[mythtv-users] Question on QAM channels and listings

[Kevin Kuphal]

On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 3:16 PM, Aaron Klein <klein.aaron at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Fred Squires <fsquires at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Kevin Kuphal <kkuphal at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 12:30 PM, Aaron Klein <klein.aaron at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> IN SD I see only the channels that a standard analog tuner would get.
> >>> For me thats channels 2- 74.  The clear QAM channels I am able to get
> >>> are 1-1 - 1-5 and 1008.  I have no idea what is on 1008 and 1-1 - 1-5
> >>> are digital stations but out by a local station.  When I look at SD i
> >>> have two choices for Comcast.  I have just Comcast and then Comcast -
> >>> Digital.  The Digital version lists channels from 2 - 999 but they
> >>> includes everything that would require the box and or additional paid
> >>> services to view.  There is a local broadcast option that lists alot
> >>> of stations that include the 1-1 - 1-5 of course on different channel
> >>> numbers that I suppose I could remap somehow but that still leaves me
> >>> not knowing what this 1008 channel is I get from time to time.
> >>
> >> For me, on Comcast in Chicago.  My HD stations via cable are listed on
> the
> >> Local Broadcast lineup.
> >> Kevin
> >
> > I get mine the same way in Md.  Use the Broadcast lineup for your
> > clear QAM channels even though you get them through cable.
> >
> > --
>
> How do you map the network to the channel that is on the cable system?


Using the Frontend Channel editor, set the xmltvid to match the SD one.

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Frontend_Channel_Editor

Kevin
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