[mythtv-users] Moving QAM channels

[Joe Henley]

Unfortunately, I have Time Warner as my cable provider.  They like to 
move the QAM channels around in an effort to pi** off their customers 
and to keep us from easily using the QAM channels for time-shift 
recording.  They would no doubt be happy to know that they succeed in both.

I'm looking for a way to easily/automagically find the channel number 
for a given station (eg, 77-1 for WXYZ), load it into the channel table 
in MythTV's data base, pull in the XMLTVid from Schedules Direct, and 
update the Myth Listings.  And ideally it would schedule any 
"repeat/series" recordings.

On the SiliconDust support page they have a service which  takes a ZIP 
code and gives you the  current QAM listings, which include channel 
number and station ID.  I'm guessing this is done with a readily 
available program.  That would be a good start on my immediate objective.

Does anyone have any experience doing what I seek; or suggestions where 
to look for help?  Thanks!

Joe Henley