Slot Template

The Scheme creates a slot template for successive broadcast days without any reference to a calendrical time period. The scheme is created with edges and slots and slot strings and slot connectors. The Scheme serves primarily to support the scheduling of series and commercials. A slot template has a distinct name and is created independently of a channel. The Scheme enables the scheduling of commercial breaks and the application of an ad price schedule for use in the Programmer. It can be reused in the Programmer as often as needed.