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title: "Channel Card Overview"
url: "https://support.sardius.media/knowledge-base/channel-card-overview"
category: "Channels"
updated: 2026-10-12
summary: "Channel Cards give you quick access to each channel so you can make changes, and they show you the channel's current status at a glance. Give each channel a detailed name and description so your team can quickly find the right one. Live When a scheduled event is live, the Channel Card shows a red…"
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# Channel Card Overview

Channel Cards give you quick access to each channel so you can make changes, and they show you the channel's current status at a glance.

> **Tip:** Give each channel a detailed name and description so your team can quickly find the right one.

### Live

When a scheduled event is live, the Channel Card shows a red **Live** button.

![](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/cf99a02edebf4fea9d3c.png?width=422)

### Encoder Status

If your channel uses Sardius Entrypoint, the card shows whether the channel is receiving your signal:

- **Green:** the channel is receiving the stream.
- **Red:** the channel is not receiving the stream information.
- **Gray:** the stream is offline.

> **Tip:** If a channel doesn't use Entrypoint, its status will always show as offline (gray).

![](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/ec43920d0c7927557b0c.png?width=409)

### Channel Card Information

1. **Channel Name**
2. **Description**
3. **State** _(Upcoming or Happening Now)_. This is blank if nothing is scheduled.
4. **Scheduled Event Time**
5. **Calendar Event Name**
6. **Event Time:** this shows one of three messages, depending on what's scheduled:
   1. **Live event:** "Ends in..." followed by the hours, minutes and seconds left in the event.
   2. **Upcoming event:** "Starts in..." followed by the hours, minutes and seconds until the event begins.
   3. **No upcoming events:** if nothing is scheduled in the next seven days, the card reads "No Events This Week," with a **Create Event** prompt below.

### Channel Card Icons

The icons at the bottom of the card let you jump straight into common tasks, from quick changes to archiving or deleting a channel.

> **Note:** Some icons may not appear, depending on your Channel Type.

- **Open Channel:** open and review your channel.

![](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/426978ccd0114d177dec.png)

- **Customize Channel:** update your layout.

![](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/11b1a2d45f3e8db4b54e.png)

- **Moderate Chat:** open the chat tools for engagement and moderation.

![](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/613f736d51511f5b92ac.png)

- **Channel Settings:** view and update your channel's settings.

![](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/08f5113eb37801756163.png)

- **More options:** duplicate, archive or delete your channel.
  ![](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/d112ca62e969fee8edaa.png)

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## Pin a Channel

Pin the channels you use most so they always stay at the top of your Channels list.

1. On the **Channels** page, hover over the channel card.
2. Click the **pin icon** in the top-right corner of the card's image. The channel moves to the top of your Channels list.
3. To unpin, click the pin icon again (**Unpin Channel**).

![](https://support.sardius.media/kb-media/5bb95e69d2383f9d15d2.png)