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Over the past 25 years RJE has developed various program scheduling, switching and automation applications for the broadcasting industry. During this time the major clients to use these products are the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the Specical Brodcasting Service (SBS) and Sky Radio Networks.



CRISP3 - Scheduling/Routing


The latest RJE broadcasting Scheduling/Switching and routing application is the CRISP3 application currently used by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation throughout Australia. CRISP3 has evolved out a number of previous RJE applications that allow broadcasters to schedule and route their programs across their networks.

CRISP consists of various software components that simplify the tasks needed to prepare, schedule and route events from a source to numerous destinations at a specific time. CRISP3 is developed in C# and Microsoft SQL Server

CRISP3 Components:

  • Core - The Core.dll comprises the initial setup routine processing required by client applications to utilise the overall CRISP3 system. All our C3 user interface applications reference this component to initially establish a connection and setup the required infrastructure to access and interact with the other C3 components.

  • Messaging - The TCP/ip messaging layer is used to communicate details of event status across the the various CRISP3 components

  • Events - This event component implements the low level transactions that support both the scheduling and real time switching of resources. Event transactions can be automatically generated from the high level scheduling component or created directly at the Template and detail scheduled level.

  • Administration - The Admin class supports the general CRISP administration functions that control the creation and updating of data to the database. As all these administration functions are database aware type classes, they require the C3Core class to perform correctly.

  • Resource - This Resource component incorporates the efficient management and capacity planning for broadcast resources and enforces the required security and access of these resources

  • Scheduling - This scheduling component incorporates both a low level resource event view and a High Level program view of the schedule

  • Notification - This notification component is used to inform users of the status of events and devices used throughout the system. Users can receive notifications by email, sms or sound and message notification on their workstations

  • Auditing - This auditing component utilises SQL servers data change facility and allows uses to trace the status of events from creation to removal

  • Device - This device component allows the management of the various devices used throughout the application

  • SQL Database - The SQL database contains the various configuration details, router resources and Template/Event details.

CRISP3 is used by the ABC Radio in every capital city throughout Australia to schedule and route their programs to air, with the exception of their Sydney Ultimo site


ROSS - Scheduling/Routing


The ROSS scheduling and routing system allows broadcasters to schedule and route their programs across their networks. The ROSS extensively uses program templates which are copied to a live schedule for switching

The various ROSS components are as follows:

  • ROSS Client - The Client is main component used by schedulers to prepare and maintain there program event schedules. Event transactions can be created directly to a live schedule or they can be automatically generated from a various previous prepared Template schedules.

  • SwitchLink - This TCP/ip messaging layer is used to communicate details of event status across the the various ROSS components

  • SwitcherPC - This component connects directly to the broadcaster's router and devices to performs the low level switching of inputs to outputs.

  • SQL Database - The SQL database contains the various configuration details, router resources and Template/Event details.

The ROSS application is used by ABC Radio in their Sydney Ultimo site to schedule and route their programs to air

NRS - Scheduling/Routing


The NRS system is a Event scheduling and routing application that allows broadcasters to create and execute daily program schedules. A unique feature of the NRS is it can book or reserve resources to ensure outputs can not be used by new events for a selected period of time.

NRS Components are as follows:

  • NRS Client - The Client is main component used by schedulers to prepare and maintain there program event schedules. Event transactions can be created directly to a live schedule or they can be automatically generated from a various previous prepared Template schedules.

  • SwitchLink - This TCP/ip messaging layer is used to communicate details of event status across the the various NRS components

  • SwitcherPC - This component connects directly to the broadcaster's router and devices to performs the low level switching of inputs to outputs.

  • SQL Database - The SQL database contains the various configuration details, router resources and Event details.

The NRS application is used by ABC Radio in their Sydney Ultimo site to schedule and route their programs to air

SBS - Scheduling/Routing


RJE developed a program sheduling and routing system for SBS to broadcaster their radio programs from both their Sydney and Melbourne studios. The system was designed around RJE's usual components, being a scheduling Client application supported by a seperate switching application with both accessing a common SQL database.

RJE initally installed a prototype version of the ABC Radio Scheduling and Switching at SBS in 1997 and subsequently developed a new application in 2002 to accommodate specfic SBS requirements.

The various SBS components are as follows:

  • SBS Client - The Client is main component used by schedulers to prepare and maintain there program event schedules. Event transactions can be created directly to a live schedule or they can be automatically generated from a various previous prepared Template schedules.

  • Switcher - This component connects directly to the broadcaster's router and devices to performs the low level switching of sources to destinations.

  • SQL Database - The SQL database contains the various configuration details, router resources and Template/Event details.

The SBS application is used by SBS Radio in their Sydney and Melbourne sites to schedule and route their radio programs to air