Ticket #1609

Most countries require radio stations to provide a sound recording of their broadcast. Many of these do not require actual recordings of the FM signal, and output from the mixing board is sufficient. The Archive component is intended to provide

• digital recording
• storage
• ties to proof of broadcast tools such as 68H’s Logger
• Compliance with local laws and regulations
• user-friendly search and retrieval of relevant program content

Ideally, the archive would be tied to logging functions, so that a full-text search for files or playlists would return those items’ broadcast date and time (extracted from the log file), as well as providing for the opportunity to hear the files in question (extracted from the archive file).

Adding the search/retrieval functions to the API would also allow for later integration with other tools such as ad management.

While the Archive component ideally would run on a separate computer, steps should be taken to also provide for the possibility of running it on the same computer as other LiveSupport components, but one where we make the strong recommendation for a separate hardware for the archive functions (sound card and disk storage).

Users should also have the ability to back up archive files to storage media such as other hard disks or removable media such as DVDs, CDs or tape. Such backup must be in a user-friendly manner and accessible from a GUI.