‘Radio Station’ Tab in Yahoo!® Messenger
How to get the ‘Radio Station’ tab in Yahoo!® Messenger?
Yahoo!® Messenger is an instant messaging service provided by the Yahoo!® group. The application is used to conduct online conversations with people. You can also listen to your favorite songs using Yahoo!® Messenger.
Yahoo!® Messenger is the only major instant messaging service to provide the users with access to pre-programmed or customized radio stations directly on the instant messaging application, through LAUNCHcast Radio, a leading Internet radio music service. The users can listen to customized or pre-programmed radio stations directly on the Yahoo!® Messenger application. In addition, the users can choose to display the current song title playing in the LAUNCHcast Radio station as a status message. This allows others to tune in with them by joining the station they are listening to. You can automatically start LAUNCHcast Radio when you start Yahoo!® Messenger.
Sometimes, you may be unable to view the ‘Radio Station’ tab in Yahoo!® Messenger for various reasons. Here are some of the reasons for not being able to view the ‘Radio Station’ tab along with the solutions:
- ‘Yahoo! Music’ icon is hidden
- LAUNCHcast Radio does not start automatically
‘Yahoo! Music’ icon is hidden
The problem may occur if the ‘Yahoo! Music’ icon is hidden. Solution for this problem: Open ‘Yahoo! Messenger’. From the ‘Messenger’ menu, click ‘Preferences’. From the ‘Category’ group, click ‘Content’ tabs. From the ‘Hidden’ tabs list, select the ‘Yahoo Music’ icon. Click the ‘Show’ button. Click ‘OK’.
LAUNCHcast Radio does not start automatically
You may be unable to automatically start the LAUNCHcast Radio station in Yahoo!® Messenger. The problem may occur if the ‘Automatically start LAUNCHcast Radio’ checkbox is not selected. Solution for this problem: Open ‘Yahoo! Messenger’. From the ‘Messenger’ menu, click ‘Preferences’. From the ‘Category’ group, click ‘Yahoo! Music’. From the ‘When I start Messenger’ group, select the ‘Automatically start LAUNCHcast Radio’ checkbox. Click ‘OK’.
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