Ether broadcast automation
Broadcast and podcast automation for everyone
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Jeff Jens

Ether broadcast automation - Broadcast and podcast automation for everyone

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Ether is a free, open-source broadcast automation platform built for radio stations, podcasters, and venues. Three-deck live assist, 24/7 automation, voice tracking, format clocks, spot scheduling, and a live mic deck — everything professional broadcast software does at $8,000/year, for $0. Pro features like cloud backup, remote dashboard, listener analytics, and mobile emergency override are available for $19/month. Built on Rust + Tauri for rock-solid audio performance on Windows and Mac.

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I built Ether because broadcast automation software hasn't changed in 20 years and costs a fortune. RCS Zetta runs $8,000+/year. GSelector is $12,000+. Most small stations, college radio, and community broadcasters simply can't afford it. Ether is fully free and open source. It does everything the expensive platforms do — live assist with three decks, 24/7 unattended automation, voice tracking, format clock scheduling, spot inventory, track editing with cue points, and a professional live mic deck with auto-ducking. Pro subscribers ($19/mo) get cloud log backup, a remote web dashboard, mobile emergency override, listener analytics, PDF traffic reports, and multi-output ASIO audio routing. Station plan ($79/mo) adds multi-station management and NexGen/ENCO traffic import. Built in Rust for real native audio — no Electron, no latency, no crashes.