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title: "Playlists Explained"
slug: "playlists-explained"
updated: 2026-05-06T17:42:52Z
published: 2026-05-06T17:42:52Z
canonical: "help.tritondigital.com/playlists-explained"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.tritondigital.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Playlists Explained

A *playlist* is a list of clips along with metadata. Each playlist has an RSS feed for publishing to podcast apps and a playlist embed widget for publishing on a website. From your listeners’ point of view, an Omny playlist is a podcast of episodes that they interact with in their podcast platform’s apps.

> [!NOTE]
> Also see:
> 
> - [Playlists and Playlist Sharing in Omny Studio](https://blog.tritondigital.com/playlists-and-playlist-sharing-in-omny-studio-1)
> - [Convert a Playlist to a Program](/user/docs/converting-a-playlist-into-a-program-in-the-same-organization)
> - [RSS Feeds](/user/docs/where-is-my-rss-feed)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7124b381-0a94-401a-abbd-9df9c4ea5dff/Images/Documentation/Omny-playlist-list.png)

## Manage Playlists

A podcast should be its own individual program, and a playlist should not be created under an existing program to house a unique podcast. Playlists are not intended to be used as individual or distinct podcast shows. You should not create a new playlist for a new season of a podcast.

However, a playlist can have completely different metadata from the program it is in, including title, description, artwork, category, and so on. Metadata that you specify in a playlist overrides program-level metadata in the playlist. If you leave a metadata field blank in a playlist, Omny takes its corresponding value from its program for the RSS feed.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7124b381-0a94-401a-abbd-9df9c4ea5dff/Images/Documentation/e12219dd-12bd-44c4-9771-35e96687c1c7.png)

## Multiple Playlists

You can optionally create more than one playlist for a program. This gives you the flexibility to curate selections of content for your listeners. For example, you might create a “best of” feed to publish separately from the full show feed.

A program can have up to 5 playlists. If you need more than 5 playlists to curate, please [contact support](/user/docs/contact-omny-support).

## **Triton Digital Advertising and Measurement**

Playlists have no effect on targeting and reporting in TAP, TAP Programmatic, and Podcast Metrics. These applications work with only your program, which appears as a Station.

If you are currently using Playlists in Omny as individual shows and wish to target or report on them, you need to convert them to individual Programs. For more information, see [Convert a Playlist to a Program](/user/docs/converting-a-playlist-into-a-program-in-the-same-organization).