System and method for coordinating a transition of a transmission stream

A system, comprising:

• a memory storing an application comprising executable instructions for calculating a transition window and providing a graphical user interface (GUI), the memory further storing configuration information for the application;
• a display configured to display the GUI and receive user input;
• a processor configured to perform operations comprising:
• retrieving schedule information for a plurality of channels to be transmitted simultaneously by a broadcaster, the schedule information comprising start times and end times for types of content to be transmitted;
• identifying, from the schedule information, first segments of time in which a first type of content is to be transmitted and second segments of time in which the first type of content is not to be transmitted;
• displaying, on the display, a plot of the schedule information for the plurality of channels, the plot including the types of content to be transmitted over time for each of the plurality of channels, wherein the first segments corresponding to the first type of content are displayed as a first color and the second segments are displayed as a second color;
• identifying, from the second segments of time for each channel, one or more transition windows comprising durations within which all of the plurality of channels are scheduled to not transmit the first type of content;
• and
• overlaying on the plot an indicator of the one or more transition windows.