NETIA Radio-Assist 7.5 Management Solution Boosts Workflow for Japan's Owari Toubu Housou

CLARET, France - Feb.2006 - Owari Toubu Housou, a private C-FM radio station broadcasting out of Seto-shi, Japan, has installed NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5. range of digital audio software programs to manage all stages of its workflow. The new system has greatly streamlined the way the station acquires, produces, broadcasts and stores programming.

Owari Toubu Housou was looking for an all-in-one radio system that allowed it to edit programs quickly, automate pre-programming tasks such as playlist creation and store music on PC-based audio files. Every stage of their workflow needed management -from acquisition, production and broadcasting--to scheduling and administration.

All of the station's live programs are recorded and re-broadcast. The record function of Radio-Assist 7.5 comes especially in handy for this, automatically digitizing analog audio during acquisition. Additionally, a special feature of version 7.5 is that it allows the user to set markers during recording and start editing before the recording is finished.

Training operators on Radio-Assist is a snap. Its design is similar to that of other radio systems, so the learning curve is minimal. Additionally, Radio-Assist automates live-to-air functionalities, minimizing the possibility of programming mistakes or mix-ups. At any time, the user can rework the recording, start it again and even doing several takes.

NETIA will be showcasing a number of new modules for Radio-Assist 7.5 at NAB 2006, including the Short Message Service ( SMS) module for mobile phone applications, new features for the AIR DDO playout module, a new statistical analyzing module, and the Multitrack XT for multitrack digital audio recording and editing. The company will also highlight and demonstrate several of Radio-Assist's established modules.