you to manage, through Internet, a network of hundreds of radios in perfect sync... Sorry, Audicom do not serve tea at 5 pm... 5

6 Works on Windows 7 / XP / 2000 Created on 32-bit native software with structured C + + Database with 3 security levels Touch Screen Management Keyboard Support, selfadhesive keyboard labels for your standard PC keyboard or Tenkey for use on the console (Optional) No matter how great your Radio Network is; Audicom can handle it... Keyboard Tenkey connected by USB to the PC Network Operation instructions UNC Database Synchronization Automatic Backup of database 6

7 Audicom can control via RS232 / USB the audio processor so that each song has its optimum processing! The Audicom manages three simultaneous stereo channels. It can be triggered by opening the fader on the console 7

8 Help screens Of Audicom open right in the topic that you see on the screen. Written in English and with numerous photos and diagrams, are a textbook on Automation. Updated Free from our Internet Web Can be printed in color if you wish. There are 200 pages of valuable information 8

9 The Audicom license is forever And never expires You never are obligated to buy the latest version For a full year you have free upgrades that appear on our website. After the first year you can buy at low cost a renewal We already delivered more than 60 free versions of the Audicom 5, 6 and 7 Because in Solidyne, our customers are friends 10

10 The Audicom lets you customize the software for each user

11 Each user has a username and password which will be requested each time you log This way only authorized people can operate the system The Audicom generates an archive file (login) That lets you know, in case of improper operation, who was responsible If an operator tries to perform an operation that is not approved, the Audicom will not allow him Please note that some screenshots are in Spanish in this tutorial, but this will not happen in your screen 12

12 Associated with each user, a panel of authorizations allows the chief manager of the radio station to determine the facilities that each person can use. It is possible, for example, allow the airing but not modification of the advertising batches It is also possible to keep hidden from certain operators, folders with music or effects tracks owned by other producers Please note that some screenshots are in Spanish in this tutorial, but this will not happen in your screen 13

13 Each user has a different desktop color he chooses You can also customize which buttons will appear on screen, eliminating those whose functions are not authorized for it Supervisor level has no restrictions 14

14 The Audicom also allows to manage one stereo CUE channel, 2 recording stereo inputs and 2 stereo audio outputs, to enable two faders of the console. This can be achieved with multichannel audio cards or with Solidyne consoles with USB digital audio connection that do NOT need audio cards at PC A simple configuration panel allows the user to determine how these channels are used You can also work in the conventional way of summing signals over a single output channel 15

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17 Instead of the confused air display other products have, with multiple windows, the Audicom provides a unified window with all the day's events, called CyberPlay All listings (Programming, runs, music, news, etc.) Are sorted in a single window. If the airtime is unique... also the window should be! Audicom shows each event with the exact time it goes to Air Nobody offers this feature 18

18 Do you know other software that gives you the exact time? The red bar indicates the file in the air The yellow bar indicates the file that the operator is inspecting (InfoMusic,Cue Edit,etc.) The green field (marked "$") are commercials The blue field is Music self-scheduled by Audicom Auto-DJ The yellow field is Live Program The pink field is SATELLITE or link to Internet The gray area on the left is the exact time 19

19 The Audicom daily loads the file.log that containing all the advertising batches of the day. All batches are automatically generated by the Audicom s Traffic module according to the clients Sales Contracts It also loads the file PGM containing the radio programming for the day of the week (Monday, Tuesday, December 25 th, etc.) The length of each title and the full block (either a batch or a musical) is also reported Time Intro and the time error (delay or advance) at the end of each block are indicated. 20

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21 CREATION OF THE WEEKLY SCHEDULE The batches are automatically generated from TRAFFIC (see below) The seven PROGRAM files are created once in the year for every Monday, Tuesday, etc. The tool to create it is the CyberPlay Editor, easy to use and guides the operator through the entire process. In only one hour programming is done for a full year. Pressing TEST you can see how is the final schedule, with the exact times. If a file is missing, appears in red. No one can offer such a powerful tool for programming! Can be programmed "event chains" for telephone or recorded news coming from Journalists. In case of some news failure all the chain is cancelled Please note that some screenshots are in Spanish in this tutorial, but this will not happen in your screen 22

22 Large buttons for easy use of mouse or touch screen video monitors With each song being aired appears 15 seconds before a comment about its author, and data of interest that the DJ can read. If the comment is long, the window is enlarged. Also appearing reports and instructions for the operator 23

23 Using the mouse you can change for each song the input and output crossfade The Audicom allows you to change both by separate Also set times Intro (Until the performer starts to sing), or start / end run-time theme 24

24 At any time the operator can press Auto to switch to automatic mode working. In this way music is created using AutoDJ and every time you run it the music program can be totally different. The Audicom never use a random system rotation but has a real AI system, as you would a professional DJ programmer. Here is how the Audicom adjusts the time when exactime mode is used: Last song Now add two Promos Adds Arpeggio is cut precisely with the time Exact start time round Only Audicom offers this advanced technology! Error is less than half a second! 25

25 2 VU-meters Dual displays: a) average b) instantaneous peak value (red bar) with slow recovery VU-meters for each channel output Pause Air Play and Stop Fade & Stop gently reduces the volume to zero Fade & Play Produces a crossfade from the middle of a song at the beginning of next 26

26 For recording instantlyby pressing the InstantREC, Connect the digital recorder Pressing again stops recording audio and the file is automatically saved in the audio folder you choose Each file is saved with the date, start time and end It can also be operated from the keyboard of the PC, in a split second Click a button on the keyboard of your PC and... you're recording! 27

27 The recorder automatically generates the files instantly, without naming them But if you wish, you can assign a name Another way of use is as: LoopRecorder or endless loop; It is a Solidyne invention that lets you record continuously, for 24 hours, the last N minutes of airtime. This allows you to recover "live" and instantly a sentence in a interview or a goal from a football match, to repeat to the air immediately Only Solidyne offers this vital technology for radio news and Live events 28

28 Pressing each one of the buttons is possible to send to air (with male or female voice) Time, temperature, humidity, pressure, rain fall. They can also be scheduled to depart at specific times, automatically All voices can be recorded with your own speakers Values can be automatically entered by Internet, connecting to a nearby airport using software provided with the Audicom No other system provides such comprehensive information! 29

29 The PC keyboard can be customized by cover-key shapes, of plastics, with indelible legends as an accessory that can be ordered at time of purchase. 35 keys of the keyboard are used to control air, File Manager, Live Assist, InfoMusic, without dual functions that confuse the operator. Legends clear and direct using icons, are easy to understand Also InfoMusic can be controlled from the functions key of your keyboard 30

30 Live Assist also can be driven instantly from the keypad on your PC Sound effects, promos or musical songs, goes on the air in less than a tenth of a second! 31

31 An application of Artificial Intelligence to Radio automation The only Music Scheduler of the world working On-line!

32 This template is the "brain of the DJ" The most complete and fast Scheduler on the market. And it works in real time! Each musical program has its own template, which is created once and use it a long time Each template has its own name and used every time the Radio needs it Please note that some screenshots are in Spanish in this tutorial, but this will not happen in your screen 33

33 Here are chosen Styles such as Jazz, Salsa, Bolero, etc. Can include one or more styles. Can also be used Induced Mode to achieve standard sequences; by example: two Boleros, one Salsa song and one Rock The Interpreters are chosen here. Be allowed to be repeated every 'n' items The Authors can be "All" or specific. P /eg You can choose themes from Mozart recorded by various performers Choose p /eg TOP-25 and place Every = 0.5 hours Every half hour will force a song listing at the TOP-25 Fashionable songs are passed more often to choose Top X and write down how often must be repeated 34

34 Here choose the gender (male solo, female, group, etc.) We accept that each gender will be repeated every "n" songs The crosses indicate the tempo changes that are not accepted (eg after a "Presto" can not be another "Presto" Idem in Mood (soft or loud) This enables each song will be presented by a speaker prerecorded. Each "n" songs will insert a promotional of Radio, chosen from among several, at random. 35

35 Broadcasters can record radio ads for the musical themes seal (p /eg... FM Rock presents you the last Madonna... etc." You can insert this audio file at N seconds from the song start, or before Intro or at the end of song or at random place You can record up to 10 audio files with different voices and texts for each song that will be rotated randomly No other software offers this Artificial Intelligence technology to program your radio! 36

36 PGM PROMOS Are used by the AutoDJ to insert each "n" songs a promotional, randomized among a group (may be from only one to several hundred!). An unlimited number of groups can be created for each of the AutoDJ formats that the Radio have created. PROMOS Are general announcements (Jingles, Institutional, Public Welfare, etc.), Which are chosen within the group: Class =Promos. The AutoDJ selects it randomly at the end of a block of program, to adjust the exact time in order to correct the start of the next block of program. FILL Arpeggios are music, recorded without voice, less than 15 sec that are cut by the AutoDJ to achieve block error less than 0.5 sec Used by example before the Radio News at the start of an hour, Time announcements, Meteor, Satellite or Internet starting of programs, etc. SEPARATORS Used during manual programming (eg from the Live Assist) 37

37 Only Audicom can give you a real Radio Automation 38

38 Audicom New technology Artificial Intelligence

39 Select any song or Promo and it will appear immediately copied to the InfoMusic window We analyze this window parts... Please note that some screenshots are in Spanish in this tutorial, but this will not happen in your screen 40

40 You can write information of each song for the DJ that will appear at the CyberPlay bottom window. This commentary appears on the screen 15 seconds before airing; then enabling the DJ to read the information and to transmit his/her comments to the audience. At this area of InfoMusic, all recording data will be displayed. This lets you know the date of recording, the best week of the year, the number of times the song was played this week and today. These statistics are taken from their own radio and represent the taste of your audience No other software in the world gives you this great information! 41

41 Each song is listed as 14 parameters that let you know the author, performer, musical style, gender, mode, record label, Rhythm Time, etc. Audicom can record 200,000 songs on a single 900 GB HD, but... Only InfoMusic allows you to find what you need to send to the air every minute. Please note that some screenshots are in Spanish in this tutorial, but this will not happen in your screen 42

42 For example, if a listener asks for the Madonna's latest success and the DJ can not remember the song name. Then he types in InfoMusic:Madonna andtop-10 Now appears immediately the song that is leading the ranking. Or if the DJ wants to end a melodic music program with a theme of Barbara Streisand and he needs a very soft music, the DJ chooses Mood: Soft and display all the soft songs of Barbara If you has a digital audio processor 462dsp / 562dsp, programmable RS232, you can store for each song which is the optimum setting for this music. This is the only software that lets you customize the audio processing for each type of music. Thus a Bolero not be processed in the same way as a Salsa song! 43

43 InfoMusic gives you valuable statistics; * The last time the song was aired * As often was executed last week * As often was executed the best week of the year * The date of the best week Only Audicom provides this valuable information for your radio! The InfoMusic also is commanded from the keyboard of your PC 44

44 When You choose a combination of several parameters and click the Search button, it will be displayed all the songs that meet the request. For example ; Interpreter=Caetano Veloso Style= Melodic Then appears all Caetano Veloso melodic themes in 4 colors indicating how long ago it was aired (red, less than 4 hours, green 12 hours, etc.) Thus you know immediately what to choose in order to avoid an often repetition Pressing the arrow button or with a simple Drag & Drop, The theme chosen is inserted into the list of Air. It's that simple. Only Audicom offers this facility! 45

45 Every time you add a new musical theme, Audicom reads the title and the file TAG to get all the information in order to write it at the Database Your radio PC network can handle multiple databases and sync each other. Every night at 12, makes a backup of the database. Stores the last 3 days In case of system crash, the DB is self-recovered 46

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47 Pressing a button on the screen, immediately send to air sound effects, arpeggios, promos, News, etc. If you press several buttons, the effects are chained without separation LOOP mode the file is repeated continuously (eg applause) In sequential mode, the music cuts out one after the other, in the order they were struck 48

48 You can create thousands of files. Each file has a name and an associated icon or photo Each operator have one or more Live Assist files Each file holds 12 pages of 48 musical cuts, total 576 different titles, ready to go to Air The buttons are 8 colors corresponding to the color of the tab File Manager from which they come. That is always will use the same color for commercials, another color for arpeggios, etc. 49

49 Dragging the mouse from File Manager (Drag & Drop) Copy all the audio files he needs The buttons will appear in the same color as the folder from which they come 50

50 The perfect solution to manage thousands of audio tracks, quickly and accurately

51 Each folder associates one of 8 colors. In this way we group them to quickly find what you need (for example, we have 6 different types of Jazz, but all in green) You can create up to 320 folders Titles appear in 4 colors depending on the time elapsed since they were in the air (p /eg red is less than 4 hours) You can open a double window to copy files 52

52 The songs, Promos, Announcements, Effects, automatic call recordings and even the News appear as a file All files can be played previously using CUE function They can also be sent directly to the air, pressing Play You can assign a separate audio channel for a separate console fader for all audio coming from File Manager. Then the operator will have total control of the mixer! 53

53 The Audicom can record more than one million songs on the PC. Never again you will play a CD by hand But without the powerful combination of File Manager and our InfoMusic would be impossible to find items quickly! Only Audicom provides these tools! 54

54 Another Solidyne innovation that nobody else offers...

55 A reporter equipped with a cell phone can record instant news that will go on air before your competitors blink the eyes Call the radio and the computer, recorder does the work without human assistance There are two levels of passwords, for normal and urgent news 56

56 The news may come from a simple cell phone... Or from a landline... Or be received by Internet 57

57 Probably the most advanced radios will use a Solidyne Digital console MX 2400 connected to a cellphone or to a Netobook Or a miniature MX2100 console connected wirelessly to a nearby cellphone 58

58 In large radio stations is advisable to install a DH400 Solidyne digital hybrid that lets you record from 2 to 8 simultaneous journalists with welcome message. It records audio in 16-bit professional audio quality. It has an AutoEdit system cutting the start and end silence, so as the dial tone. It does so automatically, without operator 59

59 Each journalist has his own phone number. Therefore their news are recorded in different folders. Thus the air operator found it and sends them to air In the same way you handle calls from audience No need for personnel involved in the recording of the news. But... What if the radio is operating in automatic unattended mode...? Listen each file using CUE channel 60

60 Programming module NEWS has two zones assigned to instant news. The news will be aired only when the song cut ends. Example; OPENING audio (presentation of the news) Last new input ( automatically selected using the file date) Audio CLOSE (can be a sponsor) Idem for the second News (second journalist with different opening and closing) Can be programmed "news modules", such as every half hour. If no new mews have been entered, the module is skipped until the next scheduled News presentation 61

61 In addition to inserting News (whose duration is unknown), Audicom must correct the time employed by the journalist for the news. It does so by removing or adding musical tunes, Promos and arpeggios to complete the exact time of the next event! Thus the inclusion of news does not change the programming and scheduling of the commercial batches, meteor, etc. Need we say that Audicom is the only program in the world that offers this technology in Journalism? 62

62 A facility required in large news radio live with journalism Consider now the module News Suite

63 The Audicom has an excellent text editor very easy to use Having defined a reading speed (words by minute) that the Radio will use, news editors will always know the exact time in the air Please note that some screenshots are in Spanish in this tutorial, but this will not happen in your screen 64

64 Opening multiple windows can take parts of a story and add another Check with the mouse and drag the news from another window. Please note that some screenshots are in Spanish in this tutorial, but this will not happen in your screen 65

65 The time required for reading the note is indicated automatically In the File Manager drag with the mouse on the desired audio and text file will be associated, always traveling together at any point of the Radio network 66

66 The news can be put on air by the operator, since File Manager automatically scheduled it The news is seen in the Playlist in violet, with its reading time (28 sec in this example) The associated audio is following the news, pushing PLAY goes On Air The news can be read directly from the screen 67

67 Karaoke cursor moves at the speed set by the news director to adjust the times of all speakers A push button system allows you to transfer each telephone line hybrid, secure it with air signal on hold or transfer it to a phone externo.la Hold feature is used to keep a phone line without any break, allowing the interviewee to listen, while waiting, the program is airing. NO function, the disconnect the Hybrid, connecting to your partner (your production). An LED on each line gives the operator signaling devices to tell if the line is in the air or on hold. The written page slides up automatically 68

68 The Audicom Multicast allows management of multiple radio stations from a central station All remotes are handled using Metadata embedded at the audio streaming, including full synchronism and scheduling commands

69 The Audicom Multicast can create national or regional programs So you can command the remote stations to automatically send to air their own news and commercials while music and major programs are generated from the central Through the Internet are sent to the remote stations new ads, local news and Promos generated automatically from the Central 70

70 Site-1 Site-2 Internet Internet Site-"n" From Master station NEWS are sent to the remote stations Master station receives automatic reports of aired advertisings With the option VA16 you can receive reports of broadcast quality with 24 hours graphics performance, measuring Audio, Transmitter and Antenna 71

71 The remote stations via Internet, can operate: A) automatically, Synchronized to the Master using metadata digital codes B) independently As Affiliate Radio with partial admission to the network programming We will see the operation... 72

72 Shows the exact time the satellite or the Internet connection The radio is programmed with the command Satfill (Pink area) indicating the exact time of connection and disconnection of the Internet audio streaming or satellite At the indicated time local programming ends and begins connecting to an external program via the Internet. At departure time, it fades gently. The local news batches are inserted in the same way, automatically 73

73 Audicom can manage several different networks mixing own programming and external one. We did so in Radio Europe in the city of Buenos Aires, connected to Radio France and BBC. Other configurations including many repeaters are possible. Like the Catalan Network in Europe, which runs from Andorra to Barcelona, Spain. 74

74 ilink software module allows the synchronization of variable length batches of commercials among several radio stations of the network. Since the central and remote stations advertising batches never last the same, Audicom fill the time difference between master and slaves using promotional audio, ending with a short arpeggio In this way the length of ads batches in all the remote stations is fully matched. No other product in the world offers this technology! 75

75 Radio On Demand is now at your fingertips! The optional system AudiCast fully automates the three stages in the creation of a PodCast radio program. First; it will record the program starting from the opening promo. Thus, AudiCast generates a single MP3 audio file for each radio program that has the station on the day. At any time of day or night, listeners can hear their favorite programs from anywhere in the world See a demo at: 76

76 Using VA16 system, from Central station you can also hear the sound of the remote radio, as well as technical monitoring all the parameters You can print graphics of technical performance of equipment and audio quality of all remote radios without leaving Central Studios! You can also control your competing stations! 77

77 Using VA16/IP you will have on the central station a daily report of all technical parameters (including the quality of sound) of remote radios 78

78 Audicom accepts any audio editor of your choice But also includes some special facilities

79 The HD Corder is the recording tool of Audicom, A very friendly system based on Virtual Reality. Mimics recording machine, with all its controls It uses Autostart and Autostop to cut audio clips automatically 80

80 The Audicom has a unique system AutoEdit eliminating the silence at the beginning and end of each song It also normalizes the sound level by ensuring that all audio files have the same sound level It works automatically with all audio files placed in FileManager folders 81

81 But it also supports any audio editor. In this way the producers can continue to use your favorite editor (Sound Forge,Cool Edit PRO, Adobe, Mayah,etc.) 82

82 The Audicom includes free, the AutoRec 24 hours recorder, which can record 2 channels (eg AM and FM) with everything sent into the air to historical and legal record of transmissions at reduced bit rate Handles high-quality stereo recordings in WAV or MP3, or high compression mono MP3 (requires only 7.2 MB per hour of recording). Can be activated at specific times to record satellite news or certain radio programs The Audicom saves money by avoiding the purchase of this software separately 83

83 Using Virtual Rack digital FM & AM audio processors, the Audicom controls the processing of musical tunes Each song is aired with the exact set of processing parameters for optimal sound. No other software offers this facility that improves the sound of your radio

84 Using digital audio processors 562dsp & 462dsp you will have 30 memory settings stored. Controlled by RS232 from Audicom In this way you can assign to each music style the optimum audio processing The Audicom changes the processor setting each time this music style is aired.with Audicom the Jazz music will have a different processing that the Rock music! 85

85 The control of the audio processor from the Audicom is the latest technology allowing you to achieve a sound that distinguish your radio from other stations Need we say that only Audicom offers you this advanced technology? 86

86 The Audicom AAUDIT system lets you know all about the ads and music irradiated This information can be accessed easily through Internet for advertising agencies and major advertisers that can check if their Ads were issued correctly

87 You can audit the exact time and the original identification color (blue = music, green = Ads, etc.) Every day is a continuous form; 0 to 24 hours Indicates the duration of each advertising or song to make sure there is correctly aired 88

88 For example, the daily listing of songs, that all Radios must provide to the copyright organizations 89

89 Know the participation of each advertiser in the total invoicing of the radio Or how many minutes of ads per hour has a radio, every day of the week 90

90 For example; how much daily time is dedicated to live shows, commercials and recordings. Musical styles requested by listeners also set a trend that you will know at the touch of a button The Audicom provides a kind of statistical information that no other program gives you. 91

91 The Audicom works in WAV, MPEG-2, MP3 and future standards. Any audio card of the market operates successfully We recommend 4-channel audio cards in order to have 2 stereo faders on the console plus a previous CUE (using the own audio card of the PC) Advanced radios, which use Solidyne consoles with USB digital inputs, do not need to have audio cards in the PC and they have true digital sound quality as they avoid the limitations of the audio card managing analog audio 92

92 100 original musical curtains 250 effects recorded in USA 100 Arpeggios DEMO 60 songs, shortened for demo purposes 93

93 None Automation program is complete without Traffic Management and Billing...

94 Purchasing software that only solves the audio into the air, is really a bad decision... Ask those who chose a different brand of software; how much money you save each month? The answer is always a look of amazement... Nobody has ever saved anything using our competitors software, because it only provides operator help. The Audicom saves money on staff reduction, purchase of CDs, Administration detection of errors, Free upgrades, accurate billing, etc. Consider the sectors that make up a radio, even as medium size... 95

95 The Audicom manages not only the sound of your radio, but all sectors, including Traffic and Invoicing Audit 96

96 Advertising contracts entered TRAFFIC department The batch of ads are automatically generated The ads are recorded from the Radio or Advertising Agencies The Audicom send ads to air and automatically assigns the rate using different rates each hour of the day Audit controls the aired Ads Final inspection is performed and automatic billing of advertisings really irradiated. 97

97 When you first install Audicom you must set for each of the 7 days of the week: * Maximum hourly announcements time * 10 time segments and the price rate for each * Number of daily and hourly batches of Ads * Indication of whether or not to reject similar items (p /eg two car brands) * Time flexibility to start a batch For example: SF3 = error up to 3 minutes SF1 error up to 1 minute SC = exact time (cero error) Please note that some screenshots are in Spanish in this tutorial, but this will not happen in your screen The Audicom Multicast includes an excellent Windows software for Traffic The Audicom PRO includes a Traffic and Billing software running on DOS. 98

98 Now choose the menu option Client File On one page we have all the choices that define our relationship with the customer 99

99 After entering the data, we can generate, in seconds, the entire batch of ads of a full month or a week. In large radios batches can be generated several times on the same day. Each time we make a change, the PCs of Master Control Room will receive the information immediately. If any customer is outside the batch, for reasons of its low priority, Audicom report it to renegotiate its Ads 100

100 Please note that some screenshots are in Spanish in this tutorial, but this will not happen in your screen If we exceed the maximum of ads per hour, the bars are in red 101

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102 Thank you very much for your time! Now you know what software your radio needs... Greetings from Buenos Aires (Puerto Madero) 103