diff --git a/internal/control/ui.html b/internal/control/ui.html
index b6e406b..d6da32a 100644
--- a/internal/control/ui.html
+++ b/internal/control/ui.html
@@ -373,18 +373,18 @@ input.input-error{border-color:var(--red);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(176,48,48,.1
       <div class="card panel" data-panel-key="tones">
         <div class="panel-head" data-panel><h2>Test Tones</h2><div class="meta">Diagnostic</div><span class="chevron">▼</span></div>
         <div class="panel-body">
-          <div class="section-note">Tone settings are saved to config for the generator path. They do not hot-apply to a running TX engine; restart TX after saving to hear the change. Set amplitude to 0 to disable.</div>
+          <div class="section-note">Tone settings apply live to the running generator path and are also written into config. No TX restart is required for the new tone values to take effect. Set amplitude to 0 to disable.</div>
           <div class="ctrl-row">
             <div class="ctrl-label-wrap"><span class="ctrl-label">Left (Hz)</span></div>
-            <div class="ctrl-input"><input type="range" min="0" max="20000" step="10" id="tone-l-slider"><input type="number" min="0" max="20000" step="10" id="tone-l-num"><span class="unit-label">Hz</span><span class="tag tag-restart">restart</span></div>
+            <div class="ctrl-input"><input type="range" min="0" max="20000" step="10" id="tone-l-slider"><input type="number" min="0" max="20000" step="10" id="tone-l-num"><span class="unit-label">Hz</span><span class="tag tag-live">live</span></div>
           </div>
           <div class="ctrl-row">
             <div class="ctrl-label-wrap"><span class="ctrl-label">Right (Hz)</span></div>
-            <div class="ctrl-input"><input type="range" min="0" max="20000" step="10" id="tone-r-slider"><input type="number" min="0" max="20000" step="10" id="tone-r-num"><span class="unit-label">Hz</span><span class="tag tag-restart">restart</span></div>
+            <div class="ctrl-input"><input type="range" min="0" max="20000" step="10" id="tone-r-slider"><input type="number" min="0" max="20000" step="10" id="tone-r-num"><span class="unit-label">Hz</span><span class="tag tag-live">live</span></div>
           </div>
           <div class="ctrl-row">
             <div class="ctrl-label-wrap"><span class="ctrl-label">Amplitude</span><span class="ctrl-sub">0 – 1.0</span></div>
-            <div class="ctrl-input"><input type="range" min="0" max="1" step="0.01" id="tone-amp-slider"><span class="val-display" id="tone-amp-val">--</span><span class="tag tag-restart">restart</span></div>
+            <div class="ctrl-input"><input type="range" min="0" max="1" step="0.01" id="tone-amp-slider"><span class="val-display" id="tone-amp-val">--</span><span class="tag tag-live">live</span></div>
           </div>
           <div class="actions-row"><button class="apply-btn" id="tones-apply" type="button">Save Tone Config</button><button class="apply-btn secondary" id="tones-off" type="button">Disable Tones</button></div>
         </div>
@@ -546,14 +546,14 @@ input.input-error{border-color:var(--red);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(176,48,48,.1
       <div class="card panel" data-panel-key="rds-features">
         <div class="panel-head" data-panel><div class="led on-amber" style="width:6px;height:6px"></div><h2>RDS Features</h2><div class="meta">Restart required</div><span class="chevron">▼</span></div>
         <div class="panel-body">
-          <div class="section-note">Traffic, clock, RT+ and other RDS features. Saved to config, takes effect after TX restart.</div>
+          <div class="section-note">Traffic, clock, RT+ and other RDS features. TP/TA apply live and are also saved to config; the remaining fields in this panel are saved to config and take effect after TX restart.</div>
           <div class="ctrl-row">
             <div class="ctrl-label-wrap"><span class="ctrl-label">Traffic Program (TP)</span><span class="ctrl-sub">Station carries traffic info</span></div>
-            <div class="ctrl-input"><input type="checkbox" id="rds-tp"><span class="tag tag-live">live</span></div>
+            <div class="ctrl-input"><input type="checkbox" id="rds-tp"><span class="tag tag-live">live</span><span class="tag tag-saved">saved</span></div>
           </div>
           <div class="ctrl-row">
             <div class="ctrl-label-wrap"><span class="ctrl-label">Traffic Announcement (TA)</span><span class="ctrl-sub">Currently on air</span></div>
-            <div class="ctrl-input"><input type="checkbox" id="rds-ta"><span class="tag tag-live">live</span></div>
+            <div class="ctrl-input"><input type="checkbox" id="rds-ta"><span class="tag tag-live">live</span><span class="tag tag-saved">saved</span></div>
           </div>
           <div class="ctrl-row">
             <div class="ctrl-label-wrap"><span class="ctrl-label">Music / Speech</span><span class="ctrl-sub">MS flag for receivers</span></div>
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ function bindAll(){
   bindCfgSlider('tone-l-slider','toneLeftHz');$('tone-l-num').addEventListener('input',e=>cfgSetDirty('toneLeftHz',Number(e.target.value)));
   bindCfgSlider('tone-r-slider','toneRightHz');$('tone-r-num').addEventListener('input',e=>cfgSetDirty('toneRightHz',Number(e.target.value)));
   bindCfgSlider('tone-amp-slider','toneAmplitude');
-  $('tones-apply').addEventListener('click',()=>applyCfgSection('tones'));$('tones-off').addEventListener('click',()=>{cfgSetDirty('toneAmplitude',0);toast('Tone disable saved after apply / TX restart','info');applyCfgSection('tones');});
+  $('tones-apply').addEventListener('click',()=>applyCfgSection('tones'));$('tones-off').addEventListener('click',()=>{cfgSetDirty('toneAmplitude',0);toast('Tone disable queued for live apply + config save','info');applyCfgSection('tones');});
   // Compliance
   bindCfgSlider('bs412-threshold-slider','bs412ThresholdDBr');bindCfgSlider('mpxgain-slider','mpxGain');
   $('compliance-apply').addEventListener('click',()=>applyCfgSection('compliance'));$('compliance-reset').addEventListener('click',()=>{cfgClear('compliance');toast('Draft reset','info');});