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How do I schedule campaigns?

Campaign scheduling lets you run several campaigns that start and end on dates you choose, on all your episodes or only selected ones. Turn it on under Campaigns › Schedules.

Transistor offers dynamic audio insertion (DAI) for podcasts. This allows you to insert ads, audio clips, or announcements at the beginning, middle, and end of your episodes. The first step in incorporating dynamic audio and show notes into your episodes is building a campaign.

If you're just getting started, see How do I set up dynamic ads with Campaigns?

Some of you have more advanced campaign management needs requiring multiple campaigns that start and end at scheduled times. Transistor provides campaign schedules to accommodate a wide variety of needs.

If your advertising needs aren't complex you can leave scheduling features disabled. In this more "basic" mode you'll be able to set a single default campaign for your show, and assign individual episodes to different campaigns. It's a simpler setup for simpler needs and it's where we'd recommend you start.

Scheduling Mode

Go to Campaigns › Schedules and click Enable Campaign Scheduling. You can then set start and end dates for your campaigns in your show's time zone, and we'll apply the changes at the right time to keep your audio and show notes in sync with your schedule. To go back to the basic mode, click Disable Campaign Scheduling.

If you've already been using campaigns, you'll likely see existing campaign schedules. These will represent your default campaign and any campaigns that you've set on individual episodes.

Enable Campaign Scheduling

Schedules

Click Schedule a Campaign. Each schedule has just a few settings:

Choose a Campaign - Select a campaign you've set up containing ads and dynamic show notes
Start date (optional) - The date and time the campaign should go live. Leave it out if you want the campaign to go live immediately
End date (optional) - The date and time to turn this campaign schedule off. Leave it out to run the campaign indefinitely

Apply this Campaign:

Universally - Apply to any applicable episodes not already serving another campaign
On selected episodes - Select specific episodes to apply the campaign to, taking precedence over universal campaigns during the same timeframe

Creating a Schedule

Excluding an episode from universal campaigns

Universal campaigns will apply to all episodes that aren't assigned directly to other campaigns. If you'd like to avoid an episode getting assigned to universal campaigns, head to the episode settings and check Exclude from universal campaign schedules. Campaigns still run on the episode if you assign it to a schedule directly.

Exclude from universal campaigns

What plan do I need to be on to use Campaign Schedules?

Campaigns, including scheduling, is included on Professional plans and above. If you're on the Starter plan, you can upgrade from your account.

If you have additional questions please reach out to us:

Email - support@transistor.fm
Live Chat: https://transistor.fm/contact/

Updated on: 02/11/2026

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