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What It Is

Power Studio is a broadcast automation system for radio stations, covering large, regional, local, and internet radio stations. Rather than simply replicating traditional playout software, it positions itself as an all-in-one system built around real radio workflows, including broadcasting, scheduling, advertising, news, voice tracking, and multi-location collaboration.

Core Capabilities

The product’s core features include Playout, playlists, a 4-channel player, a graphical Mix Editor, music scheduling, Voice Tracking, VST voice processing, media asset management, and automatic ingestion of external content. Asset information is stored in a PostgreSQL database and can be accessed via TCP/IP. Music scheduling supports categories, artist/track separation rules, ratings, and randomization algorithms. For permissions, the system allows different users to be assigned access to specific functions, making it suitable for role-based workflows involving music directors, DJs, and operations staff. It also offers strong integration capabilities, supporting news content providers such as World News Company, NOS, and ANP, as well as hardware and platforms including D&R, Axia LiveWire, MIDI, LabJack, X-Keys, Blackmagic/ATEM/VMix, Shoutcast, and Icecast. A plugin architecture and embedded RestAPI are also provided.

Pricing

Pricing is available as either a perpetual purchase or rental. Perpetual licenses start at €1510.50, include one year of updates and support, and can be used indefinitely. Rental plans start at €58.25/month, billed annually, and include unlimited updates and support. Prices exclude 21% VAT and are licensed per computer, with discounts available for additional licenses. There is no official free version, but users can request a demo and may be offered a discounted three-month trial period.

Pros and Cons

The advantages are its highly specialized and comprehensive feature set, covering the full radio broadcast workflow while reducing reliance on external downloaders, linkers, and scheduling tools. It also supports ongoing updates, permission control, hardware integration, and remote content synchronization. The downsides are that the product is clearly geared toward the broadcasting industry and is not suitable for general enterprise software use cases. Disclosure is also limited regarding the full pricing table, compliance certifications, cloud deployment capabilities, and some sub-product details.

Who It’s For

It is best suited for broadcast and internet radio stations that need professional playout automation, ad scheduling, automatic news insertion, remote voice tracking, and multi-site media synchronization.

Access in China

No information was found in the text regarding access from mainland China, node availability, or localization. Access status is therefore unknown.