diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/cards/RecordingCardUtils.js b/frontend/src/utils/cards/RecordingCardUtils.js
index 4920c8ba..60d527bd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/cards/RecordingCardUtils.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/cards/RecordingCardUtils.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import API from '../../api.js';
 import useChannelsStore from '../../store/channels.jsx';
 import defaultLogo from '../../images/logo.png';
 import { formatSeasonEpisode } from '../guideUtils.js';
+import { buildLiveStreamUrl } from '../components/FloatingVideoUtils.js';
 
 export const removeRecording = (id) => {
   // Optimistically remove immediately from UI
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ export const getShowVideoUrl = (channel, env_mode) => {
   if (env_mode === 'dev') {
     url = `${window.location.protocol}//${window.location.hostname}:5656${url}`;
   }
-  return url;
+  return buildLiveStreamUrl(url);
 };
 
 export const runComSkip = async (recording) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/cards/__tests__/RecordingCardUtils.test.js b/frontend/src/utils/cards/__tests__/RecordingCardUtils.test.js
index 2af98a1c..2e601120 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/cards/__tests__/RecordingCardUtils.test.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/cards/__tests__/RecordingCardUtils.test.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ vi.mock('../../../store/channels');
 describe('RecordingCardUtils', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
+    localStorage.clear();
   });
 
   describe('removeRecording', () => {
@@ -147,19 +148,32 @@ describe('RecordingCardUtils', () => {
   });
 
   describe('getShowVideoUrl', () => {
-    it('returns proxy URL for channel', () => {
+    it('returns proxy URL with mpegts output format for channel', () => {
       const channel = { uuid: 'channel-123' };
       const result = getShowVideoUrl(channel, 'production');
 
-      expect(result).toBe('/proxy/ts/stream/channel-123');
+      expect(result).toBe('/proxy/ts/stream/channel-123?output_format=mpegts');
     });
 
-    it('prepends dev server URL in dev mode', () => {
+    it('includes output_profile when set in player prefs', () => {
+      localStorage.setItem(
+        'dispatcharr-player-prefs',
+        JSON.stringify({ webPlayerOutputProfileId: 5 })
+      );
+      const channel = { uuid: 'channel-123' };
+      const result = getShowVideoUrl(channel, 'production');
+
+      expect(result).toBe(
+        '/proxy/ts/stream/channel-123?output_format=mpegts&output_profile=5'
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('prepends dev server URL in dev mode with output params', () => {
       const channel = { uuid: 'channel-123' };
       const result = getShowVideoUrl(channel, 'dev');
 
       expect(result).toMatch(
-        /^https?:\/\/.*:5656\/proxy\/ts\/stream\/channel-123$/
+        /^https?:\/\/.*:5656\/proxy\/ts\/stream\/channel-123\?output_format=mpegts$/
       );
     });
   });