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Centova Cast: Playlist types and scheduling (General Rotation, Scheduled, Interval)
Centova Cast

Centova Cast: Playlist types and scheduling (General Rotation, Scheduled, Interval)

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In Centova Cast, playlists are created and set up in the Playlist Manager. Each playlist has a type, which decides when it plays.

You log in to Centova Cast with Login to Panel (see Centova Cast: First steps).

Playlist types

TypeWhen it plays
General RotationYour station's main music. It plays when nothing else is playing. The Standard Rotation playlist that already exists is of this type.
ScheduledOn a set day and time, once or repeating daily, weekly, monthly or yearly. The time follows the time zone set in your stream settings.
IntervalEvery so many songs or minutes. Ideal for jingles, station IDs and ads.
ImmediateFor song requests from listeners.

New playlist

  1. Open the Playlist Manager.
  2. Click Create Playlist at the top right.
  3. Give it a name, choose the type and set when it plays.
  4. Save and add songs to the playlist from Media (see Centova Cast: Enabling AutoDJ, uploading music and creating a playlist).

Scheduled playlist options

Scheduled playlists have extra options, such as play order, Interruptible and Stop after.

To change a playlist, click the Edit Playlist icon next to it. To disable it, right-click it in Media and choose Enable/Disable Playlist.

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