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 and be sure to vote on the ones that are most important to you.

404 votes

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 ...
Suggested by: Will (26 Jul, '18) Upvoted: 01 Jun Comments: 60
Under consideration Ads UI/UX
232 votes

Easier Events Scheduling

To be able to edit a scheduled event without having to delete the event and re-enter the info. ability to stop an event in progress and delete it/reprogram it. ...
Suggested by: Thomas Farley (25 Jun, '21) Upvoted: 2 days ago Comments: 127
225 votes

Top of hour function - News Feed, Weather, 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 ...
Suggested by: Jim Clark (07 Apr, '20) Upvoted: 28 May Comments: 38
202 votes

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. ...
Suggested by: Philip (14 Aug, '19) Upvoted: 24 May Comments: 139
181 votes

Rotation/Separation Logic Options

An option that would allow you to select rotation logic for the playlist/clockwheels. Specifically by "Least recently played". in conjunction with the ability to ...
Suggested by: Rich (20 Jul, '18) Upvoted: 19 May Comments: 33
123 votes

Better Error Handling / Helpful Errors & Notifications

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 ...
Suggested by: Christine Bush (01 Jul, '24) Upvoted: 19 May Comments: 29
Under consideration UI/UX
113 votes

Playlist - Batch edit multiple tracks at once (add or delete) & allow to edit Album Art in bulk

Updated 2-26-25 to clarify that this Request is two parts - 1. Allow to bulk edit Album Art in batch on the Tracks page. All other elements can be bulk edited ...
Suggested by: Jaymie Bowles (07 Aug, '18) Upvoted: 28 May Comments: 68
105 votes

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
Suggested by: Bogdan (26 Jul, '18) Upvoted: 19 May Comments: 30
Under consideration Playlists UI/UX
71 votes

Copy/Duplicate/Save As for ClockWheel templates

Ability to duplicate a ClockWheel instead of having to recreate it.
Suggested by: Philip (26 Dec, '18) Upvoted: 20 Apr Comments: 38
Under consideration ClockWheel UI/UX
53 votes

Replace/overwrite existing files on upload

Make it possible to overwrite existing files.
Suggested by: Tyrone K Sullivan (09 Oct, '18) Upvoted: 28 May Comments: 26
52 votes

more options to customized station page.

I would like to see more options to customized station page. the option of having background images or layout options and color scheme.
Suggested by: Chris From Rockade Radio (04 May, '19) Upvoted: 12 May Comments: 5
48 votes

Hide the hashed IP's

The hashed IP's serve a very limited purpose. We'd like to see State and Country information. Maybe abbreviate the IP's to 5 characters or hide them and make them ...
Suggested by: Chris Johnson/BlueRootsRadio (20 Jul, '20) Upvoted: 27 Jan Comments: 6
32 votes

autodj preview of "next song"

would be great if on my dashboard under what *is* playing i can see what is coming up from autodj. perhaps set a queue of 3-5 songs that autodj has and at any given ...
Suggested by: jerry (20 Jul, '18) Upvoted: 08 Feb Comments: 9
Under consideration AutoDJ Education UI/UX
30 votes

Provide Sort/filter option to find tracks without Category assigned.

Please provide a filter in the media library to show which tracks have no category assigned.
Suggested by: James Yokers (21 Jul, '20) Upvoted: 16 Apr Comments: 16
Under consideration Media Management UI/UX
24 votes

Making the new Live365 embeddable players mobile responsive

We'd like to have the Live365 embeddable players responsive for the mobile screen resolutions and automatically adjust their sizes.
Suggested by: Ionut Sarghi (12 Mar, '21) Upvoted: 08 Feb Comments: 3
Under consideration UI/UX Widgets and Players
20 votes

Customizable Overview screen

Broadcasters should have the option of viewing 'LISTENERS NOW' via a 'drop-drown' menu. Not 'in your face' as soon as you enter the new-look dashboard. Sorry, but ...
Suggested by: Lindsey Alexander (Mr.) (17 Oct, '20) Upvoted: 06 Dec, '22 Comments: 10
Under consideration UI/UX
15 votes

View clockwheel as a graphic

Would be beneficial to see the clockwheel graphically as opposed to a list.
Suggested by: Fred (28 Dec, '19) Upvoted: 08 Jul, '24 Comments: 6
Under consideration ClockWheel UI/UX
14 votes

Promo Rotation/Restrictions

Just like station IDs, there should also be restrictions on Auto DJ station Promos. While 1 per hour may be quite sufficient for some producers, 2 or more per hour ...
Suggested by: John Labaum (27 May, '19) Upvoted: 05 Jan Comments: 3
12 votes

Accessibility - Screen reader compatibility

It would be nice and hopeful, if you can improve the platform with more accessibility features we use two different screen readers, and within the combo boxes of the ...
Suggested by: Luis M Nunez jr (04 Jan, '20) Upvoted: 12 May Comments: 6
10 votes

Comments section

A place where you can add a sentence or two about the music that will show up on the broadcast screen under the artist name which will give the listener an ...
Suggested by: Bob Pegg (15 Sep, '18) Upvoted: 24 Jan, '25 Comments: 6
10 votes

Sort category names in all drop-down selections

Sort category names by "alphabetical" and "date created" in all drop-down selections. - Schedule - Edit Playlist - Schedule - Edit ClockWheels - Media - Edit ...
Suggested by: Progressive Rock AZUSA (08 Sep, '20) Upvoted: 21 Feb, '24 Comments: 5
Under consideration UI/UX
9 votes

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 ...
Suggested by: Bogdan (26 Jul, '18) Upvoted: 04 Feb Comments: 6
9 votes

Ability to rearrange categories

IT would be nice to go into categories listings and rearrange so it appears in the order that I would prefer.
Suggested by: Terry Likens (25 Nov, '18) Upvoted: 02 Apr, '23 Comments: 1
8 votes

Dark Mode in Dashboard

So it's not the end of the world - also it's not a must have feature - but surely would be nice! After marathon stretches between work and school (such as today), I ...
Suggested by: Tim Connolly (29 Jan, '22) Upvoted: 29 Dec, '25 Comments: 1
Under consideration UI/UX
8 votes

Category Tagging Editor

It would be great to have a "Forward/Back" arrow and "Apply" button to use when tagging tracks so that you can tag newly loaded tracks and update information ...
Suggested by: Lee (22 Jul, '18) Upvoted: 11 Feb, '19 Comments: 1
Under consideration Media Management UI/UX
8 votes

Automatically save playlists while building or editing

It's really easy to navigate away from the Playlist editor screen before clicking the Save button.
Suggested by: Philip (15 Jul, '21) Upvoted: 16 Aug, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration Playlists UI/UX
8 votes

Folders for Category tags

Having different category tags for each genre can be very helpful, but it also takes up a lot of space and it is hard to navigate through all the tags to find a ...
Suggested by: Thaddy Sieverding (11 Mar, '21) Upvoted: 11 Feb Comments: 0
Under consideration Media Management UI/UX
7 votes

Ability to see total hours of tracks in the Library

Hi, right now I can see the count of all tracks but I'd like to see how many hours of music I have or of another category to help me plan.
Suggested by: Win (07 Dec, '22) Upvoted: 11 Nov, '25 Comments: 3
Under consideration Media Management UI/UX
6 votes

Change encoding settings through the Live365 Dashboard for uploading Tracks

I would love an option where we can change our encoding settings to MP3 128kbps 44.1 kHz right on Live365 rather than having to go through a program like Audacity to ...
Suggested by: Mark (09 Aug, '21) Upvoted: 11 Nov, '25 Comments: 5
6 votes

CONSIDER putting the station name on the top of the dashboard. Just in case someone wants to launch

CONSIDER putting the station name on the top of the dashboard. Just in case someone wants to launch multi stations, like us! :)
Suggested by: Gerald Staton (31 Jul, '18) Upvoted: 24 Aug, '21 Comments: 0
Under consideration UI/UX
5 votes

Search within dropdown lists

I would like to suggest adding a search field at the top of the dropdown lists like "Categories" within the Tracks section, or "Playlists"/"ClockWheels" when you ...
Suggested by: Ionut Sarghi (29 Sep, '23) Upvoted: 06 Oct, '23 Comments: 2
Under consideration UI/UX
5 votes

Display the song length decreasing as you are listening to it

I'd like to see the track length decrease as you listen to it (which it now doesn't). Then you'd be able to see how much of the track is left and if there was any ...
Suggested by: Gregg (19 Oct, '21) Upvoted: 06 Dec, '24 Comments: 2
Under consideration UI/UX
5 votes

Tracks library page selection - expand next 10 pages when clicking ellipsis (...)

In the new dashboard at the bottom of the tracks library there is an ellipsis symbol. Allow user to click on the ellipsis to show the next 10 pages rather than ...
Suggested by: James Yokers (19 Mar, '20) Upvoted: 03 Apr, '23 Comments: 2
Under consideration UI/UX
5 votes

Playlists - Ability to edit tracks from the Playlist editor

When viewing a playlist, it's aggravating to need to back out and go to Media → Tracks → Edit track. It would be nice to edit tracks wherever I'm working.
Suggested by: Trina Wilcox (16 Oct, '20) Upvoted: 11 Nov, '25 Comments: 0
5 votes

Build a Playlist From The Results Of a Clockwheel

Would like to create a playlist from the successful results of a clockwheel. At present I'm trying to build a Christmas day playlist of just XMAS rock music & ...
Suggested by: Progressive Rock AZUSA (18 Oct, '18) Upvoted: 22 Aug, '22 Comments: 0
4 votes

IP Bans

In the station restrictions, modify the IP Bans list to include location. Would help if you needed to remove the ban. Also, the ability to ban by Platform.
Suggested by: James H Becker (27 Oct, '22) Upvoted: 11 May Comments: 3
4 votes

Clockwheel notation for current position

It would be very helpful to see some sort of notation on the clockwheel to indicate what is currently playing so you know where you are in order to make some ...
Suggested by: Kevin (06 Oct, '21) Upvoted: 27 Jan, '22 Comments: 0
3 votes

Mobile app - easier access to real-time session details

On some mobile devices, it's not easy to see the specific details of individual listener sessions without scrolling. It'd be good to be able to see all of the session ...
Suggested by: Philip (06 Oct, '23) Upvoted: 24 Jan Comments: 1
3 votes

More visible scroll bars for easier Dashboard navigation

Is there a way for the page where we compile playlists to have a darker scroll bar? It seems difficult to find sometimes, which is frustrating and time-consuming. ...
Suggested by: Jayson Tanner (19 Feb, '21) Upvoted: 16 Apr, '21 Comments: 1
Not planned UI/UX
3 votes

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 ...
Suggested by: Cindy (06 Feb, '24) Upvoted: 25 Mar, '24 Comments: 0
Under consideration Directory/Listeners UI/UX
3 votes

Single station app - Contact details

We would like to have the contact details more visible or easier to access in the mobile app. The left side contact information menu was easier to access then the ...
Suggested by: Ionut Sarghi (12 May, '22) Upvoted: 25 Sep, '25 Comments: 0
3 votes

Folders for Playlists

I have been creating quite a few playlists, and do not want to delete them as they are a handy tying to keep in case of illness (especially at the moment). Although I ...
Suggested by: Kay Cook-Abbott (10 Jan, '21) Upvoted: 02 Apr, '23 Comments: 0
Under consideration Media Management UI/UX
3 votes

Move the yellow station mode indicator to the left sidebar near "On Air"

This would make it easier to see what mode the station is currently running in, right alongside the On Air indicator and listener count.
Suggested by: Steve Fama (28 Sep, '20) Upvoted: 21 Dec, '21 Comments: 0
Under consideration UI/UX
3 votes

Have ads remain static when shuffling a playlist

When shuffling a playlist, have ad inserts remain static.
Suggested by: Paula Stotts (03 Jul, '19) Upvoted: 02 Dec, '25 Comments: 0
2 votes

Banned Countries List

Ability to select multiple counties on the banned list at once instead of one at a time
Suggested by: Michael Gaudiosi (11 Dec, '25) Upvoted: 13 Dec, '25 Comments: 0
2 votes

Logo Artwork Multi-track

In Multi-Track, I used to be able to see the album artwork when on the place marker page. Now I have to hover the mouse click over the logo before it shows up. Can ...
Suggested by: Lloyd (06 May, '24) Upvoted: 23 Oct, '24 Comments: 0
Under consideration MultiTrack UI/UX
2 votes

Keeping card on file, but paying wih another

How to keep card on file, but make payment(s) with another card or way.
Suggested by: Charles Owens (28 Feb, '24) Upvoted: 25 Oct, '24 Comments: 0
Under consideration Billing UI/UX
2 votes

Mobile App Station Logo linked to Station Website

It would be great for those who have a website to promote for the logo displayed on the app be linked to a website. Currently the only way to find out more ...
Suggested by: Thin Line Radio (09 Mar, '23) Upvoted: 07 Sep, '23 Comments: 0
2 votes

Color Code media types within clockwheels

When programming it can be hard to differentiate between media types such as ID, Music, Promo, etc. If these were color-coded it would improve readability.
Suggested by: Austin Miller (03 Mar, '22) Upvoted: 11 Nov, '25 Comments: 0
2 votes

Dashboard Overview View

There needs to be a better portrayal or representation of the tracks being broadcasted with the relationship between Auto DJ & LIVE. The current mode or view is ...
Suggested by: James H Becker (06 Feb, '22) Upvoted: 23 Mar, '24 Comments: 0
Under consideration UI/UX