# Save the channel
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You can save the channel only after you have configured and created everything that you need. 

To save (create) the channel, choose **Create channel** in the navigation pane. 

As soon as you choose **Create channel**, MediaLive validates the configuration of the channel and displays messages for any errors. You can't save a draft of the channel, and you can't save a channel that contains error messages.

To find your newly created channel, in the navigation pane, choose **Channel**. (The navigation pane might be collapsed. To open it, choose the menu icon in the upper-left corner of the console).

The **Channel** pane appears and shows the newly created channel in the list of channels. The state changes to **Creating**, and then to **Ready**.