I appreciate that Sky Angel recently added the ability to turn the screen-saver off. It allowed me to restore using Tivo as an automatic channel-changer. I generally choose Christian radio programs in the morning, then I choose live TV broadcasts or use the 48-hour playback feature to watch programs or movies in the evening. I took time to set a sequence of Tivo season-pass recordings so that Tivo automatically changes the radio channel all day long, even during the night (for music while falling asleep or during a sleepless time). For my favorite radio programs, I set the full 30-minute block to record, which gives me the additional option of listening to that program at another time. If I simply want the channel to change, but don't need to record a program, I set a 5-minute season-pass recording for that time slot.
Setting up automatic channel-changing assures that I won't miss all or part of a program, which is especially important when a program is a teaching series I don't want to miss. If I decide I want to listen to something else on a particular day, I can override a recording by simply changing the channel manually. Automatic channel-changing (combined with my FM transmitter) also allows me to turn on a radio in any room at any time and find it already broadcasting my preferred program without returning to the Sky Angel box to make a selection.
Using Tivo in this way has helped me create my own "custom" radio station, broadcasting all my favorite programs 24/7.
Setting up automatic channel-changing assures that I won't miss all or part of a program, which is especially important when a program is a teaching series I don't want to miss. If I decide I want to listen to something else on a particular day, I can override a recording by simply changing the channel manually. Automatic channel-changing (combined with my FM transmitter) also allows me to turn on a radio in any room at any time and find it already broadcasting my preferred program without returning to the Sky Angel box to make a selection.
Using Tivo in this way has helped me create my own "custom" radio station, broadcasting all my favorite programs 24/7.