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Add stations

Choose stations for reports by selecting items such as format, band or call letters.

To add stations:

1 Click the Station link in the parameters pane.

In research reports, all stations are selected as the default. Click to clear the Selected box.

2 Sort the Available or Selected list of stations by clicking any column heading.

OR you can search the Available list by station, band or format, owner, home market or metro name.

• Choose the kind of search in the drop-down list.

• Type one or more characters as the basis for the search.

• Click Search.

3 Click to highlight stations in the Available box and then click the arrow to move them to the Selected box.

Standard Windows commands for selecting multiple items work.

OR click the Type or Paste link to add one or more stations.

If you type call letters, include the band and separate multiple stations with commas.

If you get an error when selecting an existing combo...

Create a new combo with the same name as the broken combo causing the error. Be sure to click Save before closing the combo dialog.

4 Optionally, add details (like format) for each station:

• Select the Include Station Details link below the Available box.

• Select item(s) in the Available box and click the arrow to move them to the Selected box.

• To change the order of the columns that will display:

– Highlight the detail in the Selected box.

– Click one of the arrows to move the selected item.

Tapscan saves your detail selections as defaults for future sessions. When the value for a detail item is not available, Unknown and the column name (i.e., Unknown Owner) will display in the column on the Select Stations dialog and in the report. If call letters or other details change, Tapscan will update the details in the report.

5 Optionally, save your selection(s) as a favorite if you frequently use these choices:

• Type a name to represent all the items in the Selected box.

You can use letters, numbers or special characters from the keyboard in the name.

• Click Save.

The name for the group appears in the Favorites box at the top of the window. You can select a favorite name the next time to finish with one click. Station and combo favorites are shared between schedules and reports.

6 Click OK.

7 Click Apply Changes in the parameter pane to update the page.