Broadcast Channels
Broadcast Channels are one-to-many update feeds in Buzzio. Admins publish posts; followers read, react, and vote on polls. Followers cannot reply in the channel the way they would in a group chat.
Use a channel when you want announcements, news, or creator updates without turning the feed into a free-for-all conversation.
Get started
- Open the Channels tab in Buzzio.
- To follow someone else’s channel, use Search channels, browse a category, or open a share link / QR.
- To publish your own, create a channel with a name, @handle, category, and whether it is Public.
- Open the channel feed to read updates or (if you are an admin) compose a post.
Create a channel
When you create a channel you set:
- Name — what people see in previews and search
- @handle — unique lowercase handle for links and search
- Description — optional bio text
- Category — General, News, Sports, Tech, Entertainment, or Business
- Public channel — on or off (see discovery below)
- Avatar — optional image for the channel
Only admins can post. A channel can have up to 5 admins, including the creator.
Find and follow channels
Public channels
If Public channel is on, the channel can appear in:
- Search channels
- Category browse chips
- Trending / regional discovery lists
Search matches things like name, @handle, description, and category — not the full text of every post.
Unpublic channels
If Public channel is off, the channel is not listed in open search. People reach it through a share link, invite, QR, or a handle you give them.
Follow
- Open the channel preview (from search, a link, or a friend’s share).
- Tap Follow.
- The channel appears in your Channels list / feed.
To leave, Unfollow from the channel. That stops the feed on your side.
Post as an admin
Admins can publish:
- Text
- Photos
- Video
- Voice
- Polls (a question plus up to 4 options)
There is no follower message box for free posting. When an admin sends a post, it appears in the follower feed.
Channels support up to about 100,000 followers. Older posts leave the shared server feed after about 30 days, so the feed stays a rolling window rather than a forever archive.
What followers can do
| Action | Followers |
|---|---|
| Read the feed | Yes |
| Reply with comments | No |
| React with emoji | Yes |
| Vote on polls | Yes |
| See who reacted | No — only counts |
Reactions use a fixed set of emoji (thumbs up, heart, laugh, surprise, sad, pray). You pick one reaction per post; changing it updates the tally. Polls show option totals, not a public list of who voted.
You must follow the channel before you can react or vote.
Notifications
When you follow a channel, notifications start muted. If you want alerts for new posts, turn notifications on for that channel in its settings.
Push alerts are meant to help you open the feed — they are not a full copy of every post in the notification tray.
Share a channel
Admins and promoters can share:
- An in-app / deep link to the channel
- A QR code
- A web-style link based on the public @handle (when the channel is public)
Opening a link shows a preview (name, bio, follower count) so people can decide whether to follow.
Channel media and storage
You can browse images and other media that are still available from the feed.
Creators can grow media room with History Boot storage boosts (such as Spark, Pulse, or Vault). Followers may also gift storage to help a channel. Boot changes how much media the channel can keep publishing — it does not change how the feed works for readers.
Tips and limits
- Think of Broadcast as Updates, not a group chat.
- Max 5 admins (including creator); only they can post.
- Followers engage with reactions and polls, not comments.
- Public = searchable; Unpublic = invite / link only.
- Shared feed history is about 30 days; older posts drop off the server feed.
- Up to about 100,000 followers per channel.
- Admins see a follower count, not a downloadable list of every follower.
- Notifications are off by default when you follow — turn them on if you want alerts.
- Free accounts may have a limit on how many channels they can create.
Related features
For a many-room club with roles and events, use Communities. For a small circle chat, use Groups. For private one-person messaging, use 1-to-1 chat.