Editing Airtime (software)

{{About|the radio software|other uses|Air time (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox software
| name                   = Airtime
| logo                   = Airtime without-SF Logo M RGB.png
| collapsible            = yes
| screenshot             = Airtime.jpg
| developer              = [[Sourcefabric]]
| released               = 2011
| latest release version = 2.5.2.1
| latest release date    = {{Start date and age|2015|04|08|df=y}}
| operating system       = [[Linux]]
| programming language   = [[Python (programming language)|Python]], [[PHP]], [[JavaScript]]
| language               = English, Czech, Deutsch, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Greek
| genre                  = Radio automation software
| license                = From 2.5.2: [[GNU Affero General Public License|AGPL-3.0-only]]<ref>[https://github.com/sourcefabric/airtime/blob/2.5.x/LICENSE Airtime license]</ref><br>1.6 to 2.5.1: [[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-only]]<ref>[https://github.com/sourcefabric/airtime/commits/2.5.x/LICENSE History for Airtime licence]</ref>
| website                = [https://www.sourcefabric.org/software/airtime sourcefabric.org/software/airtime]
}}
'''Airtime''' is a <ref name="overview">{{cite web|url=http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/products/airtime_overview/|title=Airtime Overview|access-date=2011-01-24|archive-date=2011-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121141846/http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/products/airtime_overview/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[radio]] management application for remote [[broadcast automation]] (via web-based scheduler), and program exchange between radio stations. Airtime was developed and released as [[free and open-source software]], subject to the requirements of the [[GNU General Public License]] until it was changed to [[GNU Affero General Public License]].

== History ==
The initial concept for Airtime, originally named LiveSupport, and then [[Campcaster]] was developed in 2003 under [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]] by [[Micz Flor]], a German new-media developer. The concept was further developed by [[Ákos Maróy]], a software developer and then-member of [[Tilos Radio]], [[Robert Klajn]], a radio producer at [[B92|Radio B92]], and Douglas Arellanes and Sava Tatić from the [[Media Development Loan Fund]] (MDLF). The initial development was financed from a grant from the [[Open Society Institute]]'s Information Program, through its ICT Toolsets initiative. The development was originally coordinated by MDLF through its Campware.org initiative, now spun off as the independent not-for-profit organisation [[Sourcefabric]].

In January 2011, Sourcefabric announced a rewrite of Campcaster, beginning with the 1.6 beta release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.editorandpublisher.com/Technology/Article/New-open-source-organization-is-dedicated-to-quality-journalism|title=New open source organization is dedicated to quality journalism|access-date=2011-07-07|archive-date=2012-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603144710/http://www.editorandpublisher.com/Technology/Article/New-open-source-organization-is-dedicated-to-quality-journalism|url-status=dead}}</ref> The new product, known as Airtime, replaced the C++ scheduler of Campcaster with [[Liquidsoap]], and includes a drag and drop web interface based on [[jQuery]].<ref name="overview" /> 1.6 was released in February 2011 under [[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-only]].

Airtime 1.8.1 was released on 3 May 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fsdaily.com/EndUser/Airtime_Goes_Automatic_For_The_People_with_1_8_1|title=Airtime Goes Automatic For The People with 1.8.1}}</ref> following up on releases 1.7 and 1.8 in April. The ability to edit shows was introduced,
show repeat and rebroadcast made possible, and the calendar improved with reported loading times five to eight times faster. Airtime's default output stream became [[Ogg Vorbis|Ogg]], rather than [[MP3]].

[[SoundCloud]] support, allowing users to automatically upload recorded shows, was announced in May 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soundcloud.tumblr.com/post/5604546453/sourcefabric-and-west-africa-democracy-radio-have|title=Sourcefabric and West Africa Democracy Radio have added SoundCloud support to Newscoop|access-date=2011-05-20|archive-date=2012-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324074014/http://soundcloud.tumblr.com/post/5604546453/sourcefabric-and-west-africa-democracy-radio-have|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Airtime 1.8.2 was released on 14 June 2011, with improvements to installation, upgrade, file upload limit and the interface.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://h-online.com/-1261320|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825032737/http://www.h-online.com/news/item/Airtime-open-source-software-for-radio-stations-1261320.html|archivedate=25 August 2011|title=Airtime: open source software for radio stations}}</ref>

Airtime 1.9 was released on 10 August 2011, with a new file storage system that allowed users to set 'watch' folders, to synchronise files and to browse their audio archives. Also added were [[SHOUTcast]] support, a one line Ubuntu install command and improved front-end widgets. 1.9.4 was released on 27 September, with DEB packages for Ubuntu and Debian.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/10/open-source-radio-station-management-software-airtime-sees-release/|title=Open Source Radio Station Management Software Airtime Sees New Release|date=3 October 2011 }}</ref>

The Airtime 2.0 release on 25 January 2012 added new features including stream configuration through the browser, live stream preview, and uploading of any audio file to [[SoundCloud]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=What's new in Airtime 2.0 |url=http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/airtime/release/938/What%27s-new-in-Airtime-20.htm |access-date=2012-02-21 |archive-date=2013-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809060815/http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/airtime/release/938/What%27s-new-in-Airtime-20.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 5 June 2012, Airtime 2.1 added live stream rebroadcasting from remote sources and on-the-fly editing of live shows in a revised Now Playing interface.<ref>{{cite web|title=Airtime 2.1 adds real-time show edit and live stream rebroadcast|url=http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/airtime/release/1232/Airtime-21-adds-real-time-show-edit-and-live-stream-rebroadcast.htm|access-date=2012-06-18|archive-date=2013-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808235505/http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/airtime/release/1232/Airtime-21-adds-real-time-show-edit-and-live-stream-rebroadcast.htm|url-status=dead}}[https://archive.today/20120918040147/http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/airtime/release/938/What's-new-in-Airtime-20.htm Archived] 18 September 2012</ref> A bugfix update 2.1.2 was released on 18 June.

Airtime 2.2 added smart blocks, live assist features and new streaming capabilities and was released on 29 October.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Sourcefabric-s-Airtime-2-2-gets-smart-blocks-1738645.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208184655/http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Sourcefabric-s-Airtime-2-2-gets-smart-blocks-1738645.html|archivedate=8 December 2013|title=Sourcefabric's Airtime 2.2 gets smart blocks}}</ref>

Airtime 2.5.2 added a new / rewritten installer, stability improvements and several new APIs. Released on 16 March 2015 under [[GNU Affero General Public License|AGPL-3.0-only]]. 2.5.2.1 is the last version released on 8 April 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/sourcefabric/airtime/releases/tag/airtime-2.5.2.1|title=Github Release Announcement|website=[[GitHub]] }}</ref>

=== Stalled Development and LibreTime Fork ===

In August 2016 a representative from the Sourcefabric development team released a statement that their focus for Airtime had shifted primarily to its [[SaaS]] offering to increase revenue stream, with hopes to concentrate on the open source project in the future. He mentioned the possibility of forking the project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forum.sourcefabric.org/discussion/18101/airtime-development-status-summer-2016|title=Airtime Development Status // Summer 2016}}</ref> In 2017, a group of broadcasters made the announcement of a new [[Fork (software development)|fork]] to continue open source development of the software under the new moniker [[LibreTime]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gist.github.com/hairmare/8c03b69c9accc90cfe31fd7e77c3b07d|title=LibreTime: A Fork of AirTime due to stalled development}}</ref>

== Other software ==

=== Campcaster ===
'''Campcaster''' is a [[Free software|free]] and [[Open-source software|open source]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Campcaster Overview|url=http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/home/radio/67/Overview.htm?tpl=18|access-date=2022-01-12|archive-date=2010-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113221046/http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/home/radio/67/Overview.htm?tpl=18|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[radio]] management application for live broadcasting, remote broadcast automation (via web-based scheduler), and program exchange between radio stations. Campcaster was designed to allow implementation in a number of use scenarios, ranging from an unmanned broadcast unit accessed from remote through the Internet to a local network of Campcaster machines inside a radio station handling live broadcasts and delivering program automation by accessing a central audio storage system.<ref>{{cite web|title=Campcaster Features|url=http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/home/radio/45/Features.htm?tpl=18|access-date=2022-01-12|archive-date=2014-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101180749/http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/home/radio/45/Features.htm?tpl=18|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The initial concept for Campcaster, originally named LiveSupport, was developed in 2003 by [[Micz Flor]], a German new-media developer. The concept was further developed by Ákos Maróy, a software developer and then-member of [[Tilos Radio]], Robert Klajn, a radio producer at [[B92|Radio B92]], and Douglas Arellanes and Sava Tatić from the [[Media Development Loan Fund| Media Development Loan Fund (MDLF)]]. The initial development was financed from a grant from the [[Open Society Institute]]'s Information Program, through its ICT Toolsets initiative. The development was originally coordinated by MDLF through its Campware.org initiative, now spun off as the independent not-for-profit organisation [[Sourcefabric]].

== Awards ==
In September 2011, Airtime was nominated as one of five finalists in the Packt Open Source Awards 2011 in the Multimedia category.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.packtpub.com/open-source-awards-home/vote-open-source-multimedia-software|title=Open Source Multimedia Software Award 2011}}</ref> In 2012, Airtime won the ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' Awards for Digital Innovation in the category Best Use of Technology for Social Change.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/megas/winners-2012|title=Guardian Awards for Digital Innovation - winners 2012 | location=London | work=The Guardian|date=23 March 2012}}</ref>

[[West Africa Democracy Radio]] won a Knight-Batten Award for Innovations in Journalism in July 2011, with Airtime cited as part of the platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.j-lab.org/about/press-releases/storify-wins-10000-knight-batten-award/|title=2011 Knight-Batten Award Winners.|access-date=2011-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809045225/http://www.j-lab.org/about/press-releases/storify-wins-10000-knight-batten-award/|archive-date=2011-08-09|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Radio stations using Airtime ==
On 18 January 2011, [[Resonance FM]] announced in Issue #324 of UK music magazine ''[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]]'' a partnership with Sourcefabric to help "with testing the software and developing new features."<ref>The Wire, Issue #324, February 2011 edition, pg. 76.</ref>

[[West Africa Democracy Radio]] (WADR) launched a news platform that incorporated Airtime on 1 April 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=West Africa Democracy Radio launches open source news platform.|url=http://sourcefabric.org/en/community/news/611/West-Africa-Democracy-Radio-launches-open-source-news-platform|access-date=2011-05-03|archive-date=2012-07-15|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715142403/http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/community/news/611/West-Africa-Democracy-Radio-launches-open-source-news-platform|url-status=bot: unknown}} 15 July 2012</ref>
Catalyst Radio announced the use of airtime for organising and broadcasting transmission content on 13 June 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catalystradio.org/pages/about-us|title=Catalyst Radio: About Us|access-date=2011-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817000105/http://www.catalystradio.org/pages/about-us|archive-date=2012-08-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> [http://stress.fm Stress FM], a radio station based in Lisbon, uses Airtime to program its transmissions.

From 15 July 2012 Airtime uses Russian radiostation of international modern intelligent music [http://Playpoint.fm Playpoint.fm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821075850/http://playpoint.fm/ |date=2015-08-21 }}

== See also ==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software|Radio}}
* [[Broadcast automation]]
* [[Radio software]]
* [[List of music software]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://airtime.sourcefabric.org/}}

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