About Us
>> The station features Progressive Rock tracks 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
>> No commercials.
>> No interruptions.
>> No 'subscription' is required.
>> We use the "Live365" Streaming service.
>> Input for music come from sources such as: Prog Magazine, Discogs.com, Progarchives.com, and well followed prog posters on social media.
>> In addition to progressive rock tracks, we sprinkle in: Art Rock, Fusion Jazz, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Rock, Math Rock, and Electronic.
>> Some tracks are included because of an artist's previous involvement with established prog bands.
>> Due to our music licensing limitations and Digital Millenial Copyright Act (DMCA), we are unable to:
- Produce podcasts
- Run a YouTube channel
- Run artist "features" (such a a block of songs by the same artist)
- Play entire albums
- Stream to countries outside of Canada, the USA, and the UK
>> The station is Alexa enabled through the Live365 Alexa Skill.
To begin listening to Live365 on your Alexa, you first need to enable the Live365 Alexa Skill in the Alexa Skills Store. Search “Live365” in the Alexa Skills Store...
Once there, select “Enable” and you will then be able to access Live365 on all of your available Alexa devices. You can also enable the Live365 skill by simply saying "Alexa, Enable Live365 Skill."
After enabling the Live365 skill, tune into Live365 by saying “Alexa, play Live365!” Note that "Live365" is pronounced "live three sixty-five."
You will then be prompted to pick a station or genre.
Then say "Play ProgRock247" Note that "ProgRock247" is pronounced "Prog Rock two forty seven."
>> Other ways to listen - any internet connected device with audio capability can play the station.
- Live365 App - you can download the Live365 app for free for iOS and Android devices. Once launched search for "ProgRock247" and select Play.
- Smart TVs / desktop / laptop computers - Open the web browser and type one of the two options below:
- www.prog247.com (and then click the play button)
- https://player.live365.com/a89712?l (and then click the play button)
There are 4 different players for ProgRock247 which are supported by the streaming service we use, “Live365”…
- Widget – Accessible by going to progrock247.com and clicking on the play button on the player displayed on the website.
- Web – Accessible by entering: https://player.live365.com/a89712?l in a web browser
- Live365 app – Free app for iOS and Android. Download, launch, then search for ProgRock247 and select the Play option
- Stream Connect – an MP3 stream connection. Accessible by entering: https://streaming.live365.com/a89712 in a web browser
See the table below for each players’ features.
| Player Type | Sharable? | Pop out? | # Last Played | Artwork display? | Track purchase? | Lyrics |
| Widget | Yes | Yes | 5 titles | Yes | Yes / Apple | No |
| Web | Yes | No | 5 titles | Yes | Yes / Apple or Amazon | Yes* |
| Live365 App | Yes | No | 5 titles | Yes | No | No |
| Stream Connect | No | No | No | No | No | No |
* Note: The lyrics capability for Web player is provided by LyricsMode service.
Not all tracks have lyrics on this site.
