Using Radios
Radios are a great way to discover new music, or even just create a dynamic playlist of songs you like. By default, all users have access to three build-in radios:
Favorites - this plays through your favorite tracks
Random - plays random songs from your libraries or libraries you follow
Less Listened - plays songs you listen to less frequently
Creating a New Radio
Note
Any music that is in a private collection will appear in public radios but will not be playable unless the user has access to the containing library
In addition to the built-in radios, Funkwhale offers users the ability to create their own specific radios. These radios can be shared with other users on your instance or kept entirely to yourself.
To create a new radio:
Navigate to
https://your-instance/library/radios
or click “Browse Library” and select “Radios” along the top of the screenUnder “User Radios”, click “Create your own radio”
Give your radio a name and description
If you want to share your radio on your instance, check the “Display publicly” box. Otherwise, uncheck this to keep the radio private
To set up the filters for your radio, click on “Select a filter” and select “Artist” or “Tag” from the drop-down menu. Click “Add Filter” to activate the filter
To exclude certain artists or tags, toggle the “Exclude” switch so it turns blue and then select values from the drop-down menu
To only include certain artists or tags, toggle the “Exclude” switch so it turns gray and then select values from the drop-down menu
Click “Save” to save your radio
Listening to a Radio
To start listening to a radio:
Navigate to
https://your-instance/library/radios
or click “Browse Library” and select “Radios” along the top of the screenFind the radio you want to listen to and click on “Play radio”
Your queue will be populated with the currently playing song and the next song on the radio
To stop listening to a radio:
Open your Managing Your Queue
Select “Stop Radio” at the bottom of the queue
The songs that were queued will stay in your queue, but the radio will stop queueing new songs