How to Schedule Your 24/7 Stream With the Calendar

Introduction

A 24/7 stream is more interesting when it's programmed. Different content at different times of day. Recurring shows on certain days. A movie marathon on Friday nights.

The Calendar makes that easy. Drag your content onto a weekly grid, set what recurs, and your channel runs itself.

This guide walks you through building your first scheduled stream end-to-end.

Before You Start

Have ready in your media library:

A handful of videos you want to schedule
One or two playlists for music blocks or themed segments
Optional: one or two compositions for branded blocks

If your library is empty, see Uploading Videos and Managing Your Media Library and Importing Videos from YouTube.

Step 1: Create a Scheduled Stream

Click Create Live Stream from your dashboard
Choose Scheduled Stream as the stream type
Name it (e.g., Weekly Programming)
Pick aspect ratio and quality
Click Create

You'll land on the new stream's Calendar view — a weekly grid.

Screenshot suggestion: Empty calendar grid with day-of-week headers and hour rows.

Step 2: Add Your First Block

Click on a time slot — say, Monday at 9:00am. A dialog opens.

In the dialog:

Pick what plays — a video, a playlist, or a composition
Set the duration — by default, the block matches the content's length; you can extend or shorten
Choose how it fills the slot — Loop (repeats for the entire slot) or Play Once (plays once, ends)
Optionally assign an overlay template for branding
Click Save

The block appears on the calendar.

Screenshot suggestion: Calendar entry dialog with the content picker, duration, and Loop / Play Once toggles.

Step 3: Make It Recurring

Click your new block to edit it. In the dialog, choose:

Recurrence: None, Daily, Weekly, Monthly
Interval: every 1 / 2 / 3 weeks (e.g., "every other week")
End condition: never, until a specific date, or after a number of occurrences

For most weekly programming, pick Weekly with no end. The block now appears every week on the same day and time.

For details on recurrence, see Recurring Schedules — Set It Once, Run It Forever.

Step 4: Build Out the Week

Repeat for the rest of your programming. A typical week for, say, a music channel might look like:

Time	Mon–Fri	Sat	Sun
6am–9am	Quiet morning playlist	Quiet morning playlist	Sunday devotional
9am–12pm	Upbeat work-from-home mix	Workout playlist	Sunday service rerun
12pm–3pm	Focus / instrumental	Top-of-the-week show	Afternoon worship
3pm–6pm	Late afternoon mix	Throwback hour	Family content
6pm–9pm	Evening session	Friday-night party	Evening service
9pm–12am	Lo-fi sleep mix	Lo-fi sleep mix	Lo-fi sleep mix

That's 21 blocks. Once they're set up as recurring, they run forever.

Step 5: Set a Fallback

Click the Settings button on the Calendar and pick what plays during gaps — moments when no calendar block is scheduled.

Options:

A default playlist
A single video (a "standby" message or branded loop)
A black slate

For most channels, a default fallback playlist is the right choice. It means the stream never goes silent.

Step 6: Add Destinations and Go Live

Click Destinations in the sidebar
Add the platforms you want — YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, custom RTMP, etc.
Click Go Live

The stream starts and the calendar takes over. The right content plays at the right time, every time, automatically.

Editing While Live

You can edit the calendar while the stream is running. Add a new block, change a recurring schedule, swap content — your stream picks up the changes on the next slot transition. No restart needed.

This is great for:

Last-minute schedule changes (a sermon swap, a special announcement)
Adding new content as your library grows
Adjusting recurrence after you see what's working

Pro Tips

Start with the recurring blocks first. Set up your weekly anchors (e.g., Sunday 11am service) before filling in one-off blocks.
Match content energy to time of day. Quiet content in the morning, energetic in the afternoon, calm at night. Viewers feel it even if they can't articulate why.
Use Loop for music, Play Once for shows. Music blocks should fill their slot. Shows should run their natural length.
Don't program every minute. Gaps with a fallback are fine — sometimes a stream feels more alive when there's a "house playlist" between named shows.
Use overlay templates for branding consistency. See Creating and Managing Overlay Templates.

Common Questions

What if two blocks overlap? The Calendar uses priority — higher-priority blocks win. You can set priority per block.

Can I program months in advance? Yes. Add as many one-off and recurring blocks as you want. The calendar shows the next several weeks at a glance.

What if the stream goes down? It auto-recovers. Calendar progress is preserved across restarts. See Why Your 24/7 Stream Stays Live.

Can I jump to a block manually? Yes — see Using "Play Now" to Take Your Stream Off-Schedule.