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FenderTL5
Contributor I
Apr 20, 2026 6:09 PM UTC

Sonos stations need descriptions like a channel guide

Quesion in Title

example Category Rock, station “Portrait Mode”
what music should expect to hear?

“Cruise Control” again, 

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Airgetlam
Apr 20, 2026 6:21 PM UTC

Can you be a bit more specific in your request? What streaming company are you using? Is this Sonos Radio, or one of the other streaming radio services?

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Bruce
FenderTL5
FenderTL5Author
Contributor I
Apr 20, 2026 6:22 PM UTC

If there’s a source for the station profile/descriptions a channel guide
I would most appreciative if someone would point in the right direction.

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Senior Virtuoso
Apr 20, 2026 6:33 PM UTC

If there’s a source for the station profile/descriptions a channel guide
I would most appreciative if someone would point in the right direction.

I’m not aware of any such guide. But there is a search function under Add Content Service. 

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FenderTL5
FenderTL5Author
Contributor I
Apr 20, 2026 6:34 PM UTC

Can you be a bit more specific in your request? What streaming company are you using? Is this Sonos Radio, or one of the other streaming radio services?

It the Sonos Radio station found by default within the app.
The photo below has the selections found under the heading “Rock”

What is “Dad Rock”? Led Zep, Rolling Stones? 
What music is on the station called “Cruise Control”? or “Portrait Mode”


 

 

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Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
Apr 20, 2026 7:21 PM UTC

A quick search turns up pretty good answers.

Other than Dad Rock are you looking for a description of the group's music or a link to their discography? 

 

Maybe I'm too old, I have albums by both Led Zeppilin and the Rolling Stones.

Dad Rock is a bit new for me but listenable.

The last two... Ewww no!

 

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FenderTL5
FenderTL5Author
Contributor I
Apr 20, 2026 7:50 PM UTC

A quick search turns up pretty good answers.

Other than Dad Rock are you looking for a description of the group's music or a link to their discography? 

 

Maybe I'm too old, I have albums by both Led Zeppilin and the Rolling Stones.

Dad Rock is a bit new for me but listenable.

The last two... Ewww no!

 

I’m trying to choose music to be played over the speakers in a small office (15 employees).
Hunt and peck listening is cumbersome, time consuming, and prone to complaints.

A general description of what I’m choosing would be helpful.

 

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FenderTL5
FenderTL5Author
Contributor I
Apr 20, 2026 8:07 PM UTC

A quick search turns up pretty good answers.

 

Where are you searching? Google? this community?
 

 

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Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
Apr 20, 2026 8:17 PM UTC

Pretty much any search engine, I think my default on this device is startpage.

If you could give us examples of acceptable descriptions for the ones you mentioned it might help understand what you are looking for.

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Smilja
Apr 20, 2026 9:22 PM UTC

​@FenderTL5, Tap the name of the station.

 

 

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»And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space, Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind.« (›Windmills Of Your Mind‹ [1967]. Music by Michel Legrand ; English lyrics written by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
FenderTL5
FenderTL5Author
Contributor I
Apr 21, 2026 10:35 AM UTC

​@FenderTL5, Tap the name of the station.

 

 

This would be exactly what I’m looking for -  if the app on my machine displayed that info.
It doesn’t.

When I “click” on the station name (desktop machine doesn’t respond to a tap) I see a pull down arrow with “play now” and “info and options” as choices.. “Info and options” expanded reveals this:

 

 

Thank you, though, that is the type of information I’m searching for and NOT getting.

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