The chat
How it works.
LIFEFM.TV isn’t just a stream. Pull up a name, join in with the crowd, and everything you do earns points that take you up ten levels.
Pull up a name
Type your name in the chat and press Join. No sign-up, no email. Your name is yours from then on: nobody else can use it on the site, so your badges can’t be borrowed.
Want your name on your laptop and your phone too? Tap other device under the message box to get a 6-digit code, then on the new device tap Have a code? and type your name and the code.
Make some noise
- Reactions 🔥 🙌 💥 ❤️ 👑 float up the stream for everyone watching. The busier the room, the more the stage lights up.
- Wheel up calls for a rewind. When enough of the room calls it together, everyone gets the moment at once, and the DJ sees it.
- Shout-outs (the megaphone) go up on screen like a TV caption for the whole room. One a minute.
- Polls appear at the top of the chat when the crew runs one. One vote each.
- @mentions: tap someone’s name to reply to them. Your own name lights up when someone mentions you.
- Socials tab shows the chat from the other places the show goes out, all in one.
- Between shows, the crew hangs out on our Discord: who’s on air, today’s lineup, new mixes, and a channel for every sound.
Never miss a set
Tap Alert me on a selector’s page or the schedule and you’ll get a notification the moment their show starts. On iPhone, add LIFEFM.TV to your home screen first (Share → Add to Home Screen).
Level up
Everything you do on LIFEFM.TV earns points: pulling up, staying for the set, chatting, sharing, coming to the studio. Your level shows next to your name in the chat.
It’s how we look after the people who show up: the higher you go, the more you unlock. Why we’re bringing it home →
The ten levels
- 1Tuned Inno tag yet0 pts
- 2Listenerno tag yet10 pts
- 3RegularRegular30 pts
- 4Locked InLocked In75 pts
- 5ResidentResident150 pts
- 6RaverRaver300 pts
- 7HeavyweightHeavyweight500 pts
- 8Inner CircleInner Circle800 pts
- 9FamilyFamily1,200 pts
- 10LegendLegend2,000 pts
From Regular up, your level shows next to your name in the chat. Family takes about a year of regular listening; Legend takes a bit of everything.
What each level unlocks
- RegularShout-out requestsSend a shout-out for the DJ to read.
- Regular@mentions that alertWhen you @mention someone, they get an alert (if they have alerts on).
- Locked InYour name colourPick your own colour for your name in the chat, on this page.
- ResidentNo slow modeSlow mode doesn't apply to you.
- RaverLonger messagesUp to 300 characters instead of 200.
Ways to earn points
- 2Pull upEach day you're in the chat with your name.
- 3Stay for the setBe on the site for 45 minutes while a live show is on. Once a day.
- 1 eachTalk in the chatUp to 5 a day. Very short or repeated messages don't count.
- +10Seven days in a rowA streak bonus every 7 days you pull up without missing one.
- 5 eachShare the streamShare your own link (Share under the chat). You score when someone new opens it and stays 5 minutes. Up to 15 a day.
- 50Bring a friendWhen someone who came through your link reaches Regular.
- 100Visit the studioSign the visitors' book on your own phone (the one you chat on). Its QR is only in the studio. You get the Studio badge too.
- 10Turn on alertsOnce. Get told when your selectors go live.
- 10Get the appOnce, when you open LIFEFM from your home screen.
- 1 eachVote in a pollEvery live poll you vote in.
- +20 a monthSupport the stationWhile you support, on top of the Supporter heart. Small on purpose: levels can't be bought.
- 15Read out on airWhen the DJ reads out your message and taps it on the studio screen. You get the On air badge too.
- 20Link your DiscordOnce. Get a code here (Link your Discord, above), then type /link in the LIFEFM Discord. Your Discord role then follows your level.
- 10Put yourself on the mapOnce. Switch on Put me on the map at lifefm.tv/map: your name shows at your town.
- 5Say hello on the mapLeave a message on the listener map (from level 2). Once a day.
- 10Join the newsletterComing soonOnce, when you confirm your email.
- 50Come to a LIFEFM eventComing soonScan the QR on the night.
Points go to your name in the chat, so pick one there first. Spamming, or many names, gets nothing extra.
Badges
Badges sit next to your level. Hover one in the chat (or tap it on a phone) to see what it is.
- StudioHow to level up →StudioYou've been to the LIFEFM studio and signed the visitors' book.
- JunglistHow to level up →Genre headJunglist, Dubhead, Garage head… in your genre's colour, for the genre whose live shows you stay for most.
- Original crewHow to level up →Original crewIn the chat in the first month after launch. Never given again.
- Night owlHow to level up →Night owlIn the chat after 2am on 10 different nights.
- RecruiterHow to level up →RecruiterFive people came through your link and stayed.
- On airHow to level up →On airThe DJ read out your message on air.
- Selector’s favouriteHow to level up →Selector’s favouriteA selector picked you as one of their favourite listeners. Join in on their shows.
- SupporterGet yours →SupporterYou back the station. Support LIFEFM.
Supporter and crew badges
These sit next to your level, so everyone can see who backs the station and who runs it.
Support the station
LIFEFM.TV is not-for-profit. Supporters get the heart next to their name, so the whole room knows who keeps the stream on air.
- SupporterGet yours →YourNameMonthly: while you support
- SupporterGet yours →YourNameOne-off: 3 months
Use the same name as in the chat when you support, so the heart lands on you. Badges stack with your level.
- LIFEFM founderMeet the crew →Paul RoastRed dot: the LIFEFM crew
House rules
- Big up the selectors and each other. Everyone’s family here.
- No hate, no harassment, no spam, no selling.
- Keep it about the music and the room.
- The crew can remove messages and ban names that break the rules.
Questions
I changed phone or cleared my browser. Where did my name go?
If you still have a device with your name on it, tap other device there and use the code on the new one: you keep your day count and badges. If not, email lifefmhq@gmail.com with your chat name and the crew can free it up for you to claim again. Supporter hearts carry over; the day count starts again.
Someone else is using my name in the chat.
On LIFEFM.TV names are reserved once claimed. If you see someone copying a regular’s name, let the crew know in the chat or by email.
How does a “day” count?
Any day you open the room with your name counts once, however long you stay. Days are counted on London time.
Where does supporting money go?
Streaming, servers and the studio: the things that keep LIFEFM.TV broadcasting. Payments are handled securely by Stripe.
