The MusicMaster Team of Joe Knapp (A-Ware), Rainer Eichhorn (ON AIR), Roberto Bellotti, Mario Volo and Gino Nuzzo (BVMedia) went on a wonderful trip to visit some of our customers in Italy. On the way from Milano to Naples via Rome they had the chance to meet people from Finelco, RTL, Radio24, KissKiss, Radio Italia, Radio Number One, Class editori, Blusat and MTV Italy. It was a great, fun trip, filled with good conversations, good wine and, of course, perfect food. We want to thank all those who made some free time to meet us and give us important feedback for our future development. Thanks to Roberto, Mario and Gino for organizing this amazing trip, and we look forward to our next visit.

Joe with Mr. Lorenzo Suraci, owner of RTL Italy in Milano; the combined Radio/TV studio of RTL Italy; Joe with Pino Massignan, Chief Engineer of Radio Italy in front of one of the most outstanding still existing Amek/Neve consoles in the Live recording Studio of Radio Italia in Milano.

Joe with Mr. Mario Volanti, founder and owner of Radio Italia; Joe at Radio 105 owned by the Finelco group in Milano, Italy; Roberto Bellotti (GM of BV Media), Rainer Eichhorn (GM of ON AIR), Joe Knapp (president of A-Ware) at KISS KISS Radio in Naples who are in the process of switching from Selector to MusicMaster.

Joe and Mr. Antonio Niespolo, owner of Kiss Kiss Radio in Naples, Italy; Joe and Rainer checking out the websites of their Italian clients; Roberto Bellotti and Gino Nuzzo of BV Media, the Italian distributor of MusicMaster.

Joe and Roberto saying goodbye after a wonderful tour seeing some of our great clients in Italy.

Being a vendor, we attend many conventions and radio events each year. In conversations with attendees there was a real sense perceived by all of a positive turn taking place. Everyone seemed more upbeat about where radio is as a medium and how it can navigate the ever increasing competitive waters that lie ahead. Investments in new ideas, technology, research, and strategies were all being discussed. It appeared most attendees left recharged and optimistic.

The Marconi Award is coveted by all broadcasters and is recognition by industry peers of high standards and performance. We are especially proud to be associated with the MusicMaster clients who achieved such a prestigious award.

Legendary Station: KSTP(FM), St. Paul, Minn.
Large Market Station of the Year: KSON(FM), San Diego
Small Market Station of the Year: WVAQ(FM), Morgantown, W.Va.
Large Market Personality of the Year: Moon and Staci, KSTP(FM), St. Paul, Minn.

MusicMaster 5.0sr4 is now available. Run Help, Check for Updates to download this new version.

It was great seeing all of our clients and friends at Conclave 37 in Minneapolis. Lori Lewis of Jacobs Media spoke to a capacity crowd in the MusicMaster Ballroom.

Keith Hill and Joe Knapp had front row seats for the keynote with Governor Mike Huckabee.

MusicMaster 5.0sr3 is now available.  Changes include allowing you to filter the Rule Tree for any Optimum Scheduling Goals, increasing the length of LogNote text to 255 characters along with additional fixes and other improvements.  Run Help, Check for Updates to download this new version.

The latest ratings just came out and brought some very good news to several MusicMaster clients.

The Top 2 stations, in Germany are Radio NRW and Antenne Bayern.

Four stations out of the Top 5 and eight out of the Top 10 radio stations in Germany are all using MusicMaster to schedule their music.

We want to congratulate these stations and thank all of our clients in Germany for their trust in MusicMaster.

STAR TV – Hong Kong, China
DDJ Music – Huizen, Netherlands
alster radio 106!8 - Hamburg, Germany
Radio Veronica – Naarden, Netherlands
91.7 xfm – Hamburg, Germany
JamTraxx Media – Chicago, Illinois
CJWA-FM – Wawa, Ontario
WJYW-FM – Union City, Ohio
WVSX-FM – Shelbyville
WPXC-FM, WFRQ-FM>, WHYA-FM – Cape Cod, Massachusetts

People from all over Europe met this week for the 20th Lokalrundfunktage in Nuremberg. The main topic of the event was what the future holds for local broadcasters in the new media-environment, and the highlight of the evening was the famous get-together in the historic castle.

Jürgen Kraus (Head of Music Antenne Bayern), Matthias Ihring (Head of Music Radio7) and Justus Fischer (On Air Digital) are seen below at the event having a good time.

Radio France FIP – Paris, France
WGTE-FM – Toledo, OH
Cidade FM, Radio Comercial, M80, Smooth FM, Star FM – Lisbon, Portugal
KOKE-FM – Austin, TX
Radio Pingvin – Belgrad, Serbia