diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/tunein.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/tunein.py
index 7e51de89e..c7a5f5a63 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/tunein.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/tunein.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class TuneInBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
 
         return {
             'id': content_id,
-            'title': title,
+            'title': self._live_title(title) if is_live else title,
             'formats': formats,
             'thumbnail': thumbnail,
             'location': location,