Live365 Broadcaster Feature Requests
Welcome to the Live365 Broadcasters Feature Requests log!
Our goal is to build the best platform possible to help all our broadcasters. To help make sure we are building the features you specifically want to see, we opened up this public feature requests log. This gives you, the user, the ultimate power because you now decide what we build next!
Please submit any features you'd like to see built in this channel and be sure to vote on the ones that are most important to you. The features that get the most votes will become priorities for our development team during the next sprint.
Track and Playlist Statistical Reports
Ability to pull statistics and Export to CSV : Tracks and Playlists especially number of disconnects when track/playlist played, number of spins/listens, Date Added, ...
Audio normalization, gain and EQ on the station dashboard.
The new versions of the server streaming software support enhanced normalization on the back end. Some broadcasters have requests audio tools on the dashboard to ...
Ability to play "blocks" (or mixes) of music and stay in compliance.
Various users are requesting a way to play a block of music as in a mixshow or similar/identical to a "top 20 countdown" in a scheduled show (Prerecorded). ...
listeners can Like/Love songs
listeners via mobile or web can like current track playing, broadcasters receive stats/metrics on what tracks are liked.
Show Station Icon When Ad is Playing or no Album cover is available
More so, allow us to upload a specific Station Icon for ads. Example: Our Station Logo with "some words from our sponsors" or "we will return in 2 minutes with some ...
Last played widget
This would allow their listeners who are visiting the website to see a list of the last played tracks on the station before tuning in. The goal is to show what type ...
Listening to own station does not count against TLH
Broadcasters should be permitted to listen (monitor) to their stream on a private link that does not count against the TLH. I monitor my steam very frequently for ...
More Cross-Fade Control
Some have suggested cross-fading during playlists and I know cross is an option now, however the following would be suggested:
1. Intersect the cross at a ...
Admin and DJ accounts hierarchy/permissions
Allow station owners to setup DJ, user or guest accounts with configurable permissions. This will allow the Admin user to control what aspects of the station the ...
Affiliate Links for Amazon/Apple Music purchases
Some have requested that we allow them to participate in the affiliate programs that music providers offer. The listeners can click on links which take them to ...
AutoDJ: Queue up songs in real time, take requests
I would like to see the Auto DJ have a playlist area where you can drop a random song in.
For example:
I get a Facebook message from a listener who wants to hear ...
Live365 Dashboard - Mobile station management
I don't necessarily need to control the entire station from a mobile app, although that would be great too. However, the ability to see statistics and anything else ...
Rotation/Separation Logic Options
An option that would allow you to select rotation logic for the playlist. Specifically by "Least recently played". in conjunction with the ability to adjust ...
Top of hour function - News Feed, ID's, station updates
I would like to see a feature where all we have to do is provide a newsfeed URL and Live365 automatically inserts it and plays the news every hour at the top of the ...
Request/Contact DJ
Ability for listeners via Mobile app or Webpage to click a button and send a quick message/request to station. This message can be sent to the stations email.
Historical Analytics - show cities and states
I would like to see more specific historical report data from the U.S. cities and states.
Embedded player for Broadcasters website.
We occasionally get this request. Although I understand that it is mainly a licensing issue for the website that desires an embedded player - we have had broadcasters ...
Social media integration
The ability to promote songs, playlist, etc directly from the back end of the software would be extremely helpful. Added bonus: the ability to schedule posts to some ...
Bulk Update "Do Not Play Flag"
Provide bulk update of "Do Not Play Flag" from media list. At present, we can only mark the Do Not Play Flag on an individual track. This should work the same as ...
App Appearance
Requesting updated appearance of the LIVE365 app. Would like the option to display or not display album cover image. When album cover IS displayed, it should be a ...
iOS and Android App Download Widgets for Station Websites
Please create download widgets for the iOS and Android apps so that those of us who have websites for our stations can give our listeners an easy way to find and ...
Opening Greeting When Stream is Accessed
When listeners first connect it would be nice to have a station greeting/announcement that could maybe be pulled as an ID?
Skill for Amazon Alexa
listening to live365 on the amazon echo is listening with live365 app through Bluetooth. it would be nice down the road for listening to live365 via Alexa skill
Sort Tracks by Date Added
Ability to sort Tracks by the date that you uploaded them. This would be on the Media > Tracks page and also the Filter. Add ability to show/hide "Upload Date" column.
"weighting" a track in AutoDj
i'd like to be able to tag the media as something like: low rotation; medium rotation; high rotation. the end goal would be i want a "classic" rock song not played so ...
Copy/duplicate playlist
being able to make a copy of a playlist so that it can be edited into a different program with similar material
Premium Option for Station Listing
This was brought up for years at the old Live365 especially in the old forums. A premium listing option for the top position in the genre page and /or station page ...
Better Error Handling / Helpful Errors
Mistakes happen. Sometimes a music track inadvertently gets assigned as Talk or other kind of media type and if scheduled as an Event can cause issues with the Event ...
Song requests from library list
display a list of songs "in rotation" and then let the listener submit a request for a song to be played by clicking on the song
My only concern is a possible ...
Ability to see in REALTIME what city, state, country listeners are tuning in from
There was a time in previous versions of Live 365 that we were able to see specifically what city and state the listeners came from. However in the newer version I ...
Publish the stations "Upcoming Schedule" on the Live365 Directory profile page
A fantastic feature would be a daily or weekly schedule for listeners to see when their favorite DJ or special scheduled events were coming up. If this was posted to ...
Sonos Intgration
I would like to see integration with Sonos so that I can listen to my fav stations on Live365 via my Sonos system.
Provide more stream encoding formats: AAC, HLS
Provide a separate link for AAC broadcasting, as some directories require AAC and will not work with MP3.
Or maybe even allowing users to select if they want their ...
Done
Ability to "Kick" Live DJ streams, manage encoder password.
Broadcaster's that have remote DJ doing shows request the ability to remotely stop the stream if the remote DJ forgets to turn off the encoder or run over their ...
Customized widget
Either the ability to customize the size of the now playing widget or have additional sizes available. As some websites have set sizes for different things, and with ...
Mobile app support for Android Auto and Apple Carplay
Car stereos are beginning to use Android Auto and Apple Carplay where you plug in your mobile phone through the USB port or through bluetooth and be able to access ...
Ability to turn off the station stream
Currently turning off Auto DJ does not actually stop the stream. If a station is silent and a listener tunes in they will still consume TLH mins.
Broadcasters ...
Chromecast, Google Cast, or Android TV Integration
It would be great to be able to push Live365 streams, to chromecast or android devices that support Google Cast.
https://developers.google.com/cast/
Bring back Studio365
Would love to have a broadcasting app like Studio365 since I had surgery and can’t come into the studio to make announcements, please bring it back ASAP!
Re-work Live365 Home Page To Match App
There has been discussion among broadcasters that would like to see additional options for visitors/listeners when they visit the Live365 home page. A good example is ...
Message for listeners on player/directory/app for Live365 outages
When a station is down due to a Live365 issue (like mine in now); how about having an automated message on the player web page saying that the station is down ...
Email Notifications on Disconnected Stream
I would like to see a notification when stream disconnects so that way I know to look at my broadcasting software and see what happened or I would know if my systems ...
Licensing coverage country/region requests
Any possibility of Live 365 extending audience reach, to places like France, Spain, Switzerland?
Would it create a problem?
If not, please give it some thought. ...
Cross-fading during playlists/clock wheels
The tracks fade during AutoDJ mode, but not in Playlist/Scheduled Events.
Drag and drop from library to playlist
It's already possible to drag and drop tracks within the playlist itself, but it is not possible to drag a track from your library and drop it exactly where you want ...
Copy/Duplicate/Save As for ClockWheel templates
Ability to duplicate a ClockWheel instead of having to recreate it.
Gap Killer / Silence Detection
Will Live365 be incorporating a "Gap Killer" anytime soon... those couple seconds of dead air can really hurt a station's listening viewer count as listeners may log ...
Stats - Bring back "Past Listeners" graph on station dashboard
We used to be able to see at what times we had listeners each day. Now all that is posted is LISTENERS TODAY and there is no graph to indicate when people were ...