Directory Improvements

21 votes

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.

Under consideration Suggested by: Philip (14 Aug, '19) • Upvoted: 23 Dec, '22 • Comments: 17

Comments: 17

13 Aug, '19
Kim Merged
Bring back the basic search capability of the long list of genres
14 Aug, '19
Philip Admin
"Genres" (suggested by Kim on 2019-08-13), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
14 Aug, '19
Philip Admin
"Search" (suggested by Kim on 2019-08-13), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
29 Aug, '19
DJ Paula P
Genres and subgenres! For example, my station is chill, but there are many different subgenres of chill (downtempo, ambient, lounge, lo-fi,etc.).
28 Apr, '20
Sake-bito Merged
Index page wall of blocks with specific stations is overwhelming, and you need to click "Discover more" to get to a list of genres; Generally people search first by genre, not by specific station, especially if they're first-time visitors; Suggest splitting index page into Genre Headers with a single, horizontally-scrolling set of station icons below each, with arrows at each end like the "Customers who viewed this item also viewed..." L-R scroll things on Amazon. Maybe list all genres in this way, and put the "Create your own" membership signup pitches in a separate field at the left column? Or just show five or six random genres and put a link to the rest below, as it is now - but I'd recommend changing the link to "Discover All Genres," to emphasize that Live365 has every imaginable - and some unimaginable - genre in the book available.
26 Jun, '20
Jeremy Merged
When A user searches for a station, have that search scan our station descriptions For the results. For example someone could search for an artist we frequently play that might be listed in our descriptions. Not all stations fit neatly into the genres and can be harder to find.
20 Jul, '20
Philip Admin
"Station search to include station descriptions not just station names" (suggested by Jeremy on 2020-06-26), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
06 Nov, '20
AmanogawaExpress
I would take the random grid of station icons that are currently on the main page and replace it with headers of all the genres, each with a random group of its respective station icons, and with the genre group positions shuffling randomly with each page-load.

I'm thinking that to a new visitor the current grid is instantly confusing (and in no way representative of the variety of stations available here,) where an instantly-visible list of genres (more than a paltry 4,) gives a page visitor, just as instantly, navigation by his or her particular interest. If they're not sure what they want to hear and are surfing for ideas, every page load shuffles the genre list - also serving to emphasize L365's variety.

I'd put the "Create your own" info on a secondary page. Right now the page is trying to do two things at once - confusingly. I'm thinking potential broadcasters are motivated to find that info on their own - but listeners are looking for quick, simple-to-find information.
09 Nov, '20
Kevin Geter Merged
Live 365 should Rotate Listing ALL stations on the Live 365 Splash Page. I think its unfair when Live 365 only shows the same stations on its splash page. Stop doing this!! Embrace the fact that Live 365 has many great stations and stop turning it into what station is popular. And when you show different stations on the splash page, have the ability of letting the perspective broadcasters know. You could rotate this hourly or every 24 hours. Show off the other stations. Live 365 needs to promote and embrace the independent radio movement. I don't care to see NPR or other popular stations at the top of the Splash pages. Be progressive and have the guts to embrace us little broadcasters. There are some great station on Live 365 and all of us don't have big budgets.
08 Jan, '21
Philip Admin
"Index Page Appearance Suggestion" (suggested by Sake-bito on 2020-04-28), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
27 Mar, '21
Sonia Merged
I would love to save some my favorite stations, that I can return to on regular basis. I would say like parking many stations in one place.
16 Apr, '21
Ionut Sarghi Admin
"Rotate Listing ALL station on the Live 365 Splash Page" (suggested by Kevin Geter on 2020-11-09), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
13 May, '21
Ionut Sarghi Admin
"saving favorite stations" (suggested by Sonia on 2021-03-27), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
14 Jul, '21
Paula Merged
Would be nice if I could tag stations as favorites, so I can find them without having to scroll down, load more, scroll down, etc.
10 Aug, '21
Ionut Sarghi Admin
"Favorites" (suggested by Paula on 2021-07-14), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
04 May, '22
Sid proctor
Live 365 use to place stations in a rank based on tsl and it changed daily. You guys should have that operation information there somewhere??
23 Dec, '22
jason davenport
When browsing on either the apps or website, many stations that are either no longer active nor have a logo are often ranked higher than stations that are currently active with great names and logos.