Tieline Report-IT

Broadcast audio links

A smartphone app that turns a phone into a broadcast quality audio codec and recorder, built for field reporters and remote broadcasts.

PodStack editorial · Product research. How we review tools

Report-IT turns an iPhone or Android phone into a pocket sized broadcast codec, sending high fidelity audio live over a cellular or wifi connection back to a studio, alongside a straightforward local recording function.

Field reporters, journalists, and radio stations producing companion podcasts to their broadcast content use it for on location interviews and remote reports where studio quality audio still matters.

The app's design and feature depth, including an Enterprise tier for managing many reporters at once, clearly target professional newsrooms rather than a solo interview podcaster working from home.

For most independent podcasters this is far more infrastructure than needed, but for anyone doing genuine field reporting work who also produces a podcast, it fills a real gap that consumer apps don't.

Report a correction for Tieline Report-IT

Sources for this review

Related tools

  • The broadcast industry standard for remote audio recording, built for professional studios, not casual podcast setups.

    Broadcast audio links

    Paid desktop subscriptions and buy-in licenses; verify current store pricing
    The gotcha

    The full Standard version is expensive and both sides ideally need a paid license, which is a hard sell for a casual show.

    Price checked

  • A browser-based broadcast-quality remote recording tool that radio stations actually use for live crosses and interviews.

    Broadcast audio links

    From $15/mo
    The gotcha

    It's optimized for live broadcast quality audio transport, not for producing separate isolated local tracks per guest like Squadcast or Riverside.

    Price checked

  • A remote recording tool built by musicians for musicians, but it works fine for podcast interviews that need low-latency, high-quality local recording.

    Broadcast audio links

    From $14.99/mo
    The gotcha

    Guests may need to install software or a browser plugin, which adds friction compared to a plain browser link.

    Price checked

  • Professional broadcast codec hardware and software used by radio stations and public radio podcasts for reliable remote audio links.

    Broadcast audio links

    Hardware units from several hundred to a few thousand dollars, software options also available
    The gotcha

    This is broadcast engineering equipment, not a consumer app, expect a learning curve and IT level setup involving network configuration.

    Price checked

Not the right fit? Compare the rest of remote recording.