[mythtv-commits] Ticket #3654: MythWeb listings exclude channels with identical callsigns

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#3654: MythWeb listings exclude channels with identical callsigns
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 Reporter:  anonymous  |        Owner:  xris    
     Type:  defect     |       Status:  reopened
 Priority:  minor      |    Milestone:  unknown 
Component:  mythweb    |      Version:  head    
 Severity:  low        |   Resolution:          
  Mlocked:  0          |  
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Comment(by anonymous):

 Replying to [comment:3 Nick Morrott <knowledgejunkie at gmail.com>]:
 > Replying to [comment:2 anonymous]:
 > > But... they aren't. I have 20 channels called "SPORT" and they are not
 the same channel. They have different service ids, different channel ids,
 and different channums.
 >
 > If the channels are different, they *must* have different CALLSIGNS, as
 this is what the MythTV scheduler uses to determine which channels are
 'equal' (same listings) and which are different (different listings).
 >
 > chanid is the unique key for channels. Channels can have the same
 channum, same callsign and same name, but this should only be the case
 when when such channels carry the same station with the same listings.
 >
 > If you configure channels with the same callsign and channum, you will
 only see one copy of the channel in the mythfrontend EPG and in MythWeb.

 The problem is that there are some channels that use generic callsigns
 such as "PPV" or "SPORT" where the listings are not the same. I'm not
 going out of my way to name all of these channels the same with an
 identical callsign, it's just how the channels are setup.

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