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Show Me How  Click for text instructions. How do I listen to Channels and stations? How do I add a Channel or station to My Channels? How do I delete a Channel or station from My Channels? How do I create a custom Rhapsody Channel? How do I edit a custom Rhapsody Channel? How do I transfer a Rhapsody Channel to my Rhapsody MP3 Player?

• Click Rhapsody Music Guide in the Sources area, then click the Channel Guide tab at the top of the Display area to view the Channel Guide page.
  
  
• Click a genre(type or category; for example: rock, classical, or rap) name under the Browse list to view Channels and stations in that category.
  
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• Click the Headline (the text of the Headline link changes depending on what is being featured) under the Browse list to see what Channels and stations are new and recommended.
  
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• Scroll through the All Channels list to see what Rhapsody has to offer:  
  

Each Rhapsody Channel is made of tracks programmed by our talented editors from Rhapsody's immense library of online music based on the station's description, or in the case of custom Channels, your selections. For example:

• A single-artist Rhapsody Channel will play tracks by that artist, and artists in the same genre.
   
• A genre-based Channel, such as Alt Country, or Indie Rock, will play tracks by artists in that genre.  
   
• A custom Rhapsody Channel will play tracks by the artists you select, and other, similar artists in the same genres.

With a premium membership, you can skip Rhapsody Channel tracks you don't like.  Just click the Next button ( ) in your Rhapsody Player controls.

Drag and dropA method of moving files from one place to the other. Click and hold the left mouse button while the cursor is over the item you want to move. Drag the item to the new destination and release the left mouse button. any Rhapsody Channel you want to My Channels in the Sources area for easy access later.

If you have a Rhapsody MP3 Player and a Rhapsody To Go membership, you can drag and drop Rhapsody Channels to your portable device. A Rhapsody Channel will add over three hours of music fitting that station's description onto your device.

Note: If you want to hear only music by your selected artists, not including similar artists, you might consider creating a playlist including only those artists.

These stations are streamed broadcasts from live radio stations.

Drag and dropA method of moving files from one place to the other. Click and hold the left mouse button while the cursor is over the item you want to move. Drag the item to the new destination and release the left mouse button. a live radio station to My Channels in the Sources area to save it for easy access later. Live radio stations cannot be dragged to any other part of Rhapsody, such as My Library or a playlist.

My Rhapsody Channel is a Channel that Rhapsody creates for you based on your favorite artists and genres(types or categories; for example: rock, classical, or rap). My Rhapsody Channel will usually be made up from:

• Four artists from your recent listening history.
• Three of your top ranked artists.
• Three key artists from the genres you select in My Rhapsody.

To create My Rhapsody Channel, just click or in the My Rhapsody Channel box on the Channel Guide page.

Note: Clicking will just play the Channel. If you want to save it to My Channels, click .

 

My Channels, found in the Sources area, is where you can save your favorite Rhapsody Channels and live radio stations.

Click My Channels in the Sources area to view its contents in the Display area. From this view, you can:

• Play any Channel or station.
  Double-click any Channel or station in your list to play it.
• Delete any Channel or station.
  Select any Channel and press [DELETE] on your keyboard to remove it from My Channels.
• Sort your Channels using the columns in My Channels.
  Click most column headers to sort by that property.
• View the artists in rotation for any given Rhapsody Channel or live station.
• Edit a custom Rhapsody Channel.
  Click the Modify link to add or remove artists from a custom Rhapsody Channel you have created.

This is a complete list of the columns available in My Channels.

All columns are default. There are no additional columns to add. You can sort by Channel Name, Type, and Creator.

Channel Name Type Creator In Rotation Action

See Columns for more information.

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