Create, edit and delete stations

Stations are created for you by Pandora and guided by your Thumb feedback. While listening to a station, you can Thumb Up or Down songs from the Now Playing screen to help us learn what to play next.

The steps below are for creating, editing, and deleting stations on the web. Visit our related articles for information about how to create stations or use Pandora on iOS devices, Android devices, or other popular devices.

Otherwise, read on to learn how to: 
Create a station on the web
Add variety, edit or delete stations
Stop deleted stations from returning
 

Related:
Learn about playlists on Pandora

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Create a station on the web

1. In the Search tool at the top of your screen enter an artist, song, composer or genre.
2. Select the appropriate search result (it may help to filter your results by Station) to go to its "backstage page."
3. Select either Start Station to add the station to your collection.

If you'd rather listen to something right away, you can search for a song or album and press play. If you're not a Premium subscriber, you'll be asked to watch a short video advertisement before you start listening on-demand.

You can also use the Browse tab to see station recommendations.

Related: How to use stations on iOS devices, Android devices, or other popular devices.

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Add variety, edit and delete stations

To edit your stations on the web:

1. Go to My Collection. (Pandora Premium account holders may want to filter their collection by Stations for easier viewing.)
2. Click on the title of the station you'd like to edit to go to the station's details. 
   • To add or remove variety (station seeds): Go to the Station Created From section where you can search for an artist or song to add as variety to your station. To remove variety, hover over the artist or song, then click on the elipses and Delete.
   • To view your thumbed tracks: If you'd like to see your Thumbs, click on the respective thumb icon or scroll down to the thumb section of the station's page. 
   • To delete a Thumbed track: Hover over the thumb, click the elipses and Delete.

To delete stations on the web:

1. Click My Collection.
2. Hover over the album art of the station you want to delete.
3. Click the ellipsis (three dots), then select Remove from your collection.

Note: You cannot edit or delete individual stations while in Now Playing or Shuffle mode.
 

Related: How to use stations on iOS devices, Android devices, or other popular devices.

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Stop deleted stations from returning

If you have deleted a station from your computer and it seems to keep returning: 

• You may need to check the bookmark that you use to access Pandora. 
• It should only be: https://www.pandora.com. If there is anything added onto to it (e.g., https://www.pandora.com/genre/new-pop), then erase that.
• After updating your bookmark, try loading Pandora again to confirm that your deleted station is gone.

If you're trying to recreate a station you deleted:

To recreate a deleted station, simply create a new station from the same song or artist you'd originally used. That will bring your deleted station back with all of its thumb ratings intact.

If you want to create a "fresh" version of a station that you've already deleted, you can try either of the following:

Try creating a new station based on a few of your favorite songs from that artist. If you were unhappy with the way your artist-based station turned out, creating a station based on some of that artist's songs is a great way to give it another try.

Remember that you can always edit your station (using the steps above) to increase the variety of your current station.