The schedule lets you program your station hour by hour. Place playlists on a calendar, and CloudRadio follows the programming automatically.
Open the schedule
Go to Schedule in the left sidebar of your station. You’ll see a weekly calendar with a 24-hour grid. Switch between Week view (visual calendar) and List view (table of events) using the toggle at the top.
Create an event
Click any empty slot on the calendar, or use the New event button. Fill in:
- Title: A name for this event (up to 160 characters). Appears on the calendar.
- Playlist: Select the playlist to play during this slot.
- Date and time: When the event starts.
- Duration: How long the event runs, in minutes.
- Color: Pick from 10 colors to visually distinguish events on the calendar.
Backup playlist
Optionally select a backup playlist. If the primary playlist runs out of eligible tracks (for example, a short playlist that has played through), the backup keeps music flowing during the time slot.
Recurrence
By default, an event is a one-time occurrence. To repeat it:
- Set Recurrence to Weekly, Biweekly, or Monthly.
- Select which days of the week the event repeats on (Sunday through Saturday).
- Optionally set an end date. Without one, the event repeats indefinitely.
A weekly event on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8:00 AM for 120 minutes creates a recurring morning show three days a week.
Allow overrun
The Overrun toggle controls what happens when an event reaches its scheduled end time:
- Off (default): The event ends immediately and the station moves on to the next source.
- On: The playlist keeps playing past the scheduled end time until it runs out of tracks. Once the playlist is exhausted, the station returns to the fallback. A new scheduled event will still interrupt an overrunning playlist when its start time arrives.
Edit or delete an event
Click any event on the calendar to open it. Make changes and save, or click Delete to remove it. Deleting a recurring event removes all future occurrences.
Overlap protection
CloudRadio does not allow overlapping events. If a new event conflicts with an existing one, you will see a warning and the save will be blocked. Adjust the times to resolve the conflict before saving.
Between events
When no event is active, your station returns to weighted rotation if configured, or library shuffle otherwise. A live broadcast (via Studio or Guest DJ input) always takes priority over any scheduled event or fallback.
Tips
- You don’t need to schedule every hour. Fill your peak times and let weighted rotation handle the rest.
- Color-code events by show or genre for quick visual scanning.
- Use List view to see all events at a glance or delete multiple events.
Related
- Automation for how scheduled events fit into the priority chain
- Playlists to create playlists for your schedule
- Weighted Rotation for unscheduled time programming