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Plan:
Family Premium
Country:
Australia
Operating System:
Windows 10 1809 October 2018 Update/ Spotify App from Microsoft Store
Issue:
There is no 'Create New Station +' button in the Radio category in the desktop app. Furthermore, creating a playlist based on a song from the right click context menu creates a Spotify-curated playlist based on the artist - meaning the station stops once the playlist ends.
This issue did exist in the Android app for a little bit - but was recently solved.
This is inconvenient as making radio stations was far easier to listen to music rather than making new playlists every time.
EDIT: as of 14/01/19 on Spotify version 8.4.88.150 for Android, issue is occuring again. Stations are not created, and are instead playlists based on the song or artist. Very frustrating - there is no changelog for updates like this, which makes it very frustrating when it disappears randomly.
Since yesterday I can't create any new stations. Also, I don't have the thumbs up or down to ''improve station''. Even in the ''Radio'' section, all I have are ''recommended stations'', I don't even know how to manually listen to radio for an artist of my choice.
I've been having this issue for two months. I have searched Spotify to find answers -- no info. If anybody resolves this problem, please post. Hello Spotify? Premium subscriber here!!
I strongly dislike the 'radio' playlists it gives me rather than making a station as it clutters up my list of playlists i've actually spent time and effort creating... Please fix, this is very frustrating.
Hi, I have been involved with this Windows can't create Radio issue through most of this conversation. This is lengthy, I am sorry for that, but this is the end result for the search of why I "Can no longer create radio stations." Starting with an actual response from Spotify.
"Hello Scott,
Thank you for reaching out to us. We are sorry you can't use radio stations. Rest your mind. We’d be happy to help you out.
We just need a little more information about what’s happening first.
Please let us know:
If it's possible to include any screenshots of what's happening, that'd be great too. Just attach them to your reply.
Looking forward to hear from you!
Best regards,
Henna"
Spotify was nice. Here is my lengthy email response to them:
"I figured out a workaround. Also, apologies for posting about Spotify for Mac OS when this is obviously a Windows thread. I just googled my issue and this was the first and most relevant topic that came up. Hopefully this will work for Windows users too.
Instead of right clicking and selecting "Go to ___ Radio", if you drag a song title, album title, or artist title and drop it on "Radio" in the panel to the left, it will take you to the relevant song, album, or artist station. Then, if you select the "More" option (...), and select "Follow", that station will show up in the "Stations" section.
Just to clarify the difference, right clicking a song, album, or artist and selecting "Go to ___ Radio" and then selecting the "Follow" button will create a new playlist named after that station. In contrast, selecting "Follow" with the drag and drop method will create a new station and put it where it's supposed to be, in the Stations section.
Hope this helps."
And this is my Reply to that Casual Listener:
Interestingly, your suggestions work! For the first Time I have a Radio Station, that I created, actually show up in STATIONS. Of course I will have to delete it, I pick any old song, with the results I have any old music. I also see that now I can take one of my own Playlists, and "DragRadio" it and then More - Follow, and that also shows up, finally, in my Stations list as a Playlist Radio. I am thinking that doing this way with your own focused Playlist will give you better Radio than Spotifies simple right-click a song, create a Radio.
I guess this is the work-around for creating your own Radio Stations, that use to be a simple Right-Click, on a Playlists (that lasted only a few days). Not sure if the More option was available, back than, to Follow, and if that would have put the playlist in Stations. Not sure either if the Drag to Radio feature will last.
Scott
Here Than is Spotify's Email Response back to me:
Sorry if someone has already said this... there were a lot of pages and I didn't get through everything (at work). The workaround to drag a song/artist/album to Radio on the left panel DOES work (I'm using the desktop version)... HOWEVER it's limited. I think you have to drag it over EVERY TIME you want to get an ACTUAL station and not a premade playlist "radio" station. In my example, I was playing a song by the band ReVamp and I just clicked & dragged the artist name up to the Radio section and it started a new station. As you can see, it says it'll load more songs as you listen and the thumbs up/down buttons are there, so it works like we all want. But when you leave and come back and click on it from Stations, you just get the 50 songs. It's like if you click off of it, you lose it. I was able to hit back and get back to the actual station, but not from the Stations or Radio menu.
Good luck everyone!!
The "DragRadio" method didn't work for me. I'm on windows 10 and with the most current update of Spotify. When I click and drag a song I want to create a station with all options on the left are grayed out except for "songs" and my personal playlists. What I found to work for me in making stations is to
1. pick a song or ablum
2. got to the three "..." and select add to playlist then new playlist
3. go to the newly created playlist and open the three "..." next to the play button and select "go to playlist radio"
4. after reaching the page for the new playlist radio make sure to follow it.
After following the new "playlist radio" it should show up in your stations tab. Even though it's called something different the "playlist radio" will stream music similar to the song or album you based it off of. I haven't been able to get this to work with individual artists. Trying to create a station off of an artist will only yield a premade spotify playlist. I've only had luck creating stations for individual songs , entire albums and personal playlists. To create a station based on your personal playlist just follow steps 3 and 4. Hopefully this work around sticks and doesn't vanish with the next update!
Cheers!
I'm not sure why it doesn't work for you, I'm also using the program on Win10 and just updated and checked again before writing this.
If you go to an artist's page and click/drag the artist's name (The big, bold name at the top) to the Radio, it creates an endless radio like the old radio (this is also the current way it plays music after your playlist or album finishes).
Huh. I was so focused on getting stations to work I never noticed that when I was clicking and dragging a song around that the radio section up top was still lit. Thanks for the heads up! I'm glad to be able to stream music like before!
I noticed I was not able to create a station from an artist by dragging the artist's name to the Radio button earlier this week. The Radio button stayed greyed out while I was dragging the artist's name.
After the update to the Spotify app late this past week, it is working again on the desktop app.
The issue still exists on the iPhone app.
Why is this STILL an issue????! I have no "create station" button on either my laptop (Windows 10) or my iPhone. 😠
Spot on! This method (dragging the artist or song into the left side Radio icon) works with Mac OS as well to create the interactive old school Radio stations. Thank you!
Unfortunately I have only been able to “save” them by going back and playing those stations— in order for it to refresh in my recently played section. Once the station disappears off the recently played section, I have had to create it again within my desktop OS by the above method.
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