Editable clock positions in local clock incorporating national content

A method comprising:

• receiving, at a processing device, a national log, wherein the national log specifies national media items scheduled for broadcast on a plurality of local media stations, and timing information associated with the national media items;
• incorporating the national media items into local clock positions of a local clock used to generate a local broadcast log, wherein the national media items are incorporated into the local clock based on the timing information associated with the national media items;
• determining editable clock positions of the local clock, wherein an editable clock position permits at least one of editing a duration of the editable clock position or substituting a national media item already inserted into the editable clock position;
• displaying at least a portion of the local clock including incorporated national media items, and
• displaying indicators denoting the editable clock positions.

A local scheduling system including:

• a communications interface;
• memory storing a program of instructions;
• and
• a processor coupled to the communications interface and the memory, the processor configured to execute the program of instructions to
• receive a national log via the communications interface, wherein the national log specifies national media items scheduled for broadcast on a plurality of local media stations, and timing information associated with the national media items,
• incorporate the national media items into local clock positions of a local clock used to generate a local broadcast log, wherein the national media items are incorporated into the local clock based on the timing information associated with the national media items,
• determine whether one or more clock positions of the local clock are editable clock positions, wherein an editable clock position permits at least one of editing a duration of the editable clock position or replacing a national media item already inserted into the editable clock position,
• display at least a portion of the local clock including incorporated national media items,
• display indicators denoting the editable clock positions, and
• receive user input indicating edits to at least one editable clock position.