Qligent has introduced a no-charge software level for basic station compliance monitoring, expanding its Vision product offerings around the October 21–22 NAB Show New York.
In its October 19 announcement, the company said Vision Level 5 would provide basic monitoring software without a software charge. Paid offerings add capabilities including multisite aggregation and more extensive analysis.
Free software does not establish the cost of a complete working installation. Stations still need to confirm requirements and terms for hardware, storage, hosting, deployment, maintenance and support.
Price the complete monitoring job
A useful evaluation begins with the station’s actual operation: Which signals need monitoring, where will recordings be stored, how long must they remain available and who receives an alert when something fails?
Engineers should also establish what happens during a network interruption or storage failure, how recordings can be retrieved and which support services carry separate charges. Those answers determine whether a low software price translates into lower operating costs.
A product described as compliance monitoring is not, on its own, a guarantee that a station has satisfied every applicable obligation. The installation and operating procedures still matter.
The RNN question: What will a smaller station spend to install, support and reliably operate the complete monitoring system?
Source: Qligent announcement, October 19, 2026.
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