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If you stopped by the WideOrbit booth you may have seen Beasley Media’s Shawn Stevens live broadcasting over a local Las Vegas station.
He was demonstrating the capabilities of the new WO Aurora system, including its browser-based Web Studio interface to control the station remotely, along with a Live Mic feature to deliver real-time, on-site programming.
WO Aurora offers cloud, on‑premise and hybrid deployment options, promising broadcasters much more flexibility in their infrastructure deployment.
Its Web Studio UI eliminates the friction of traditional desktop applications.
Live Mic, enabling location‑agnostic broadcasting by allowing talent to go live from anywhere while maintaining professional‑grade reliability. It is built into the WO Aurora software, so you don’t need external audio codecs.
Info: www.wideorbit.com/aurora
