From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail-ww0-f44.google.com ([74.125.82.44]:64444 "EHLO mail-ww0-f44.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752394Ab1I3HSB (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:18:01 -0400 Received: by wwf22 with SMTP id 22so2264174wwf.1 for ; Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:18:00 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4e856d27.92d1e30a.6587.13f8@mx.google.com> Subject: Re: dvbscan output Channel Number into final stdout? From: tvboxspy To: linux-media@vger.kernel.org Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:17:53 +0100 In-Reply-To: <20110929224418.GD2824@localhost2.local> References: <20110929224418.GD2824@localhost2.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 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.