Clock Formats And Playlists
Power Studio uses formats to generate playlists. This is the bridge between programming strategy and on-air execution.
Clock Formats
A Clock Format describes one hour. Each line says what kind of item Power Studio should place at that point in the hour.
Clock Format lines can represent music, static items, macros, live sources, jingles, promos or other programmed content. The line rules tell Power Studio which items are eligible.
Day Formats
A Day Format assigns Clock Formats to a broadcast day. A normal weekday might use a morning Clock Format, a daytime Clock Format, an evening Clock Format and an overnight Clock Format.
Playlists
The scheduler generates playlists from Day Formats and Clock Formats. Operators and music directors then review the result before the hour is trusted on air.
A playlist is not just a list of audio files. It also carries timing, fixed items, linked items, macro items, voice tracks and other operational details.
Fixed And Floating Behavior
Floating hours let music play naturally and start the next hour close to the planned time. Non-floating hours keep a stricter time boundary and may be needed for news, commercials or network joins.
Choose this deliberately. A format that sounds natural for music can be wrong for a fixed news join, while a strict format can be too rigid for a presenter-led show.