# 🎼 Playlists **URL:** https://forum.spinitron.com/c/playlists/15.md [Latest](https://forum.spinitron.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.spinitron.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.spinitron.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the 🎼 Playlists category](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/about-the-playlists-category/63)
**Author:** [@tom](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/tom)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/about-the-playlists-category/63 "2026-05-03T02:40:41Z")
Topics about playlist entry and editing. --- ## [Spinitron automated playlist bias](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/spinitron-automated-playlist-bias/44)
**Author:** [@McSchmormac](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/McSchmormac)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/spinitron-automated-playlist-bias/44 "2026-10-03T23:15:24Z")
Below is an email to spinitron tech support - identifying a consistent bias in spinitron’s automated playlists - favoring bootleg/pirate/plagirized reissues at the expense of legitimate reissues - posted here so “everyon… --- ## [Batch downloading playlists?](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/batch-downloading-playlists/1101)
**Author:** [@RedBear52](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/RedBear52)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/batch-downloading-playlists/1101 "2026-06-04T17:49:55Z")
Is there a way to run batch download on playlists in spinitron? For example, if we want to download every extant playlist of a particular show? Could we make a GET request to the API to achieve this? Or is there so… --- ## [Is it possible to change what show a playlist appears under?](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-what-show-a-playlist-appears-under/1742)
**Author:** [@Azia](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/Azia)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-what-show-a-playlist-appears-under/1742 "2026-05-09T22:03:24Z")
I had a DJ, who host a regular show, substitute for a different air shift. I forgot to make adjustments to spinitron, so they’re playlist is now listed under a different show. They DJ wants the playlist to appear under t… --- ## [Help creating playlist csv from specific station](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/help-creating-playlist-csv-from-specific-station/1773)
**Author:** [@Davidrias](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/Davidrias)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/help-creating-playlist-csv-from-specific-station/1773 "2026-02-23T15:26:25Z")
Hello I am trying to find a song that I heard on my local station WMPG 90.9. Here is what I know: it was played sometime between 2007 - 2011. It was a Jazz song with vocals, a duet, a flute I think. I have tried to fin… --- ## [Ghost town 2/14](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/ghost-town-2-14/1764)
**Author:** [@hlcabral](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/hlcabral)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/ghost-town-2-14/1764 "2026-02-14T18:23:36Z")
Jazz in the morning, to soothe the hangover --- ## [Time is a required field... but it doesn't save when I cue the track](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/time-is-a-required-field-but-it-doesnt-save-when-i-cue-the-track/1758)
**Author:** [@pshrg](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/pshrg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/time-is-a-required-field-but-it-doesnt-save-when-i-cue-the-track/1758 "2026-02-01T23:15:03Z")
We can’t leave the time field (the time of day when the song is played) blank when we cue up a song in the playlist. But after I enter the time and hit “cue,” the time doesn’t save. I have to go back and edit the time in… --- ## [Is it possible to delete a duplicate playlist on Spinitron?](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/is-it-possible-to-delete-a-duplicate-playlist-on-spinitron/1748)
**Author:** [@DJ\_WESTCARR\_DJWestca](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/DJ_WESTCARR_DJWestca)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/is-it-possible-to-delete-a-duplicate-playlist-on-spinitron/1748 "2025-12-12T15:09:38Z")
Is it possible to delete a duplicate playlist on Spinitron? --- ## [Playlists are not posting to my DJ site](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/playlists-are-not-posting-to-my-dj-site/1731)
**Author:** [@HelenKBRP](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/HelenKBRP)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/playlists-are-not-posting-to-my-dj-site/1731 "2025-10-29T17:43:23Z")
As of last week, my playlists are not posting to my DJ site. They show up in Spinitron correctly, both the original on 10/27 and the replay scheduled for 10/30/25, but did not post on our station website. This happened… --- ## [Sort on Timestamp column does not "stick"](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/sort-on-timestamp-column-does-not-stick/996)
**Author:** [@traveller](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/traveller)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/sort-on-timestamp-column-does-not-stick/996 "2025-05-14T20:38:32Z")
While updating a playlist, I like to sort the songs in chronological order, with the first song played at the top of the list. I click the Timestamp header once to get the desired result. However, after I’ve submitted a … --- ## [Automating Playlist Import](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/automating-playlist-import/1613)
**Author:** [@erind99](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/erind99)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/automating-playlist-import/1613 "2025-04-11T19:51:12Z")
Hi, first ever post here. We use Station Playlist with Spinitron audio recognition for our everyday logging, feeding Now Playing, and show playlists. We do have a couple of use cases of locally produced live shows (non-r… --- ## [How Do I Edit A Previous Playlist](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/how-do-i-edit-a-previous-playlist/1024)
**Author:** [@jehof](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/jehof)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/how-do-i-edit-a-previous-playlist/1024 "2025-02-05T14:25:41Z")
Yesterday, I did my first show using Spinitron. However, there were four songs it didn’t recognize and one that listed the wrong artist. How can I update my playlist so I can add in the four missing songs as well as co… --- ## [Add private notes to spins](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/add-private-notes-to-spins/1541)
**Author:** [@Julia\_McAnly](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/Julia_McAnly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/add-private-notes-to-spins/1541 "2025-01-22T23:18:57Z")
Sorry if this has been asked before. How do I add a private note to a spin entry? I know I can add a non-music entry, and mark that private, but I’m not looking to add a whole new table row. I want my private note to nes… --- ## [How to change host name on Spinitron](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/how-to-change-host-name-on-spinitron/1538)
**Author:** [@Spinderella](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/Spinderella)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/how-to-change-host-name-on-spinitron/1538 "2025-01-15T16:19:47Z")
I have a DJ who recently changed their DJ name on their profile, but when they open a chat on their Spinitron playlist their old name shows up as OldName (host) in the chat. Any way to update it to the new DJ name? --- ## [Pop Music in FIlm](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/pop-music-in-film/1486)
**Author:** [@Drew\_Anderson](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/Drew_Anderson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/pop-music-in-film/1486 "2024-12-02T16:40:32Z")
This playlist will be consisted of Pop Music played in Films --- ## [Is there a way to upload a playlist to Spinitron from iTunes/Apple Music?](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-upload-a-playlist-to-spinitron-from-itunes-apple-music/1473)
**Author:** [@jlightfoot](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/jlightfoot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-upload-a-playlist-to-spinitron-from-itunes-apple-music/1473 "2024-11-23T16:23:33Z")
I saw some documentation that said it was possible, but I can’t figure out how to do it. --- ## [Can non-music items show in NOW Playing](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/can-non-music-items-show-in-now-playing/423)
**Author:** [@GregDSea](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/GregDSea)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/can-non-music-items-show-in-now-playing/423 "2024-10-14T18:03:36Z")
Greetings, Can a non-music item show up in the NowPlaying feature when activated in playlist and/or added to a future playlist? I’m excited to get the NowPlaying feature working on our website, but I’ve noticed non-musi… --- ## [Preventing composers to show next to songs](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/preventing-composers-to-show-next-to-songs/1411)
**Author:** [@A\_Toprak](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/A_Toprak)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/preventing-composers-to-show-next-to-songs/1411 "2024-09-21T22:03:58Z")
Hello, I find it easier to copy an automatically-generated playlist to my Google spreadsheet when it is in the “view” mode. However, composers appear next to the song name without a space! Is there a way to configure t… --- ## [Timestamps not adjusting](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/timestamps-not-adjusting/1389)
**Author:** [@rickabilly](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/rickabilly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/timestamps-not-adjusting/1389 "2024-08-26T15:24:00Z")
I just purchased a new laptop. I import my playlists from iTunes. When I adjust the time a song plays, Spinitron no longer shifts the Timestamps to align with the new time change. I’ve been using Spinitron for 6 years… --- ## [New Radioboss feature works great...but with some weirdness in Spinitron](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/new-radioboss-feature-works-great-but-with-some-weirdness-in-spinitron/1357)
**Author:** [@Arbie](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/Arbie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/new-radioboss-feature-works-great-but-with-some-weirdness-in-spinitron/1357 "2024-07-18T11:48:38Z")
RadioBoss . like so many others saves playlists as .m3u8 files. We all know the problem with those files, if you forget and make a playlist ahead of time with local files (say on your laptop), it won’t play on the on-air… --- ## [Corrected my playlist](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/corrected-my-playlist/1324)
**Author:** [@DJ\_WESTCARR\_DJWestca](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/DJ_WESTCARR_DJWestca)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/corrected-my-playlist/1324 "2024-06-01T12:03:02Z")
I found a song that I didn’t enter on my playlist, so I delete it --- ## [Setbreak timestamp glitch](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/setbreak-timestamp-glitch/1321)
**Author:** [@JungleBill](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/JungleBill)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/setbreak-timestamp-glitch/1321 "2024-06-05T23:09:42Z")
When I enter a setbreak into Spinitron, & I enter the estimated duration, the timestamp for the next entry does not change. This means the next item, be it another setbreak or a song, is set to the same start time as th… --- ## [KCSM playlist operation](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/kcsm-playlist-operation/1284)
**Author:** [@jgonder](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/jgonder)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/kcsm-playlist-operation/1284 "2024-05-07T23:05:01Z")
Previously the KCSM playlist 1 showed the current playing song 2 automatically updated Neither of these appears to be the case with this playlist software. Instead, finding a recent or current song requires starting from… --- ## [Changing Playlist Chat Username](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/changing-playlist-chat-username/1266)
**Author:** [@WPRK](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/WPRK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/changing-playlist-chat-username/1266 "2024-04-11T19:41:46Z")
Hello everyone. David here, the Station Manager for the WPRK 91.5 fm “The Best in Basement Radio”. First time posting in the forums looking for some help with the playlist chat. Recently, one of our DJs figured out how … --- ## [In public page some tracks are not played when clicking the 'Play' icon](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/in-public-page-some-tracks-are-not-played-when-clicking-the-play-icon/1241)
**Author:** [@MUZIK2K](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/MUZIK2K)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/in-public-page-some-tracks-are-not-played-when-clicking-the-play-icon/1241 "2024-03-17T21:06:50Z")
Hi, I’ve just started using spinitron. I’ve noticed that in my public page when I click on the “Play” (arrow) icon for some tracks, nothing is played. Is there any issues with those tracks?, Are those tracks not being pl… --- ## [Bannning Chat Users for more than a month, or permanently](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/bannning-chat-users-for-more-than-a-month-or-permanently/1205)
**Author:** [@Amanda\_Shauger](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/Amanda_Shauger)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/bannning-chat-users-for-more-than-a-month-or-permanently/1205 "2024-02-18T00:58:50Z")
Hey! We want to know how an administrator can ban a chat user for longer than a month. Someone was untoward today and we learned it wasn’t his first time of being inappropriate. I think a few more of our djs will now use… --- ## [I started a playlist... and now I want to move it to next week](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/i-started-a-playlist-and-now-i-want-to-move-it-to-next-week/1172)
**Author:** [@DJFlavio](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/DJFlavio)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/i-started-a-playlist-and-now-i-want-to-move-it-to-next-week/1172 "2024-01-20T16:06:21Z")
Is there any way to do that w/o rentering all the songs again? --- ## [Creating (and then finding) one off shows](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/creating-and-then-finding-one-off-shows/1050)
**Author:** [@Arbie](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/Arbie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/creating-and-then-finding-one-off-shows/1050 "2023-10-11T19:53:59Z")
After all this time I still have problems with one-off shows: I created a show well before its intended start time and started the log making some non-music talk notations. And I went away and did something else until th… --- ## [Is it possible to search for a song in your old playlists?](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/is-it-possible-to-search-for-a-song-in-your-old-playlists/1004)
**Author:** [@CDyllaG](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/CDyllaG)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/is-it-possible-to-search-for-a-song-in-your-old-playlists/1004 "2023-08-20T22:32:03Z")
Let’s say I’d like to confirm I haven’t played “Eleanor Rigby” by the Beatles in the last six months on my weekly radio show that I log on Spinitron. Is there a quick way to do that? Thanks everyone! --- ## [What is the HDj checkbox?](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/what-is-the-hdj-checkbox/978)
**Author:** [@wbor](https://forum.spinitron.com/u/wbor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.spinitron.com/t/what-is-the-hdj-checkbox/978 "2023-06-15T18:48:37Z")
At https://spinitron.com/m/playlist, there is a column titled “HDj” between DJ and Aut (which I believe to mean automation). What does it stand for, and why is it only checked sometimes? [Next page](https://forum.spinitron.com/c/playlists/15.md?page=1)