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.
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). ...
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 ...
Planned
Tools for Broadcasters
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 ...
Planned
Tools for Broadcasters
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 ...
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 ...
Planned
Tools for Broadcasters
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 ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
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.
Reporting to show what songs had high bounce/drop rate, as well as songs with most listeners
The old Live365 had this reporting feature which was great for helping to decide which songs to drop out of rotation. This report also worked in telling us which ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
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 ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
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 ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Take songs out of Rotation/Finer control over AutoDJ mode
It would be useful to have the ability to take songs/genres/categories out of rotation while in Auto DJ mode. However, the broadcaster should still have the ability ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
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!
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Cross-fading during playlists/clock wheels
The tracks fade during AutoDJ mode, but not in Playlist/Scheduled Events.
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 ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Implement an advanced "Sort By" search option
Recommending a "sort by" or an additional "filter"feature in the "Tracks" section to easily find an item as follows:
Sort By:
+ Artist ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
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 ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
History Report for Specific Location by Time of Day and Date for Use in Increasing # of Listeners
I know that expanded reports are planned, but I wanted to shed light on one way they could be used. All over the Internet, radio stations have polls, especially for ...
Auto DJ Option to Pick Categories
Auto DJ currently lets you choose which track types it will choose from.
I would love to see it also include the option to choose from select categories.
This way I ...
Planned
Tools for Broadcasters
AutoDJ Separation Rules
Increase the maximum duration for separation rules from the current 240 minutes in AutoDJ.
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Block metadata for Ads, IDs, Sweepers etc.
It would be great if there were a way to filter or block certain metadata from being sent to the player/app as well as the recently played list. I happen to run ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Ability to import M3U playlists
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
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 ...
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 ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Batch edit multiple tracks at once
A way to edit multiple tracks at once, such as an album with the same name, or artist etc, instead of having to do each track individually.
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Show "Do Not Play" status using a badge or icon on each track
In order to quickly see which tracks have the "Do Not Play" flag turned on, an indicator of this flag in the media management view would be very useful. Otherwise, ...
Replace/overwrite existing files on upload
Make it possible to overwrite existing files.
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Music Library
A library of music that broadcasters can use on their stations. Preferably major label tracks, but anything would be great.
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Live DJ interface
Having a live DJ interface on Live365 instead of a second or third party.
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Ability to remove listeners immediately
Add the ability to remove listeners immediately instead of banning them and waiting for the ban to take effect. Makes it easier to fight suspected stream rippers.
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Transition management between AutoDJ and LiveDJ
If possible, I would like to see auto fade added when a DJ goes live, and also have the stream auto fade in when they disconnect. Currently the song playing just ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Station ID's after ad breaks in AutoDJ
My jingles are playing and going into the commercial break, can there be a setting where the jingle will play coming out of a commercial break?
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Ability to Edit Clockwheel track "Selection Algorithm"
End user desires the ability to change a track option from (for example) "Random" to "Least Recently Played" without creating an entirely new clockwheel.
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Editing Events without Deleting Event
To be able to edit a scheduled event without having to delete the event and re-enter the info.
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
ClockWheel Tweaks
I would love to be able to:
1. copy a clock wheel to use as a template for a new one
2. add specific promos and not necessarily "random, least played, etc."
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Clockwheel End Settings
In addition to selecting whether a clockwheel starts at a specific time "Strict" or when the previous clockwheel has completed "Flexible" There could be an option to ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
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 ...
Ability to listen to your playlist in full before adding to schedule
Would like to see the option to preview your playlist in full before adding it to the schedule to make sure all levels and transitions are at same volume levels and ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Ability to move and copy scheduled events on Scheduler
It would be great to have the ability to cut and paste a playlist into a time slot instead of having to manually schedule it. For example, I have a show that plays ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Flexibility in adding tracks to middle of playlist
Add tracks in the middle of a playlist rather than it always coming at the end. Being able to add a track where the cursor is rather than the new add always showing ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Deleting ongoing events
I would like to be able to delete an event while it is playing and be able to go off air with one click of the button
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Shuffle Option in Playlist Editor
The Shuffle Option in the Playlist Editor is missing on the new Live365 Dashboard.
Option to "Kick" off listener "immediately"
There are times when listeners mistakenly tune in two or three times with different tabs on their browsers, tune in with different devices, or with suspicious but ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Built in phone & number to receive live calls from listeners.
I like to interact with my listeners on my station where they can call in and be apart of the show and give their opinions on the topic of the day or request a song ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Match event duration to length of playlist
I know this would require some serious programming but it would be really helpful if, when I "Create A New Event" to add to the schedule, the Total Running Time (TRT) ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Limit Listeners
I'd like to have it where I can set a limit on how many can be tuned in at the same time. The limit would be able to be set by the broadcaster. For example, if I ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Scheduled stream relays
Have we considered an option to schedule a relay stream? Say for example you have your normal auto dj stream that plays out the songs in your library, but maybe you ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Ability to Stop a Show Already in Progress
Currently when a show starts there is no way to stop. If it doesn't start correctly or if there is breaking news and you want change what is on air you have to wait ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters
Sync ClockWheel queue to top of hour so ID's are played at the expected time
...[A] big one for me is having the ability to clear the queue when a new clock launches at the top of the hour or the bottom of the hour, or whenever a new clock ...
Under consideration
Tools for Broadcasters