Step 01 of 10

Station Identity & Services

Define the core call letters, format, market identity, and service mode for this station.

auto_awesome MARKET INTELLIGENCE — STATION DRAFT

Fleet → New Station reserves this station identity before market lookup or research. Existing stations can review only their own pinned market.

radioBroadcast Identity

Call Letters

Station Name

Format

Timezone

City

State

Market Name

Market Slug / Station ID Used for directory, configs, and Cloud Run service

Anchor Name

Service Mode

Traffic Lockout Phrase Spoken verbatim at the end of every traffic report

Step 02 of 10

Market Coverage & Hot ZIPs

Draw the bounding box on the map and define the commuter county/Hot ZIP priorities.

mapBounding Box Geo-Fence

Use the rectangle tool to define the geographic bounds for TomTom traffic incident ingestion.

crop_free Draw a rectangle on the map to define your market boundary

domainCommuter Counties

Target Counties (comma-separated) Incidents in these counties receive broadcast coverage

location_onHOT ZIPS

TRAFFIC ONLY

Enable Hot Zips Priority

Prioritize traffic closest to the neighborhoods your listeners care about most. Weather reporting operates independently and ignores Hot Zips.

Priority Strategy:

Active Hot ZIP Codes (0) Choke-points prioritized by traffic scoring

Step 03 of 10

Local Market AI (Grounded Copilot)

Grounded GPT-5.6 Luna research with Web Search discovers how locals talk about roads and pronounce names.

psychologyGrounded Web Research

Searches verified local transportation authorities, DOTs, and broadcasters for authentic vernacular.

Step 04 of 10

Selected Station Voices

Choose or enter the production voices assigned to this station.

record_voice_overTraffic Production Voice

VOICE ID

Step 05 of 10

Selected Voice Pronunciation QA

Listen to how your selected station voice pronounces difficult local road and town names.

hearingStation Voice Pronunciation Review

Loading local terms for selected voice...

Step 06 of 10

Audio Configuration

Configure station-specific traffic and, when enabled, weather audio in the single Station Builder Audio Studio.

tuneStation Builder Audio Studio

The Audio Studio owns voice selection, bed replacement, waveform VO cue, duck/mix settings, preview, and save. It uses the same station-scoped configuration contract for every entry point.

Step 07 of 10

Sponsorship & Messaging

Configure traffic and weather sponsor tags, targeting modes, and geofencing read verbatim during reports.

sellTraffic Sponsor & Geofencing

Sponsor Name

SPONSOR CATEGORY

Package Type

Sponsor Targeting Mode

Sponsor Geofence Locations (Store Names / Corridors, comma-separated) Dynamic sponsor tag triggered when incidents occur near these corridors

Verbatim Traffic Sponsor Tag

cloudWeather Sponsor

SPONSOR CATEGORY

Verbatim Weather Sponsor Tag

Step 08 of 10

Weather Geo Profile

Configure National Weather Service (NWS) alert zones and geo-coordinates for weather forecasts.

thermostatWeather Coordinates & Alert Zones

Weather Latitude

Weather Longitude

NWS UGC County Codes (comma-separated)

NWS Forecast Zones (comma-separated)

Alert Local Areas (comma-separated)

Step 09 of 10

Pre-Flight Test & Preview

Mandatory test pass: generate a realistic sample report and hear the produced broadcast audio before activation.

play_circleGenerate Production Sample

Executes the full pipeline: Normalizer + Dictionary + Voice Synthesis + Bed Mixing + Sponsor.

fact_checkStation Readiness Checklist

Pre-flight verifies that all mandatory identity, coverage, voice, and delivery credentials are configured.

Checking configuration readiness...

verifiedOperator Listening Gate

I have listened to the sample broadcast audio and verified that voice, bed, and pronunciation sound correct.

Step 10 of 10

Delivery, Schedule & Launch

Configure audio delivery destination, broadcast air-time schedules, and save/activate station.

folderDropbox Delivery Target

Dropbox Folder Path

Filename

scheduleBroadcast Scheduling & Automation

Traffic: Checking... Weather: Checking... Sync: Checking...

Configure air-time broadcast windows. The Grid control plane automatically reconciles desired schedules with station-scoped Google Cloud Scheduler resources.

Lead Time:

Job Name	Type	Schedule (Cron)	Target URI	State
Loading actual Cloud Scheduler jobs...

checklistStation Configuration Summary

verifiedStation Activation Status

Once pre-flight audio and configuration requirements are satisfied, mark this station as ready for activation.