440Music Entertainment Co

Independent Music Deserves a Permanent Home

We’re Rebuilding 440Music

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Update 2026-05-27

The rebuilding UpDates.

Progress Update Radio Request

Over the past few days, we completed more than coding work; we added a real listener-facing feature across the 440Music radio station sites. A public Song Request search form is now available, and it searches only the active playlist for the station... See morethe listener is using. When someone searches, matching bands and songs appear clearly below the form. The listener can select a song, review the request before sending, and see a “Ready to send” confirmation showing the band and song. The request is not sent until the listener clicks **Send**, which makes the process clearer and prevents accidental requests. After the request is submitted, the confirmation turns green and tells the listener the request was sent. We also added CSS and JavaScript cache-busting so browser caching does not hide updates while the system continues to improve.

Behind the scenes, the request system now gives 440Music a practical way to track listener activity and turn requests into useful station data. Each station logs requests in its own private `song-requests.jsonl` file. Exact song requests are inserted into that station’s `station-active.m3u` playlist and queued after the third playable song, while band-only requests are logged but not queued because they do not identify one specific song. We also added admin Stats reporting, including a Requests count card, a Song Requests section, and a selector for **5 Most Popular** or **Recent Requests**. The reporting table shows selected time, played time, band, song, and request count where appropriate, with played time matched from `station_track_history`. The work was applied across all radio stations, and PHP and JavaScript syntax were verified along the way. This moves 440Music closer to being more interactive for listeners while also giving the business better data for promotion, programming, and future artist support.