Studio clock

The Studio Clock is a web application that provides an overview of the current time, scheduled programs (including countdowns), and assigned media sources.

You can reach the studio clock at aura.myradio.org/clock.

Studio Clock

The Studio Clock is divided into a sidebar and a program information section.

Clock times are based on browser time

All times displayed in the Studio Clock are based on your browser’s local time settings. Ensure your system clock is accurate and set to the same time as the playout server to avoid any discrepancies.

Analog clock

By default you see an analog clock face in the left sidebar, just like in the old days.

Analog clock

When clicking the clock, you can switch between three display modes:

  • Analog clock face with radio logo (default)

  • Clean analog clock face

  • Radio station logo only

Service status indicators

Behind the watchface (or depending on the mode, underneath the logo), you can find three round dots. These are status indicators, which are either green or red. They indicate connectivity to the service APIs for Steering (S), Engine (E), and Battery (B).

Service Status

A green status means everything is functioning correctly, while a red status indicates a connectivity or service health issue.

Service Status

When hovering the mouse over the status dots, you can see the exact status of the service. Note that the status hovering only works in logo-mode and on desktop browsers.

Digital clock

Underneath the analog clock you can find the digital clock, displaying the current date and time in a digital clock format.

Digital clock

Countdown

Below is a countdown segment, which displays the remaining time of the current episode.

During the last 10 seconds, it starts blinking red, in order to stay alert.

Time remaining

Current episode

On the right-hand section you can find details of the currently airing program.

The current episode is displayed with following information:

  • Start and end time of the broadcast

  • Episode cover image, using show cover image as fallback

  • Whether the episode is a repetition (re-broadcast)

  • Episode title

  • Episode description

  • Episode media sources

Episode repetition

Episode media sources

Media sources include:

  • Time-segment: Either broadcast time for past items, countdown for current item, or scheduled duration for upcoming items

  • Media type: Such as LIVE, FILE, STREAM, POOL, FALLBACK or UNKNOWN

  • Title: For example the Stream URL, Studio Name or MP3 metadata

Current episode

Past media sources are greyed out in the list. Whenever a new media source starts playing, the interface automatically scrolls to the current entry. The currently playing one is highlighted in green and includes a countdown, instead of the airtime. Media sources scheduled next within the episode are displayed in white. Their time segment is the scheduled broadcast duration.

When some scheduled media source is not able to be broadcast, the playout system automatically switches to fallback media. When this happens, the currently playing fallback media is indicated with a red-pulsing FALLBACK content type.

Media fallback

Upcoming episodes

Below the current episode information, the next and second-next episodes are displayed.

Upcoming episodes

Language and time format

The studio clock automatically localizes text and date-time information based on your browser locale settings.

Currently, English and German are supported.