These guides go beyond the basics. Once your station is up and running, this is where you come to make it feel truly alive: seasonal programming that knows what month it is, episodes that play in order every time, commercials that fit the mood, and channels built exactly the way you want them.
Advanced Scheduling
Take full control of your lineup. Set up marathons, override individual time slots, and fine-tune exactly what plays and when.
Channel Recipes
Ready-to-use configurations for every channel type. Grab one, paste it in, and have a working channel in minutes.
Adult Swim Style Blocks
Run daytime cartoons and a distinct late-night block on the same channel, with separate bumps, tighter timing, and a signon and signoff.
Bumps and Commercials
Give your station its identity. Add the short clips between shows that make it feel like a real broadcast, not just a playlist.
Autostart on Login
Set it and forget it. Configure FieldStation42 to start automatically whenever the system boots or a user logs in.
Guide Channels
Set up a TV schedule guide channel using the classic built-in guide or the web-based custom guide with decade-themed visuals.
Media Management
Keep your library organized as it grows. Use symlinks, external drives, and network storage without duplicating files.
Connecting Remote Controls
Control FieldStation42 with any IR remote using Flirc USB, customize key mappings, or change channels from external scripts.
Controlling When Content Plays
Restrict content to specific dates, seasons, times of day, or days of the week using folder naming conventions or the meta_hints config block.
Playing Series in Sequence
Run a show from episode one to the finale, in order, picking up right where it left off the last time it aired.