The habit was listening to Malayalam film music while working. TV worked well for this. No choosing, no scrolling, just receiving. YouTube broke it. The search becomes the activity, and the focus goes with it.
Cinema Radio runs like a TV channel. A library of Malayalam films organised into bands, each generating a daily schedule through a GitHub Action that runs every morning. Open it at any time and something is already playing, with upcoming slots visible. All listeners are in sync. No video, no scroll, no decisions.
Built for personal use first. Since the system was already there, it became a small public tool with multiple bands. Each band is a curated YAML file. The library grows through whoever uses it.
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