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.
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 ...
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 ...
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
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 ...
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.
Paid listener/listener subscription
Some current listeners and broadcasters have requested that we bring back this feature of the old Live365.
Listeners who pay might have an ad free experience, hear ...
Social Media Sharing
It would be super nice if the content providers on Live 365 were able to allow their users to share their listening experience with friends on social media. ...
Directory Improvements
There are several improvements we are looking to make for the Directory to help better drive traffic to our many unique stations. We'll collect general feedback here.
Adding a live chat room to the Live365 profile page
By integrating this into the stations. We can have better interaction with our listeners. Especially if we want to diversify the stations by doing talk shows. Being ...
Custom Art work during LiveDJ sets
Ability to enter a jpeg or name of the Guest or organization's Logo during Live Interviews to identify speaker. This would show on the player like the Album Art or ...
Add a favorite station tab to the Live365 Smart TV and Carplay apps
A favorite tab needs to be added to the new Live365 Roku app so listeners can retrieve stations they like listening to without the need to search for them every time ...
Simplified, Station-specific URLs
This is maybe a headache to do, but simplification of station URLs to something like "http://live365.com/__[station name]__ would be a valuable tool for publicizing ...
Addons - iHeartRadio Add-on
I think it would be cool to see an add-on for iHeartRadio to get listed as you are currently offering with TuneIn.
Directory - Featured "New " and other station categories on the website
Add an area on the Live365 webpage that introduces new stations or stations that may need a boost.
Display Most-Listened To Stations First, Within Their Respective Genre Listings
Let's reward the stations that are attracting the most listeners by showing them first within their respecitve genre listings. Something the 'old' Live365 used to ...
Bandcamp "Buy Now" (or Custom Buy Link)
It would be great to include Bandcamp when a listener clicks on "Buy Now". That's where a lot of bands now sell their music. Or a custom "buy now" link that I can ...
Post-roll Message at end of session duration limit
when the maximum session time is reached, the listener hears a pleasant message instead of silence. This way, they know it's not a technical problem. The message ...
Follow station system with notifications
This could make a big difference in our listening numbers. Create a "follow" or "subscribe" button on our Live365 pages, on the app, and in the widgets that would ...
Suggested by:
Michael Serio (Food and Travel Nation)
(30 Jan, '23)
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Upvoted: 21 Mar, '24
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Comments: 1
Generic images on player pages
The page that gets opened before the pop-out player ( http://player.live365.com/a39578) has a generic rock concert image. We would like to have the same background ...
Sirius XM Add On
It would be very cool to see a partnership that allows to get Live365 stations onto Sirius XM. Definitely would be a very cool thing to see, if that could happen!
Use one of the iHeart directory slots to feature LIVE365 stations.
Let people hear the featured stations and drive people to the LIVE365 website. Use ads to tell people how to download the app and information about the stations. ...
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) tags.
There are a number of small broadcasters on this platform who are struggling to reach more listeners and would like Live365 to help with more ways to attract more ...
Filter for stations with LIVE shows
I would like to suggest having a search tab or directory that filters radio stations who offer LIVE jock shows. It will definitely motivate broadcasters to listen to ...
Audacy Add-on
I think it would be awesome to see an add-on feature for Audacy, so stations can get listed on the platform. It also would be cool to see somehow to get the album & ...
Station Profile - Tags & Keywords
Please put a better selection of tags other than genre of music or talk radio. When searching for a specific keywords if the name of the station does not have a the ...
Search by Song and Song Alerts for the Live365 Directory
From the Live365 home page, allow listeners to search for a song that is currently being played (now) by a active Live365 broadcaster. Also allow listeners to sign ...
Affiliate "buy now" links - Shopify and others
I've seen requests for adding affiliate links from Apple, Amazon, etc. I've also seen requests for allowing Bandcamp links. I would like to suggest that a user of the ...
Adding LinkedIn as an option to the social media links on the Live365 dashboard, website, and mobile apps.