Cannot change IPTV channel numbers

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#1

Hi - using two IPTV providers and they are getting overlapping channel numbers, so each has a channel 1/2/3/4, etc. I don't see a way to change channel numbers manually so I could have the first provider with 1/2/3/4 and the second with 5/6/7/8, etc. Is there a trick to changing channel numbers across multiple providers? Thanks

#2

In the source settings for your playlist, you can change the setting to “Ignore channels numbers from playlist”, and Channels will assign its own channel numbers.

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#3

Actually tried that but it assigns numbers that are higher than sources lower in the priority list. I want provider 1 to have the lowest channel numbers, priority 2 to have the next channel numbers, etc.

So for example, now provider 1 starts with 9000, while provider 3 starts with 6000. I want to have the 6000's before the 9000's but don't see a way to force that.

Any idea?

Thanks

#4

Not easily no. There are two options that pop into my head:

  1. You could save a local copy of your playlist, manually edit the channel numbers, and then point Channels to this modified playlist.
  2. Create a "shim" playlist that has the channel numbers you want, but points to the streams by their original numbers, identified by the ID they're given in Channels.

Option 1 should be pretty self-explanatory. For option 2, there are several threads about remapping channel numbers to assist in your endeavors. (On one such thread I gave examples of how I remapped TVE channel numbers to a DirecTV numbering scheme to assist my parents in their transition.) The point is this question has been asked and addressed several times, so there are quite a few posts you can reference.

#5

Ok great, thanks very much

#6

You can use https://iptveditor.com (paid) or https://m3u4u.com(free) to create playlist and change channel numbers.

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