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From time to time, I discover a way to do something that I don't immediately understand the practical use for. In that spirit, here's a tutorial for something that no radio station may actually want to do…

Spotify has recently introduced the ability for users to add specific podcast episodes to playlists. This means that in addition to letting users create a collection of their favorite songs, they can now also do the same with podcast episodes. They could even mix the two.

This raises an interesting possibility: Anybody can now create their own radio show by combining episodes of their own podcast with songs on a Spotify playlist if that podcast is broken into “DJ breaks” that are designed to be used in between tunes.

Until now, this has been a challenge. There are nearly insurmountable hurdles to using popular music in podcasts (though PodcastMusic.com hopes to change that next year). But now, it's possible for the average joe to play DJ with actual songs. Here's how you can do it:

1. Create a podcast with a single destination: Spotify.

Normally, when you create a podcast, you take the RSS feed from your hosting company and submit it to as many directories as possible: Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, etc. In this case, however, we're going to create a podcast with only one destination: Spotify.

2. Upload each “DJ break” as an episode.

Record a series of short “breaks” — introductions to each song on the playlist — as separate audio files. Upload them to your hosting service.

3. Create a playlist in Spotify and add your songs.

In Spotify, go to “Your Library” and click “Create Playlist.” Name your playlist. You can even add artwork and a description to your playlist. (I found this easier to do using Spotify's desktop app.)

4. Add your podcast episodes to the playlist.

Click on the “Search” button and search for your podcast. Click on the three dots next to each episode, then add each of the episodes to your playlist.

5. Sort your playlist.

Click on “Your Library” and then click on your playlist again. Click the three dots at the top of the screen and select “Edit Playlist.” (Oddly, you don't want to sort your playlist by clicking “Sort Playlist.”) You can change the order of the songs by grabbing them by the three lines and dragging them into the order you want.

6. Make your playlist public.

Return to your playlist, click the three dots in the top right corner, and click “Make Public.” Now, anybody with Spotify can access your playlist.

7. Redirect with a vanity URL.

Find and copy the link to your playlist. In the Spotify mobile app, you click the three dots in the top corner of the screen, click “Share Playlist,” then click “Copy Link.”

Register a memorable domain name (I used “detroitplaylist.com”) or use a sub-directory of your existing website (such as “wkrp.com/localmusicshow”). Redirect this URL to the Spotify playlist link that you copied.

Now, you've got a convenient link that can be shared and promoted. For example, I have created a Spotify playlist at http://detroitplaylist.com.

You can imagine updating this playlist on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis to create new “radio” shows.

Complications

The ability to create playlists this way relies on some newly unveiled Spotify features, and is not using them in the exact way that they were intended, so it doesn't work perfectly. Here are some of the challenges I ran into:

1. The process is slightly different depending on whether you're using the desktop version of Spotify or the mobile app. In some cases, I had difficulty figuring out how to do every step of this on one device or the other, and had to rely on a combination of the two. That may change over time.
2. The playlist doesn't sync instantaneously between the desktop and the mobile app. Sometimes, I would make a change in one and not see it reflected in the other, which is problematic when you're relying on both to get the job done.
3. While the desktop version of the app shows a big green “Play” button, the mobile app version's primary call to action is a “Shuffle Play” button. Of course, if people shuffle the songs, the DJ breaks will lead into the wrong songs, defeating the purpose of the playlist.

Ok, but who would do this?

This is a neat trick, but in reality, who's actually going to do this? I can see cases where an out-of-work DJ does it to stay on top of their game, or somebody looking to break into the industry does it as a resumé showpiece. A DJ with a specialty show, such as a new music show or a local music show, might want to do it. An air personality who is known for their in-depth musical knowledge may also want to do it. Or, you could create “pop-up playlists” for special occasions, such as Lollapalooza or the Grammys or the death of a big artist.

Of course, most radio stations will understandably be reluctant to promote this type of playlist, because if people are listening to Spotify, they're not listening to the radio station. I get it, and that's why I don't know what the practical use is for this feature. But it exists, and I thought you would want to see it.

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Spotify Radio Station is one of the major selling points for Spotify. Providing previous listening history for analysis, users can use it to discover music they would like to listen but haven't got the chance to find. Thanks to this feature, a lot of people are expanding their music terrains. What is more, it is different from the traditional radio as you skip tracks as you wish and it has no times limit.

There is a defect about Spotify radio: it only plays safe by recommending you the song similar to your history. But people change all the time so does the music taste. It is not uncommon that out of blue, we want to listen to a certain music genre that is really different from the old one. In order to get recommended songs that fit your current style more, you can start with creating your own radio playlist. After that, you get some new recommendations. In this post, we also provide a tool for you to download the music if you want offline playback or ad block.

Spotify Stations App Windows

Part 1. How to Create Spotify Radio Station

Now Spotify Radio can run on the desktop, iPhone, iPad and Android mobile. Some of you might notice that Web player doesn't have Spotify radio anymore. We will show you every step to create a radio playlist on your different devices.

1. On desktop

• Go to menu bar and click on 'Radio'.

• Click on 'CREATE NEW STATION' on the Radio section page.

• Enter a track, artist or playlist you like in the search box. (Some tracks, artists, or playlists might not be available in Spotify Radio.)

• Tap the target one to get started.

Or

• Go to the song, artist, or playlist page.

• Right-click on the subject or click on '…' button.

• Choose 'Go to Song/playlist/album Radio'.

2. On iPhone/ iPad/ Android Mobile

The setting process is the same for iPhone, iPad and Android Mobile.

• Tap on button 'Radio' in the menu at the button of the screen.

• Tap on 'New Station ' button on the left top of the screen.

• Enter a track, artist, or playlist in the search box.

• Tap the song you would like to listen on the radio.

Note you can also set your own station by hitting'…' button and choosing 'Start Radio'.

After you add your selected songs, the system will randomly add other songs but based on your selected songs as well as your listening history.

Part 2. What Would You Do if You Want Offline Listening

What can you do if you run into some songs you become attracted to on Spotify radio station, you can download it by prescribing Premium, or you can use some help from our product TuneFab Spotify Music Converter to download and convert the songs to any free formats recognizable on any music players. Besides its major feature as a music converter, you can set the audio parameters according to your personal needs and ID3 information won't miss after the conversion finished.

Next, I will show you how to use it.

Step 1. Open Spotify Music Converter

Click on 'Try it Free' to download it. For your consideration, we provide a 30-day free trial for your own product experience.

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Step 2. Import Spotify Music

Run Spotify on your computer and find the songs you think suit you taste, drag and drop them on the interface of Spotify Music Converter.

Step 3. Adjust Output File

Go to 'Option'>'General', location change is accessible in this section. You can skip this part to save the file in the default folder.

Next go to 'Advanced' window, you are allowed to adjust format, samplerate and bitrate of the converted music. Available formats are MP3, M4A, WAV and FLAC.

Step 4. Start Conversion

Once everything is done, the conversion process will begin right away as soon as you tap 'Convert'.

Spotify Radio gives us a chance to spot different kinds of music based on our styles. It is particularly useful for those loving listening to music but having to be stuck with the old songs for lack of time to find new songs. Now start setting up you unique station and you will be amazed by how better Spotify knows you than you do.

If you want to keep the new songs to yourself, consider using TuneFab Spotify Music Converter to download the songs to your local files.