diff --git a/apps/accounts/migrations/0001_initial.py b/apps/accounts/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 4ce00e01..bc92ebe6 100644
--- a/apps/accounts/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/apps/accounts/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 5.1.6 on 2025-03-02 00:01
+# Generated by Django 5.1.6 on 2025-03-02 13:52
 
 import django.contrib.auth.models
 import django.contrib.auth.validators
diff --git a/apps/channels/api_views.py b/apps/channels/api_views.py
index 75772509..d1858165 100644
--- a/apps/channels/api_views.py
+++ b/apps/channels/api_views.py
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ class ChannelViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
             'tvg_id': stream.tvg_id,
             'channel_group_id': channel_group.id,
             'logo_url': stream.logo_url,
+            'streams': [stream_id]
         }
         serializer = self.get_serializer(data=channel_data)
         serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ class ChannelViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
                 "tvg_id": stream.tvg_id,
                 "channel_group_id": channel_group.id,
                 "logo_url": stream.logo_url,
+                "streams": [stream_id],
             }
             serializer = self.get_serializer(data=channel_data)
             if serializer.is_valid():
diff --git a/apps/channels/migrations/0001_initial.py b/apps/channels/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 2e3990e2..8401450e 100644
--- a/apps/channels/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/apps/channels/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 5.1.6 on 2025-03-02 00:01
+# Generated by Django 5.1.6 on 2025-03-02 13:52
 
 import django.db.models.deletion
 from django.db import migrations, models
@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ('name', models.CharField(max_length=100, unique=True)),
             ],
         ),
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='Channel',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('channel_number', models.IntegerField()),
+                ('channel_name', models.CharField(max_length=255)),
+                ('logo_url', models.URLField(blank=True, max_length=2000, null=True)),
+                ('logo_file', models.ImageField(blank=True, null=True, upload_to='logos/')),
+                ('tvg_id', models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255, null=True)),
+                ('tvg_name', models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255, null=True)),
+                ('stream_profile', models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL, related_name='channels', to='core.streamprofile')),
+                ('channel_group', models.ForeignKey(blank=True, help_text='Channel group this channel belongs to.', null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL, related_name='channels', to='channels.channelgroup')),
+            ],
+        ),
         migrations.CreateModel(
             name='Stream',
             fields=[
@@ -44,18 +58,20 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
             },
         ),
         migrations.CreateModel(
-            name='Channel',
+            name='ChannelStream',
             fields=[
                 ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
-                ('channel_number', models.IntegerField()),
-                ('channel_name', models.CharField(max_length=255)),
-                ('logo_url', models.URLField(blank=True, max_length=2000, null=True)),
-                ('logo_file', models.ImageField(blank=True, null=True, upload_to='logos/')),
-                ('tvg_id', models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255, null=True)),
-                ('tvg_name', models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255, null=True)),
-                ('stream_profile', models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL, related_name='channels', to='core.streamprofile')),
-                ('channel_group', models.ForeignKey(blank=True, help_text='Channel group this channel belongs to.', null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL, related_name='channels', to='channels.channelgroup')),
-                ('streams', models.ManyToManyField(blank=True, related_name='channels', to='channels.stream')),
+                ('order', models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0)),
+                ('channel', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='channels.channel')),
+                ('stream', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='channels.stream')),
             ],
+            options={
+                'ordering': ['order'],
+            },
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='channel',
+            name='streams',
+            field=models.ManyToManyField(blank=True, related_name='channels', through='channels.ChannelStream', to='channels.stream'),
         ),
     ]
diff --git a/apps/channels/models.py b/apps/channels/models.py
index b965e32d..bd4045ba 100644
--- a/apps/channels/models.py
+++ b/apps/channels/models.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class Channel(models.Model):
     streams = models.ManyToManyField(
         Stream,
         blank=True,
+        through='ChannelStream',
         related_name='channels'
     )
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ class Channel(models.Model):
         related_name='channels'
     )
 
-    
+
     def clean(self):
         # Enforce unique channel_number within a given group
         existing = Channel.objects.filter(
@@ -109,3 +110,11 @@ class ChannelGroup(models.Model):
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name
+
+class ChannelStream(models.Model):
+    channel = models.ForeignKey(Channel, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+    stream = models.ForeignKey(Stream, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+    order = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0)  # Ordering field
+
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ['order']  # Ensure streams are retrieved in order
diff --git a/apps/channels/serializers.py b/apps/channels/serializers.py
index 0e4fba76..a0dcb6a6 100644
--- a/apps/channels/serializers.py
+++ b/apps/channels/serializers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from rest_framework import serializers
-from .models import Stream, Channel, ChannelGroup
+from .models import Stream, Channel, ChannelGroup, ChannelStream
 from core.models import StreamProfile
 
 #
@@ -73,8 +73,10 @@ class ChannelSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         required=False
     )
 
-    # Possibly show streams inline, or just by ID
-    # streams = StreamSerializer(many=True, read_only=True)
+    streams = serializers.ListField(
+        child=serializers.IntegerField(), write_only=True
+    )
+    stream_ids = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
 
     class Meta:
         model = Channel
@@ -89,5 +91,39 @@ class ChannelSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
             'tvg_id',
             'tvg_name',
             'streams',
+            'stream_ids',
             'stream_profile_id',
         ]
+
+    def get_stream_ids(self, obj):
+        """Retrieve ordered stream IDs for GET requests."""
+        return list(obj.streams.all().order_by('channelstream__order').values_list('id', flat=True))
+
+    def create(self, validated_data):
+        stream_ids = validated_data.pop('streams', [])
+        channel = Channel.objects.create(**validated_data)
+
+        # Add streams in the specified order
+        for index, stream_id in enumerate(stream_ids):
+            ChannelStream.objects.create(channel=channel, stream_id=stream_id, order=index)
+
+        return channel
+
+    def update(self, instance, validated_data):
+        print("Validated Data:", validated_data)
+        stream_ids = validated_data.get('streams', None)
+        print(f'stream ids: {stream_ids}')
+
+        # Update basic fields
+        instance.name = validated_data.get('channel_name', instance.channel_name)
+        instance.save()
+
+        if stream_ids is not None:
+            # Clear existing relationships
+            instance.channelstream_set.all().delete()
+
+            # Add new streams in order
+            for index, stream_id in enumerate(stream_ids):
+                ChannelStream.objects.create(channel=instance, stream_id=stream_id, order=index)
+
+        return instance
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/migrations/0001_initial.py b/apps/dashboard/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 1ce7b141..9c39a3b7 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/apps/dashboard/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 5.1.6 on 2025-03-02 00:01
+# Generated by Django 5.1.6 on 2025-03-02 13:52
 
 from django.db import migrations, models
 
diff --git a/apps/epg/migrations/0001_initial.py b/apps/epg/migrations/0001_initial.py
index dfb9c0f0..9454d514 100644
--- a/apps/epg/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/apps/epg/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 5.1.6 on 2025-03-02 00:01
+# Generated by Django 5.1.6 on 2025-03-02 13:52
 
 import django.db.models.deletion
 from django.db import migrations, models
diff --git a/apps/hdhr/migrations/0001_initial.py b/apps/hdhr/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 826c036d..54ad7c8c 100644
--- a/apps/hdhr/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/apps/hdhr/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 5.1.6 on 2025-03-02 00:01
+# Generated by Django 5.1.6 on 2025-03-02 13:52
 
 from django.db import migrations, models
 
diff --git a/apps/m3u/migrations/0001_initial.py b/apps/m3u/migrations/0001_initial.py
index c78afaa1..eb92f063 100644
--- a/apps/m3u/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/apps/m3u/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 5.1.6 on 2025-03-02 00:01
+# Generated by Django 5.1.6 on 2025-03-02 13:52
 
 import django.db.models.deletion
 from django.db import migrations, models
diff --git a/core/migrations/0001_initial.py b/core/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 5ddb01cb..79757ec4 100644
--- a/core/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/core/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 5.1.6 on 2025-03-02 00:01
+# Generated by Django 5.1.6 on 2025-03-02 13:52
 
 from django.db import migrations, models
 
diff --git a/core/views.py b/core/views.py
index 0ec84bde..59d69ee0 100644
--- a/core/views.py
+++ b/core/views.py
@@ -32,10 +32,16 @@ def settings_view(request):
 def stream_view(request, stream_id):
     """
     Streams the first available stream for the given channel.
-    It uses the channel’s assigned StreamProfile.
+    It uses the channel’s assigned StreamProfile with a fallback to core default
     A persistent Redis lock is used to prevent concurrent streaming on the same channel.
+    Priority:
+        - iterate through all streams
+        - iterate through each stream's m3u profile
     """
     try:
+        redis_host = getattr(settings, "REDIS_HOST", "localhost")
+        redis_client = redis.Redis(host=settings.REDIS_HOST, port=6379, db=0)
+
         # Retrieve the channel by the provided stream_id.
         channel = Channel.objects.get(channel_number=stream_id)
         logger.debug("Channel retrieved: ID=%s, Name=%s", channel.id, channel.channel_name)
@@ -45,46 +51,78 @@ def stream_view(request, stream_id):
             logger.error("No streams found for channel ID=%s", channel.id)
             return HttpResponseServerError("No stream found for this channel.")
 
-        # Get the first available stream.
-        stream = channel.streams.first()
-        logger.debug("Using stream: ID=%s, Name=%s", stream.id, stream.name)
-
-        # Retrieve the M3U account associated with the stream.
-        m3u_account = stream.m3u_account
-        logger.debug("Using M3U account ID=%s, Name=%s", m3u_account.id, m3u_account.name)
-
-        # Use the custom URL if available; otherwise, use the standard URL.
-        input_url = stream.custom_url or stream.url
-        logger.debug("Input URL: %s", input_url)
-
-        # Determine which profile we can use.
-        m3u_profiles = m3u_account.profiles.all()
-        default_profile = next((obj for obj in m3u_profiles if obj.is_default), None)
-        profiles = [obj for obj in m3u_profiles if not obj.is_default]
-
         active_profile = None
-        # -- Loop through profiles and pick the first active one --
-        for profile in [default_profile] + profiles:
-            logger.debug(f'Checking profile {profile.name}...')
-            if not profile.is_active:
-                logger.debug('Profile is not active, skipping.')
+        lock_key = None
+        persistent_lock = None
+
+        # iterate through channel's streams
+        for stream in channel.streams.all().order_by('channelstream__order'):
+            logger.debug(f"Checking stream: ID={stream.id}, Name={stream.name}")
+
+            # Retrieve the M3U account associated with the stream.
+            m3u_account = stream.m3u_account
+            logger.debug(f"Using M3U account ID={m3u_account.id}, Name={m3u_account.name}")
+
+            # Use the custom URL if available; otherwise, use the standard URL.
+            input_url = stream.custom_url or stream.url
+            logger.debug(f"Input URL: {input_url}")
+
+            # Determine which profile we can use.
+            m3u_profiles = m3u_account.profiles.all()
+            default_profile = next((obj for obj in m3u_profiles if obj.is_default), None)
+            profiles = [obj for obj in m3u_profiles if not obj.is_default]
+
+            # -- Loop through profiles and pick the first active one --
+            for profile in [default_profile] + profiles:
+                logger.debug(f'Checking profile {profile.name}...')
+                if not profile.is_active:
+                    logger.debug('Profile is not active, skipping.')
+                    continue
+
+                # Acquire the persistent Redis lock, indexed by 0 through max_streams available in the profile
+                stream_index = 0
+                while True:
+                    stream_index += 1
+                    if stream_index > profile.max_streams:
+                        # @TODO: we are bailing here if no profile was found, but we need to end up supporting looping through
+                        # all available channel streams
+                        logger.debug(f"Profile is using all available streams.")
+                        break
+
+                    lock_key = f"lock:{channel.id}:{stream.id}:{profile.id}:{stream_index}"
+                    persistent_lock = PersistentLock(redis_client, lock_key, lock_timeout=120)
+
+                    if not persistent_lock.acquire():
+                        logger.error(f"Could not acquire persistent lock for profile {profile.id} index {stream_index}, currently in use.")
+                        continue
+
+                    break
+
+                if persistent_lock.has_lock:
+                    break
+
+            if persistent_lock.has_lock == False:
+                logger.debug(f'Unable to get lock for profile {profile.id}:{profile.name}. Skipping...')
                 continue
-            # *** DISABLE FAKE LOCKS: Ignore current_viewers/max_streams check ***
-            logger.debug(f"Using M3U profile ID={profile.id} (ignoring viewer count limits)")
-            active_profile = M3UAccountProfile.objects.get(id=profile.id)
-            # Prepare the pattern replacement.
-            logger.debug("Executing the following pattern replacement:")
-            logger.debug(f"  search: {profile.search_pattern}")
-            safe_replace_pattern = re.sub(r'\$(\d+)', r'\\\1', profile.replace_pattern)
-            logger.debug(f"  replace: {profile.replace_pattern}")
-            logger.debug(f"  safe replace: {safe_replace_pattern}")
-            stream_url = re.sub(profile.search_pattern, safe_replace_pattern, input_url)
-            logger.debug(f"Generated stream url: {stream_url}")
+
             break
 
-        if active_profile is None:
-            logger.exception("No available profiles for the stream")
-            return HttpResponseServerError("No available profiles for the stream")
+        if persistent_lock.has_lock == False:
+            logger.debug(f"Unable to find any available streams or stream profiles.")
+            return HttpResponseServerError("Resource busy, please try again later.")
+
+        # *** DISABLE FAKE LOCKS: Ignore current_viewers/max_streams check ***
+        logger.debug(f"Using stream {stream.id}{stream.name}, M3U profile {profile.id}{profile.name}, stream index {stream_index}")
+        active_profile = M3UAccountProfile.objects.get(id=profile.id)
+
+        # Prepare the pattern replacement.
+        logger.debug("Executing the following pattern replacement:")
+        logger.debug(f"  search: {active_profile.search_pattern}")
+        safe_replace_pattern = re.sub(r'\$(\d+)', r'\\\1', active_profile.replace_pattern)
+        logger.debug(f"  replace: {active_profile.replace_pattern}")
+        logger.debug(f"  safe replace: {safe_replace_pattern}")
+        stream_url = re.sub(active_profile.search_pattern, safe_replace_pattern, input_url)
+        logger.debug(f"Generated stream url: {stream_url}")
 
         # Get the stream profile set on the channel.
         stream_profile = channel.stream_profile
@@ -106,19 +144,9 @@ def stream_view(request, stream_id):
         cmd = [stream_profile.command] + parameters.split()
         logger.debug("Executing command: %s", cmd)
 
-        # Acquire the persistent Redis lock.
-        redis_host = getattr(settings, "REDIS_HOST", "localhost")
-        redis_client = redis.Redis(host=settings.REDIS_HOST, port=6379, db=0)
-        lock_key = f"lock:channel:{channel.id}"
-        persistent_lock = PersistentLock(redis_client, lock_key, lock_timeout=120)
-
-        if not persistent_lock.acquire():
-            logger.error("Could not acquire persistent lock for channel %s", channel.id)
-            return HttpResponseServerError("Resource busy, please try again later.")
-
         try:
             # Start the streaming process.
-            process = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+            process = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, bufsize=8192)
         except Exception as e:
             persistent_lock.release()  # Ensure the lock is released on error.
             logger.exception("Error starting stream for channel ID=%s", stream_id)
@@ -137,6 +165,7 @@ def stream_view(request, stream_id):
                 yield chunk
         finally:
             try:
+
                 proc.terminate()
                 logger.debug("Streaming process terminated for stream ID=%s", s.id)
             except Exception as e:
@@ -144,6 +173,7 @@ def stream_view(request, stream_id):
             persistent_lock.release()
             logger.debug("Persistent lock released for channel ID=%s", channel.id)
 
+
     return StreamingHttpResponse(
         stream_generator(process, stream, persistent_lock),
         content_type="video/MP2T"
diff --git a/dispatcharr/persistent_lock.py b/dispatcharr/persistent_lock.py
index 3df2b650..360c9b5d 100644
--- a/dispatcharr/persistent_lock.py
+++ b/dispatcharr/persistent_lock.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import redis
 class PersistentLock:
     """
     A persistent, auto-expiring lock that uses Redis.
-    
+
     Usage:
       1. Instantiate with a Redis client, a unique lock key (e.g. "lock:account:123"),
          and an optional timeout (in seconds).
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class PersistentLock:
     def __init__(self, redis_client: redis.Redis, lock_key: str, lock_timeout: int = 120):
         """
         Initialize the lock.
-        
+
         :param redis_client: An instance of redis.Redis.
         :param lock_key: The unique key for the lock.
         :param lock_timeout: Time-to-live for the lock in seconds.
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ class PersistentLock:
         self.lock_key = lock_key
         self.lock_timeout = lock_timeout
         self.lock_token = None
+        self.has_lock = False
+
+    def has_lock(self) -> bool:
+        return self.has_lock
 
     def acquire(self) -> bool:
         """
@@ -33,6 +37,9 @@ class PersistentLock:
         self.lock_token = str(uuid.uuid4())
         # Set the lock with NX (only if not exists) and EX (expire time)
         result = self.redis_client.set(self.lock_key, self.lock_token, nx=True, ex=self.lock_timeout)
+        if result is not None:
+            self.has_lock = True
+
         return result is not None
 
     def refresh(self) -> bool:
@@ -43,6 +50,7 @@ class PersistentLock:
         current_value = self.redis_client.get(self.lock_key)
         if current_value and current_value.decode("utf-8") == self.lock_token:
             self.redis_client.expire(self.lock_key, self.lock_timeout)
+            self.has_lock = False
             return True
         return False
 
diff --git a/frontend/public/index.html b/frontend/public/index.html
index de1fb039..5e0e89a0 100644
--- a/frontend/public/index.html
+++ b/frontend/public/index.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#000000" />
     <meta
       name="description"
-      content="Web site created using create-react-app"
+      content="IPTV Master Control"
     />
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/logo192.png" />
     <!--
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 
 
-    <title>React App</title>
+    <title>Dispatcharr</title>
   </head>
   <body>
     <noscript>You need to enable JavaScript to run this app.</noscript>