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ENCO Updates Generative AI Solutions for NAB New York
New lead gen feature for SPECai ad creation platform offers new business development tool for account managers, while ENCO adds proven voice cloning technology to aiTrack toolset
ENCO to Showcase AI Innovations That Maintain Creativity and Quality in Broadcast Production
ENCO’s fast-growing range of standalone and integrated AI solutions keep the focus on producing quality content that delivers meaningful business results to broadcasters
SPECai Creators Launch Voice Cloning Feature for Spec Spot Production
Users Can Now Clone Voices When Creating High Impact Spec Spots for Radio in Seconds
Beasley Media Group Selects SPECai to Implement Across All Stations and Markets
ENCO Systems, Inc., Benztown, and Compass Media Networks announce that they have entered into an agreement with Beasley Media Group, LLC, to provide their SPECai product to Beasley’s local advertising executives companywide.
SPECai, a 2024 NAB Show Radio World “Best in Show Award” -Winner, Signs Adams Radio Group and Southern Stone Communications as Newest Clients
SPECai Enables Radio Account Execs to Use AI to Create Compelling Spec Spots in Seconds
ENCO DAD Automation Brings Harmony to MAP Newsroom Production Workflow
MOS protocol integration with Ross Inception allows TV and radio journalists to easily incorporate audio clips into their stories and share content across broadcast teams
An Integration Of SPECai Into vCreative Arrives
ENCO Systems, Benztown, Compass Media Networks, and vCreative have entered into apartnership to bring SPECai, an AI spec ad service, to vCreative’s customers by integrating SPECai into its suite of creative workflow platforms for broadcasters.
ENCO DAD Radio Workflow Brings Automation and AI Together
At NAB Show 2024, ENCO unveils DAD’s deeper integration with WebDAD’s remote workflow and a new AI module for content creation.
SpecAi is Now Live as Connoisseur Media in Long Island & Connecticut Launch SpecAi to Power Their Local Sales Efforts with Cutting Edge Commercial Creative Spec Spots
SPECai blends AI scripts and AI voices with Benztown music beds to create fully produced SPEC commercials in seconds.
ENCO DAD Automation Simplifies Broadcast Media Workflow at Seacrest Studios
Ryan Seacrest Foundation standardizes with ENCO across all 14 Seacrest Studios locations, including the recently opened Cohen Children’s Medical Center in Queens
ENCO Partners with Benztown and Yamanair Creative, a Division of Compass Media Networks for AI Ad Spec Creation and Sales
The companies will work together to bring ENCO’s SpecAI solution to the broader North American radio market, helping affiliates create spec spots on-demand, reducing cost and accelerating time to air
ENCO Brings Vision for AI and the Cloud for Radio to IBC
Radio broadcasters will learn how WebDAD and ENCO-GPT can enhance production workflows in exciting new ways
Radio Free Hillsdale Adds Redundancy Layer to Long-Serving ENCO DAD Automation Workflow
ENCO’s Gateway solution provides reliable backup of audio content and databases for generator-free low-power FM station, where more than 40 students use ENCO DAD software for broadcast operations
7 Lesser Known (But Very Useful) Features of ENCO DAD Radio Automation Software
ENCO Dad Radio Automation Software is flexible, customizable, and interoperable. DAD users know the audio playout and automation system for its Presenter On-air Interface and vast playout options. There are some features , however, that can be extremely helpful for the radio broadcaster that you might not know about.
ENCO Moves Deeper into AI Universe with ChatGPT Toolsets
AITrack and ENCO-GPT change the game for automated voice tracking, ad copy creation and more in radio and TV production workflows; ENCO will also erect a virtual production set on their booth
ENCO TV and Radio Developments Surge for NAB Show 2023
New innovations strengthen momentum for enCaption5 captioning software, modular enTranslate engine, WebDAD 3.0 remote radio interface, and RUSHWORKS product lines
What Is Radio Automation?
Radio automation lets you easily, efficiently, and quickly organize, manage, and schedule your content, freeing up valuable production time and resources.
Disaster Recovery to the Rescue
While today’s software-defined radio stations are extremely powerful and agile, they’re also vulnerable to a wide range of hazards that can knock them off the air without warning. Even if the problem only lasts a few hours, that downtime can result in lost advertising or underwriting revenue and a need for makegoods.
DCL Helps Leavens Serve Jazz Fans
Pubcasting industry veteran Chuck Leavens uses multiple ENCO DAD systems to run jazz-formatted WZUM in Pittsburgh and, separately, the nation’s largest nationally syndicated 24×7 jazz “white label” music service.
ENCO to Preview Next-Generation Remote Radio Automation Interface at 2022 NAB Show
New WebDAD 3.0 provides enhanced user experiences while letting stations efficiently manage their on-air operations from anywhere with a network connection.
Solving Operational Challenges for Today's Educational Radio Stations
Known as stations “to the left of the dial”, Non-Commercial Educational (NCE) radio stations operate on FM frequencies from 88.1MHz to 91.9MHz, which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reserves for educational purposes.
WIHS upgrades automation with ENCO DAD
WIHS/104.9 FM's transition from a legacy deployment goes smoothly!
How WAMU 88.5 FM Captions its Live Local Radio Shows
Whether it’s broadcast television or video streamed over the top, viewers are familiar with closed captioning on their screens. This is because the FCC mandates on-screen captions to make the audio portions of over-the-air TV broadcasts accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing.
WAMU-88.5 Makes Radio Accessible with enCaption
By offering live local radio captioning, WAMU is broadening its market reach by making its programming accessible to the deaf or hard of hearing, including those associated with Gallaudet University—a world-renowned Washington, DC-based university that serves deaf and hard of hearing students.
What exactly is virtual, and what is real?
Bill Bennett, Media Solutions Account Manager here at ENCO, shares his thoughts on the many forms that virtualization is taking with the readers of Radio World.
Mobile Journalists Get Help from DAD
ENCO’s enCloud suite of innovative cloud-based solutions lets their radio station customers access and control their centralized DAD systems using connected iOS devices from remote locations.
WAMU Brings Radio to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Audience Members with ENCO enCaption4
Innovative public radio broadcaster leverages automated captioning system to reach segment of the community previously unable to access radio programming
Audio Podcasting Broadens Horizons for Radio Stations
Audio podcasting is seeing exponential growth thanks to smartphones, smart speakers, and digital voice assistants that make it easier for listeners to browse and access today’s universe of podcast options.
Automation and Remote Access Open Doors of Opportunity for College Radio
With its DAD (Digital Audio Delivery) solution, ENCO addresses these opportunities and challenges head-on by making it possible to automate an entire 24/7 radio operation reliably and cost-efficiently.
Public Radio Stations Automate Away Operational Challenges
Learn more about how highly reliable, flexible, and proven DAD automated playout can save your public radio station valuable man-hours, streamline efforts, and maximize your valuable resources.
ENCO WebDAD Enables New Remote Operational Workflows for Baker Broadcasting
Arkansas broadcaster continues operations without limitation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
ENCO Appoints Shane Finch as Sales Director for Broadcast and Pro AV Products
Long-time radio professional will emphasize remote broadcasting solutions and “evangelize” benefits of ENCO’s automated workflow solutions for new markets, including open captioning in AV environments
ENCO Wins Two NAB Best of Show Awards
TVTechnology and RadioWorld magazines honor ENCO with NAB 2020 Best of Show Awards.
Using ENconveyor to Keep Content Up-to-Date During Coronavirus Pandemic
Stations can use ENconveyor and Dropbox to keep their content fresh when they cannot access their station physically.
User Report: KHNS Derives Efficiency From ENCO DAD
Mobile device access and a plethora of features please Alaskan broadcaster
KDNK-FM Powers Eclectic Broadcast Operation with ENCO DAD Radio Automation
NPR Member Station uses DAD to produce live and automated shows featuring diverse music, hyper-local news, and public affairs programs across West Central Colorado
ENCO to Highlight Automated Captioning Innovations for Video and Radio at IBC2019
Enhancements to enCaption4 bring operational and audience experience benefits to broadcasters and content producers, while radio-optimized configurations make European debut
ENCO Debuts Studio in a Cloud Strategy at 2019 NAB Show
ENCO’s second-generation WebDAD platform, introduced at IBC, enables browser-based native remote control of ENCO DAD automation systems and production workflows.
ENCO Brings Power of Award-Winning enCaption Live Automated Closed Captioning System to Radio
Debuting at the 2019 NAB Show, tailored enCaption4 configurations enable radio broadcasters to serve hearing-impaired audiences via web browser or mobile app
Grant County Broadcasters Unifies Dual Station Operations with ENCO DAD
Flexible and reliable automation enables WNKR and WNKN to efficiently deliver nearly-identical but locally-tailored programming through single, user-friendly system
