Pandora makes it easy to create stations, so after a while your collection fills up with holiday stations you played once, stations a friend made on your account, and genres you’ve lost interest in. Deleting old stations makes the ones you actually listen to easier to find. This guide shows how to delete Pandora stations in the iPhone app (on an iPhone 6 or any newer model), on the website, and what happens to your thumbs when you do.
Quick Answer
Open the Pandora app, tap My Collection, filter by Stations if you like, then swipe left on the station and tap Delete. If swiping doesn’t work, touch and hold the station (or tap its ⋯ menu) and choose Remove from My Collection or Delete Station.
Delete a Pandora Station on iPhone
- Open the Pandora app.
- Tap My Collection at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap the Stations filter at the top to show only stations (optional).
- Swipe left on the station you want to remove.
- Tap Delete, and confirm if asked.
The station disappears from My Collection on all your devices.
If Swiping Doesn’t Work
Pandora’s layout varies by subscription and app version. Try these instead:
- Touch and hold the station name, then tap Remove from My Collection or Delete.
- Tap the ⋯ (three dots) next to the station, if shown, and choose the remove option.
- On Pandora Premium, touch and hold the station and tap the highlighted Collected checkmark to remove it.
- Update the app from the App Store if none of these options appear.
Delete a Station on the Pandora Website
- Go to pandora.com in a browser and sign in.
- Click My Collection.
- Hover over the station, click the ⋯ (More) button, and choose Remove from My Collection or Delete Station.
What Happens When You Delete a Station
- The station and its settings are removed from your account on every device.
- Thumbs you gave on that station are generally lost with it, which can affect Thumbprint Radio and other recommendations. If you want to keep your ratings, consider keeping the station and just not playing it.
- Deleted stations can’t be restored. You can create the station again from the same artist or song, but you’ll have to re-rate songs.
- Deleting a station doesn’t cancel your Pandora subscription or affect downloads of playlists and albums (Premium).
Tidy Up Instead of Deleting
- Sort: in My Collection, tap the sort option to order by Recent Activity or A–Z so favorites stay at the top.
- Tune a station: open a station and tap Tune Your Station (the dial icon) to choose modes like Crowd Faves, Deep Cuts or Discovery instead of starting over.
- Add variety: on the web, add artists or songs to an existing station instead of creating new ones.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I delete several stations at once?
The app doesn’t have a multi-select delete option; remove stations one at a time.
Why does a deleted station come back?
Another device may still be syncing. Close and reopen Pandora on all devices, or sign out and back in.
Can I delete Thumbprint Radio?
Thumbprint Radio is built from your thumbs up across stations. Depending on your app version, you may be able to remove it from My Collection like other stations; Pandora can generate it again from your ratings.
Does this work on iPad and Android?
Yes. The steps are the same in the Pandora app on iPad and Android.
Summary
- Open Pandora and tap My Collection.
- Swipe left on the station.
- Tap Delete.
- Or touch and hold the station and choose Remove from My Collection.
Kermit Matthews is a freelance writer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with more than a decade of experience writing technology guides. He has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Computer Science and has spent much of his professional career in IT management.
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