diff --git a/app/src/main/java/xyz/cottongin/radio247/ui/screens/nowplaying/NowPlayingScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/xyz/cottongin/radio247/ui/screens/nowplaying/NowPlayingScreen.kt
index 25613f0..35db5ed 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/xyz/cottongin/radio247/ui/screens/nowplaying/NowPlayingScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/xyz/cottongin/radio247/ui/screens/nowplaying/NowPlayingScreen.kt
@@ -5,13 +5,10 @@ import android.content.res.Configuration
 import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
 import androidx.compose.animation.AnimatedContent
 import androidx.compose.animation.animateColorAsState
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.Animatable
 import androidx.compose.animation.core.LinearEasing
-import androidx.compose.animation.core.RepeatMode
-import androidx.compose.animation.core.animateFloat
-import androidx.compose.animation.core.infiniteRepeatable
-import androidx.compose.animation.core.keyframes
-import androidx.compose.animation.core.rememberInfiniteTransition
 import androidx.compose.animation.core.tween
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import androidx.compose.animation.fadeIn
 import androidx.compose.animation.fadeOut
 import androidx.compose.animation.togetherWith
@@ -478,30 +475,36 @@ private fun TickerText(
                 val velocityPxPerMs = with(density) { velocityDpPerSecond.dp.toPx() } / 1000f
                 val totalScrollPx = textWidthPx + containerWidthPx
                 val scrollMs = (totalScrollPx / velocityPxPerMs).toInt()
-                val initialDelayMs = 1500
-                val durationMs = initialDelayMs + scrollMs
 
-                val transition = rememberInfiniteTransition(label = "ticker")
-                val offset by transition.animateFloat(
-                    initialValue = 0f,
-                    targetValue = 0f,
-                    animationSpec = infiniteRepeatable(
-                        animation = keyframes {
-                            durationMillis = durationMs
-                            0f at 0 using LinearEasing
-                            0f at initialDelayMs using LinearEasing
-                            -totalScrollPx at durationMs using LinearEasing
-                        },
-                        repeatMode = RepeatMode.Restart
-                    ),
-                    label = "ticker"
-                )
+                val offset = remember { Animatable(0f) }
+                val alpha = remember { Animatable(0f) }
+
+                LaunchedEffect(textWidthPx, containerWidthPx) {
+                    offset.snapTo(0f)
+                    alpha.snapTo(0f)
+                    alpha.animateTo(1f, tween(300))
+                    delay(1500L)
+
+                    while (true) {
+                        offset.animateTo(
+                            -totalScrollPx,
+                            tween(scrollMs, easing = LinearEasing)
+                        )
+                        offset.snapTo(0f)
+                        alpha.snapTo(0f)
+                        alpha.animateTo(1f, tween(300))
+                        delay(500L)
+                    }
+                }
 
                 Box(
                     modifier = Modifier
                         .wrapContentWidth(align = Alignment.Start, unbounded = true)
                         .align(Alignment.CenterStart)
-                        .graphicsLayer { translationX = offset }
+                        .graphicsLayer {
+                            translationX = offset.value
+                            this.alpha = alpha.value
+                        }
                 ) {
                     if (strokeColor != null) {
                         Text(