SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INTERACTION BETWEEN AN INTERNET OR BROADCAST AUTOMATION SYSTEM AND A SYSTEM OR PLATFORM FOR GATHERING WEB-BASED AUDIENCE INTERACTION WITH PROGRAMMING INCLUDING SECURE WEIGHTED OPEN SELECTION ITERATIVE MONITORING

摘要

A platform comprising hardware and software is provided which securely links a broadcast station operating system or playback system via the internet to an external data source, such as a separate audience participation system for providing audience interaction with broadcast programming, and specifically radio programming to allow the automation system of the broadcast system operating system to play externally chosen, such as by audience participation, selections automatically and in real time. In a further embodiment, the platform monitors the location and content of a file which receives a selection, along with the process by which the selection is determined.