[mythtv-users] UK DVB-S Channel Numbering

[Mike Perkins]

On 09/04/12 18:30, Nick Morrott wrote:
>
> I also have support to allow a user to select which subscription
> packages/channels are received in addition to FTA/FTV channels on
> platforms such as Virgin and Sky. During configuration the grabber
> also asks for country/postcode location info to determine which
> regional channels to include. The end result of this process is a
> filtered list of channels that can either be used by the grabber for
> listings retrieval or output as a region-specific XML lineup (a subset
> of the complete "master" lineup) for use outside the grabber.
>
That's great new, Nick! Just two days ago I was forced to re-run the entire 
Freeview scan again because my finger slipped... not fun.

A note you may wish to consider with respect to regional variations. I get my 
service from the Hannington transmitter, I'm about 8 miles North from there, in 
postcode RG14. I have these two lines in my Freeview.xmltv for ITV1:

channel=tsod.plus-1.central-macro.itv1.itv.co.uk
channel=south-thamesvalley.itv1.itv.co.uk

Anybody spot the problem? Actually it's /worse/, since I don't get either of 
those, it's Meridian around here.

What I'm saying is that the postcode-region mapping is... inexact. I know you 
rely on users to provide you with better data, how can we help?

-- 

Mike Perkins