[mythtv-users] Comcast changed the channel

[Jay Cornell]

Michael S. Keller wrote:
> On 7/7/11 6:54 PM, Jay Cornell wrote:
>   
>> Hi Guys.  In the local Comcast area, they changed channel 71 from being
>> Discovery Health to the OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network).  My backend still
>> thinks the network is Discovery health and won't present the OWN schedules.
>>
>>   From Myth-setup, if i delete channel 71, and then scan, or can i just
>> wait after deleting for the next Mythdatabasefill to rectify?
>>
>> My wife thanks you greatly. BTW, I have procrastinated, because running
>> setup requires a recycle of the backend.
>>     
>
> Assuming you use SchedulesDirect, make sure your lineup is updated to 
> show the correct content for channel 71. Then edit your _channel_ 
> table's entry for channel 71 to show the new callsign, name and xmltvid 
> (hovering over the channel in SchedulesDirect will show the xmltvid). 
> Then run "mythfilldatabase --refresh-all".
>
> No restart of the backend is necessary.
>
> -Michael
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>   
So, the lineup from ScheduleDirect always included the channel number 
71.  It was changed by Comcast.   I just deleted the channel, and ran 
mythfilldatabase as requested by the mythtv-setup script when i quit setup.

The channel now has OWN schedules.  I guess I thought this was 
automated.  why should i have to delete the channel to reflect a network 
/ call sign change.