diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Channels/Channel.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Channels/Channel.cs
index ff1bd7ff45..43f7b66374 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Channels/Channel.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Channels/Channel.cs
@@ -83,5 +83,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Channels
         {
             return false;
         }
+
+        internal static bool IsChannelVisible(BaseItem channelItem, User user)
+        {
+            var channel = ChannelManager.GetChannel(channelItem.ChannelId);
+
+            return channel.IsVisible(user);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Channels/ChannelAudioItem.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Channels/ChannelAudioItem.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index b4a9db8b3d..0000000000
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Channels/ChannelAudioItem.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Channels;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Users;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Runtime.Serialization;
-using System.Threading;
-
-namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Channels
-{
-    public class ChannelAudioItem : Audio
-    {
-        public ChannelMediaContentType ContentType { get; set; }
-
-        public List<ChannelMediaInfo> ChannelMediaSources { get; set; }
-
-        public override UnratedItem GetBlockUnratedType()
-        {
-            return UnratedItem.ChannelContent;
-        }
-
-        protected override string CreateUserDataKey()
-        {
-            return ExternalId;
-        }
-
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public override bool SupportsLocalMetadata
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public override SourceType SourceType {
-            get { return SourceType.Channel; }
-            set { }
-        }
-
-        public override bool IsSaveLocalMetadataEnabled()
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        public ChannelAudioItem()
-        {
-            ChannelMediaSources = new List<ChannelMediaInfo>();
-        }
-
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public override LocationType LocationType
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Path))
-                {
-                    return LocationType.Remote;
-                }
-                
-                return base.LocationType;
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected override string GetInternalMetadataPath(string basePath)
-        {
-            return System.IO.Path.Combine(basePath, "channels", ChannelId, Id.ToString("N"));
-        }
-
-        public override IEnumerable<MediaSourceInfo> GetMediaSources(bool enablePathSubstitution)
-        {
-            var sources = ChannelManager.GetStaticMediaSources(this, false, CancellationToken.None)
-                       .Result.ToList();
-
-            if (sources.Count > 0)
-            {
-                return sources;
-            }
-
-            var list = base.GetMediaSources(enablePathSubstitution).ToList();
-
-            foreach (var mediaSource in list)
-            {
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(mediaSource.Path))
-                {
-                    mediaSource.Type = MediaSourceType.Placeholder;
-                }
-            }
-
-            return list;
-        }
-
-        public override bool CanDelete()
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        public override bool IsVisibleStandalone(User user)
-        {
-            return IsVisibleStandaloneInternal(user, false) && ChannelVideoItem.IsChannelVisible(this, user);
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Channels/ChannelVideoItem.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Channels/ChannelVideoItem.cs
index 7b4bc6fbed..c42363dcf9 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Channels/ChannelVideoItem.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Channels/ChannelVideoItem.cs
@@ -136,14 +136,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Channels
 
         public override bool IsVisibleStandalone(User user)
         {
-            return IsVisibleStandaloneInternal(user, false) && IsChannelVisible(this, user);
-        }
-
-        internal static bool IsChannelVisible(BaseItem channelItem, User user)
-        {
-            var channel = ChannelManager.GetChannel(channelItem.ChannelId);
-
-            return channel.IsVisible(user);
+            return IsVisibleStandaloneInternal(user, false) && Channel.IsChannelVisible(this, user);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/Audio.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/Audio.cs
index dc37dcceab..4c66a6562a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/Audio.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/Audio.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+using System.Threading;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Channels;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio
 {
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio
         IThemeMedia,
         IArchivable
     {
+        public List<ChannelMediaInfo> ChannelMediaSources { get; set; }
+        
         public long? Size { get; set; }
         public string Container { get; set; }
         public int? TotalBitrate { get; set; }
@@ -198,7 +202,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio
 
         public override UnratedItem GetBlockUnratedType()
         {
-            return UnratedItem.Music;
+            if (SourceType == SourceType.Library)
+            {
+                return UnratedItem.Music;
+            }
+            return base.GetBlockUnratedType();
         }
 
         public SongInfo GetLookupInfo()
@@ -214,6 +222,32 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio
 
         public virtual IEnumerable<MediaSourceInfo> GetMediaSources(bool enablePathSubstitution)
         {
+            if (SourceType == SourceType.Channel)
+            {
+                var sources = ChannelManager.GetStaticMediaSources(this, false, CancellationToken.None)
+                           .Result.ToList();
+
+                if (sources.Count > 0)
+                {
+                    return sources;
+                }
+
+                var list = new List<MediaSourceInfo>
+                {
+                    GetVersionInfo(this, enablePathSubstitution)
+                };
+
+                foreach (var mediaSource in list)
+                {
+                    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(mediaSource.Path))
+                    {
+                        mediaSource.Type = MediaSourceType.Placeholder;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return list;
+            }
+
             var result = new List<MediaSourceInfo>
             {
                 GetVersionInfo(this, enablePathSubstitution)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
index 04c887dca6..366aceb835 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         {
             if (SourceType == SourceType.Channel)
             {
-                return IsVisibleStandaloneInternal(user, false) && ChannelVideoItem.IsChannelVisible(this, user);
+                return IsVisibleStandaloneInternal(user, false) && Channel.IsChannelVisible(this, user);
             }
 
             return IsVisibleStandaloneInternal(user, true);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
index 5dbb0ac693..7cc66ef737 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Channels\ChannelSearchInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Channels\IChannel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Channels\IChannelManager.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Channels\ChannelAudioItem.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Channels\ChannelVideoItem.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Channels\Channel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Channels\IHasCacheKey.cs" />
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Channels/AudioChannelItemMetadataService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Channels/AudioChannelItemMetadataService.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a1a993d9c..0000000000
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Channels/AudioChannelItemMetadataService.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using CommonIO;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.IO;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Channels;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
-using MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager;
-
-namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Channels
-{
-    public class AudioChannelItemMetadataService : MetadataService<ChannelAudioItem, ItemLookupInfo>
-    {
-        public AudioChannelItemMetadataService(IServerConfigurationManager serverConfigurationManager, ILogger logger, IProviderManager providerManager, IProviderRepository providerRepo, IFileSystem fileSystem, IUserDataManager userDataManager, ILibraryManager libraryManager) : base(serverConfigurationManager, logger, providerManager, providerRepo, fileSystem, userDataManager, libraryManager)
-        {
-        }
-
-        protected override void MergeData(MetadataResult<ChannelAudioItem> source, MetadataResult<ChannelAudioItem> target, List<MetadataFields> lockedFields, bool replaceData, bool mergeMetadataSettings)
-        {
-            ProviderUtils.MergeBaseItemData(source, target, lockedFields, replaceData, mergeMetadataSettings);
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaBrowser.Providers.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaBrowser.Providers.csproj
index eca254848d..f9d4d7bd4a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaBrowser.Providers.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaBrowser.Providers.csproj
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Chapters\ChapterManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Folders\DefaultImageProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Folders\FolderMetadataService.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Channels\AudioChannelItemMetadataService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Folders\UserViewMetadataService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GameGenres\GameGenreMetadataService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Channels\VideoChannelItemMetadataService.cs" />
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Channels/ChannelManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Channels/ChannelManager.cs
index b4c6ae724d..775f7224c0 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Channels/ChannelManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Channels/ChannelManager.cs
@@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Channels
             {
                 results = video.ChannelMediaSources;
             }
-            var audio = item as ChannelAudioItem;
+            var audio = item as Audio;
             if (audio != null)
             {
-                results = audio.ChannelMediaSources;
+                results = audio.ChannelMediaSources ?? new List<ChannelMediaInfo>();
             }
 
             var sources = SortMediaInfoResults(results)
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Channels
             }
             else if (info.MediaType == ChannelMediaType.Audio)
             {
-                item = GetItemById<ChannelAudioItem>(info.Id, channelProvider.Name, channelProvider.DataVersion, out isNew);
+                item = GetItemById<Audio>(info.Id, channelProvider.Name, channelProvider.DataVersion, out isNew);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -1299,10 +1299,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Channels
             }
             item.ExternalId = info.Id;
 
-            var channelAudioItem = item as ChannelAudioItem;
+            var channelAudioItem = item as Audio;
             if (channelAudioItem != null)
             {
-                channelAudioItem.ContentType = info.ContentType;
                 channelAudioItem.ExtraType = info.ExtraType;
                 channelAudioItem.ChannelMediaSources = info.MediaSources;