News broadcasts

Transcribe a news broadcast

News broadcast transcript: the broadcast written out with timecodes, so the anchor, the guest and the report can be quoted and found. Free $0, 3 files a day.

3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short

Upload the recording of the broadcast and it comes back written out, with the time of every line and the anchor and the guest named apart. One file is up to 30 minutes; the free plan is $0 with 3 files a day.

The case

The clip, the archive and the fact-check

A broadcast is written down twice: once while it is spoken, and once by the people who need it afterwards. The second version is where the trouble starts, because a reporter who quotes a sentence heard it in a clip of thirty seconds and heard it in a hurry. A transcript of the whole broadcast gives the exact wording and the moment it was said, which is the thing a fact-check needs.

The numbers

What a broadcast transcript carries

What a broadcast transcript carries
WhatValue
One broadcastup to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro
The anchor, the guest and the reporteach voice gets a label of its own when the split by speaker is on
The text of the tickernot in the file: only the sound of the broadcast becomes text
The free plan$0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card
How it works

How to transcribe a broadcast

  1. 1

    Get the recording of the broadcast

    The file the broadcaster or the archive gives you is the one to upload. A broadcast 30 minutes on the free plan has to be split.

  2. 2

    Upload it and separate the voices

    Send the file to the widget above, set the language or leave it on automatic detection, and turn the split by speaker on.

  3. 3

    Find the sentence you need

    Search the text for the phrase and read it with its timecode, so the quote can be checked against the moment it was said.

  4. 4

    Quote it with the time

    Export TXT for the quote, CSV when the segments have to be listed for an archive, and DOCX on Pro for the document.

Tips

  • Keep the file of the whole broadcast, not only the clip.

  • Note the timecode of every quote you are going to use.

  • Name the file after the programme and the day of the week.

  • Export CSV when the archive wants one row per segment.

Questions this page answers

Can the anchor be told apart from the guest?

Yes. With the split by speaker on, each voice gets a label of its own, so the questions of the anchor and the answers of the guest stay apart.

What about the ticker and the captions in the video?

Neither is read. The service transcribes the sound of the file: the text of the ticker and the captions burned into the picture are not part of it.

How long may the recording of the broadcast be?

up to 30 minutes, the same on every plan. The free plan allows 3 files a day and 30 minutes per file.

Does the service check the facts of the broadcast?

No. It transcribes what was said. The check of the claim against other sources is the job of the newsroom.

Sources

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    Transcribsi — the pricing pagetranscrib.si · checked 24 October 2026
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    Transcribsi — the machine-readable service summarytranscrib.si · checked 24 October 2026

Reading: 5 minutesUpdated Transcribsi editorial team

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Speakers by name, a time on every line, export to TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV and Markdown.

3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps