Scheduling
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The clock wheel: firing events at a fixed minute of every hour
News at the top of the hour, a station ID at :20, a sponsor bed at :45. The clock wheel is the oldest idea in radio automation and still the most useful.
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Three different mechanisms cover three different kinds of interruption. Choosing the wrong one is why some stations fight their automation.
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