One problem remains for producing live programming between sites or consolidating stations into one regional operating center. SwitchBlade is the missing link that makes it possible to turn on a mic or set a fader from faraway, and it's being introduced at the NAB Show next month by Wheatstone Corp.

Wheatstone adds the PR&E console brand to its growing line of studio products for broadcast, which includes IP audio networking, digital editing and audio processing for streaming and on-air.