On Thu, 2011-09-29 at 14:44 -0800, Roger wrote: > Can we get dvbscan to output the Channel Number into the final stdout somehow? > > A likely format would be something such as the following. > > Current output: > > KATN-DT:497028615:8VSB:49:52:3 > KWFA-DT:497028615:8VSB:65:68:4 > ... > > > Suggested output: > 2.1:497028615:8VSB:49:52:3 > 2.2:497028615:8VSB:65:68:4 > ... > > The reason for this, the local ATSC broadcast over the air channels are not > assigning unique channel names. However, channel numbers seem to be consistent > between the published TV Guide/TV Listings and are unique! This seems to be > the norm for the past several years now. > Trouble is, internationally channel numbering is regional, and has variations in many countries. Not to show the channel name would confuse users, but to show both with the number first in a string might be an idea. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
