How Do I Find Digital TV Channel Numbers
 

For my area (Los Angeles) I can find a list of HDTV channels he
https://pastebin.com/hX3dA3t1

Here is a sample of this list:
5. {"alias": ["ASPiRE TV", "ASPIRE"], "ch_num": "185", "epg_id": "", "id": "69046426"},
6. {"alias": ["AYM Sports", "AYM"], "ch_num": "962", "epg_id": "", "id": "69026782"},
7. {"alias": ["ActionMAX HDTV (West)", "AMXHDW", "ActionMax East"], "ch_num": "533", "epg_id": "18433", "id": "69031879"},
8. {"alias": ["American Heroes Channel HDTV", "AHCHD", "American Heroes Channel"], "ch_num": "140", "epg_id": "18284", "id": "334443188"},
9. {"alias": ["Animal Planet HDTV (West)", "APHD", "Animal Planet"], "ch_num": "132", "epg_id": "57394", "id": "69045207"},
10. {"alias": ["Atreseries", "ATRES"], "ch_num": "926", "epg_id": "", "id": "1270914130"},


I am specifically interested in the ID entries such as 69046426 on the first line above.
What I want is these channel IDs for both HDTV and SDTV and I want to be able
to represent them as in this list:

69022205 kpbs-hdtv 50.1
69022348 knbc-hdtv 4.1
69022154 kabc-hdtv 7.1
69022680 kcal-hdtv 9.1
69022186 kttv-hdtv 11.1
69022684 kcop-hdtv 13.1
69028930 kpxn-hdtv 30.1
69022784 ktla-hdtv 5.1
69050084 kcet-hdtv 28.1
69022168 kcbs-hdtv 2.1

69026103 kcbs-sd 2.2

I got the final entry in this list by a brute force search
that took several hours.

I am only interested in over-the-air channels. I have tried googling for
everything I could think of but I have had no success. I would appreciate
any help.

Thanks.

How Do I Find Digital TV Channel Numbers
 

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How Do I Find Digital TV Channel Numbers
 

On 5/3/18 8:23 AM, root wrote:
wrote:
The Troll is back.

Please do not feed the Troll.

**** off, If you can't help just don't click on my post.


Yuppers, it's him.

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root wrote:

wrote:

The Troll is back.

**** off, If you can't help just don't click on my post.

If you didn't keep nymshifting, people could choose to avoid
seeing/clicking them ...

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On Thu, 3 May 2018 02:49:53 +0000 (UTC), root
wrote:

For my area (Los Angeles) I can find a list of HDTV channels he
https://pastebin.com/hX3dA3t1

List of television stations in California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_California

Stations for Los Angeles, California
https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_market&mktid=2

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Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

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root wrote:

I can answer my own post. Here is how to get the desired channel
numbers:
Go to ontvtonight channel. For my area (Los Angeles) it is:

http://www.ontvtonight.com/guide/lis...elesNight.html

at that site you can click on your area of choice.

Download the source of the html page and strip off the
href html references. These are lines that look like:

http://www.ontvtonight.com/guide/lis...6/kcwq-cw.html

From these lines you can choose those of interest to you. The hard
part is then to find the regular numeric listing. I used Wikipedia
to search the channel to find the "virtual" channel number. My
results for Los Angeles a

1163632539 kdoc-charge-tv 56.8
1422655662 kcbs-decades 2.2
1700273204 kttv-hdtv 11.1
1700970782 kfla-retro-television 8.3
1700988328 knla-hsn 20.1
1766235859 kcop-heroes-icons 13.4
1970652471 kdoc-comet 56.4
3666408866 kfmb-grit-tv 39.3
4145856146 kttv-fox 11.1
4662600897 kttv-light-tv 11.3
5587187248 ktla-tbd-tv 5.4
598254830 kcop-movies 13.3
69022154 kabc-hdtv 7.1
69022168 kcbs-hdtv 2.1
69022186 kttv-hdtv 11.1
69022348 knbc-hdtv 4.1
69022680 kcal-hdtv 9.1
69022684 kcop-hdtv 13.1
69022784 ktla-hdtv 5.1
69024461 pbs-socal-world 50.4
69024465 klcs-dt 58.1
69025694 live-well-network-hdtv 7.2
69026509 kabc-laff-tv 7.3
69028932 ion-life 30.3
69030564 knbc-cozi-tv 4.2
69031965 kdoc-hdtv 56.1
69033214 kvcr-hdtv 24.1
69033763 ktla-thistv 5.3
69039127 ktla-antenna-tv 5.2
69040853 kdoc-me-tv 56.3
69044470 koce-pbs-kids 50.5
69045541 kcop-buzzr 13.2
69050084 kcet-hdtv 28.1

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Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Thu, 3 May 2018 02:49:53 +0000 (UTC), root
wrote:

For my area (Los Angeles) I can find a list of HDTV channels he
https://pastebin.com/hX3dA3t1

List of television stations in California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_California

Stations for Los Angeles, California
https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_market&mktid=2


Thanks for responding Jeff, but as I said in my original post, I
need the "Channel" numbers for each station.

FYI, these are used to schedule recording of OTA programs using the
PVR software I posted some time ago in alt.os.linux.slackware.
That software turns a hdhomerun (under $100) device into a cable
cutting video recorder.

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On Thu, 3 May 2018 16:37:22 +0000 (UTC), root
wrote:

Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Thu, 3 May 2018 02:49:53 +0000 (UTC), root
wrote:

For my area (Los Angeles) I can find a list of HDTV channels he
https://pastebin.com/hX3dA3t1

List of television stations in California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_California

Thanks for responding Jeff, but as I said in my original post, I
need the "Channel" numbers for each station.

The Wikipedia URL has the channels. However, to get the sub-channels,
you have to fish them out of the "Notes" column. Unless some station
gets creative, the sub-channel numbers should be the same on the RF
channel and on any translator. Also, to the best of my understanding,
if a station is capable of transmitting DTV using ATSC encoding, it is
also capable of transmitting HDTV (usually in the form of MPEG-4 AVC.
It may choose not to do so for some reason, but in theory, all DTV
stations can belch HDTV.

FYI, these are used to schedule recording of OTA programs using the
PVR software I posted some time ago in alt.os.linux.slackware.
That software turns a hdhomerun (under $100) device into a cable
cutting video recorder.

Most metro areas in the US has some video fanatic that maintains a
current and up to date directory of what the various TV stations are
doing. With spectrum reallocation and incentive auctions, such a list
is needed unless you want to scan for changes regularly. No clue who
does that for Smog Angeles.

--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

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On 5/3/2018 9:32 AM, root wrote:
root wrote:

I can answer my own post. Here is how to get the desired channel
numbers:
Go to ontvtonight channel. For my area (Los Angeles) it is:

http://www.ontvtonight.com/guide/lis...elesNight.html

at that site you can click on your area of choice.

Download the source of the html page and strip off the
href html references. These are lines that look like:

http://www.ontvtonight.com/guide/lis...6/kcwq-cw.html

From these lines you can choose those of interest to you. The hard
part is then to find the regular numeric listing. I used Wikipedia
to search the channel to find the "virtual" channel number. My
results for Los Angeles a

1163632539 kdoc-charge-tv 56.8
1422655662 kcbs-decades 2.2
1700273204 kttv-hdtv 11.1
1700970782 kfla-retro-television 8.3
1700988328 knla-hsn 20.1
1766235859 kcop-heroes-icons 13.4
1970652471 kdoc-comet 56.4
3666408866 kfmb-grit-tv 39.3
4145856146 kttv-fox 11.1
4662600897 kttv-light-tv 11.3
5587187248 ktla-tbd-tv 5.4
598254830 kcop-movies 13.3
69022154 kabc-hdtv 7.1
69022168 kcbs-hdtv 2.1
69022186 kttv-hdtv 11.1
69022348 knbc-hdtv 4.1
69022680 kcal-hdtv 9.1
69022684 kcop-hdtv 13.1
69022784 ktla-hdtv 5.1
69024461 pbs-socal-world 50.4
69024465 klcs-dt 58.1
69025694 live-well-network-hdtv 7.2
69026509 kabc-laff-tv 7.3
69028932 ion-life 30.3
69030564 knbc-cozi-tv 4.2
69031965 kdoc-hdtv 56.1
69033214 kvcr-hdtv 24.1
69033763 ktla-thistv 5.3
69039127 ktla-antenna-tv 5.2
69040853 kdoc-me-tv 56.3
69044470 koce-pbs-kids 50.5
69045541 kcop-buzzr 13.2
69050084 kcet-hdtv 28.1


FYI, your list is missing:

13.8 Light TV
28.2 KCETLink
28.3 NHK World
30.1 ION TV
32.3 MeTV
34.3 Bounce
39.1 Escape
42.10 Retro TV
46.2 GetTV
46.4 Grit
46.5 Quest
50.1 PBS SoCal 1
50.2 PBS SoCal 2
50.4 PBS SoCal World

BTW, 8.3/8.6 KFLA is MIA - just bars and tone for many months now.

There is a forum for LA DTV channels he
http://www.avsforum.com/forum/45-local-hdtv-info-reception/191672-los-angeles-ca-ota-341.html

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On Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 12:24:46 PM UTC-4, Sofa Slug wrote:

Various

You miss the point. (Insert name here) is not seeking information. It is seeking engagement and endless discussion of inconsequential trivia.

Please do not feed the troll.

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Sofa Slug wrote:
FYI, your list is missing:

13.8 Light TV
28.2 KCETLink
28.3 NHK World
30.1 ION TV
32.3 MeTV
34.3 Bounce
39.1 Escape
42.10 Retro TV
46.2 GetTV
46.4 Grit
46.5 Quest
50.1 PBS SoCal 1
50.2 PBS SoCal 2
50.4 PBS SoCal World

BTW, 8.3/8.6 KFLA is MIA - just bars and tone for many months now.

There is a forum for LA DTV channels he
http://www.avsforum.com/forum/45-local-hdtv-info-reception/191672-los-angeles-ca-ota-341.html

Thanks for responding. When I posted my original cry for help I thought the
numbers I was looking for were related to frequency or FCC or something
like that. I have since learned that the numbers have no such meaning,
they are assigned by ontvtonight.com to distinquish directory listings
for the various channels. I was looking for a FREE source of schedule
information for OTA channels and I needed these numbers to fetch the
(daily) schedule for each desired channel. I welcome suggestions for
any online source of schedule information.

For the purpose of cord-cutting it would be desirable to be able to
read schedule information from the OTA signals themselves or from
a dedicated OTA channel. Right now my (homemade) PVR reads the next
day's schedule at 12:01 am.

How Do I Find Digital TV Channel Numbers
 

On 5/8/2018 1:33 PM, root wrote:
Thanks for responding. When I posted my original cry for help I thought the
numbers I was looking for were related to frequency or FCC or something
like that. I have since learned that the numbers have no such meaning,
they are assigned by ontvtonight.com to distinquish directory listings
for the various channels. I was looking for a FREE source of schedule
information for OTA channels and I needed these numbers to fetch the
(daily) schedule for each desired channel. I welcome suggestions for
any online source of schedule information.

For the purpose of cord-cutting it would be desirable to be able to
read schedule information from the OTA signals themselves or from
a dedicated OTA channel. Right now my (homemade) PVR reads the next
day's schedule at 12:01 am.

Tivo has an inexpensive OTA DVR that includes a guide/scheduler but they
charge a monthly fee for it's use. There might be a way to access that
meta data without a DVR like Tivo's, but I think you would have to be
dedicated :)

I just use titantv.com for program info and set an old school DVR to
record manually.

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You may want to check www.tvfool.com for a list of stations that you should be able to get by your address.

www.titantv.com I use for a "TV guide". No idea about available API.

A "TSID", "Transport Stream ID" is arbitrary, but it's assigned in consecutive pairs by the FCC.
A "TSID" has to be unique per geographic area, e.g tuner.

The TSID is assigned to the analog channel.

If I added my own channels via a modulator, I'd have to assign a TSID that did not already exist in my general area. This gives the "set-top-box"/tuner a way to uniquely identify a channel.

So, I think the TSID along with the minor channel number identifies a unique tuner channel. Channel 3.1 in Philadelphia and Channel 6.2 in LA would definately have a different TSID and minor channel number.

If I add modulated channels to the channels seen by the TV, I need to assign a TSID that is unique so the tuner has a unique identifier for every digital channel.

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The call letters to light TV is KCOP, not KTTV. Found that out real quick; especially, after watching a program on that channel a year ago.