Frndly TV for Channels

chDVRuser · January 21, 2023, 3:15am

Or Xperi or whatever they're called now.
I can see it on my TiVo also. Matches what TV Guide dot com shows.

All you can really do is complain to zap2it.com if you see it listed there (since you get it through Xfinity cable, like I do). There is no way for us mere mortals to complain to Gracenote, so have to go through zap2it or Silicon Dust (if missing on their app).

tluxon · January 21, 2023, 3:48am

I just checked my HDHomeRun App, which I pay the $35 a year for though I don't really use it. I see that it doesn't have the episode data for that show either, but since there are only 10 episodes left and all the other shows on Start TV seem to have proper episode data, I may just make edits manually so they can focus on more important things.

chDVRuser · January 21, 2023, 4:19am

No. You have to select record for each individual airing.

mjitkop · January 28, 2023, 3:13pm

Currently missing guide data for the new channel "Cowboy Way". I see that I can add it manually when editing the lineup but I'd rather wait until it gets added in the playlist.

Is it something that @matthuisman needs to add manually?

chDVRuser · January 28, 2023, 4:20pm

Mine is showing like it's one of the no epg channels, like Curiosity and Dove.
Screenshot 2023-01-28 at 08-19-14 Channels Guide

If you can find a Gracenote station ID for it, you'll get better guide data.

chDVRuser · January 28, 2023, 5:11pm

You can try overriding the guide mapping to use stationId 127279
If that's accurate, let @matthuisman know to map it to that one.

{
  "type": "Streaming",
  "name": "Cowboy Way",
  "callSign": "COWBOYW",
  "stationId": "127279",
  "bcastLangs": [
    "en"
  ],
  "preferredImage": {
    "uri": "https://tmsimg.fancybits.co/assets/s127279_ll_h15_aa.png?w=360&h=270",
    "height": "270",
    "width": "360",
    "primary": "true",
    "category": "Logo",
    "text": "",
    "tier": ""
  },
  "videoQuality": {
    "signalType": "Digital",
    "videoType": "HDTV",
    "truResolution": "HD 720p"
  }
}

To search for other possible stationId's for that channel

rpaulmerrell · January 28, 2023, 6:41pm

hi there,
The channels isn't really new
it is available on samsung tv.
I have a bunch of cockers running here so i pick the best option.
Just like there are 2 versions of circle.
The one sent to all the free tvs etc and the one for broadcast sent to Friendly tv.
good stuff.

chDVRuser · January 30, 2023, 2:52am

I checked a few listings using stationId 127279
Appears to be correct, but 5 hrs ahead of what is shown on the frndlyTV website schedule.
I didn't verify what was actually playing there though.

Or it's 3 hrs behind. Hard to tell as things seem to repeat.

mjitkop · January 30, 2023, 3:02am

Thanks. The weekend got busy for me so I didn't get a chance to check this.
I'll take a look during the week.

chDVRuser · January 30, 2023, 4:04am

I compared the listings using stationId 127279 vs guide data we're getting using curl and jq,
stationId 127279 is correct, but is 5 hrs ahead of both the guide data we are getting and the frndlyTV website schedule. I did verify what was actually playing.

So don't think it will help unless Channels DVR can apply an offset to it, or we can convince Gracenote to create a new stationId. Reminds me of Fox Weather.

mjitkop · January 31, 2023, 12:04am

Indeed, I see the 5 hours offset in the guide.

I tried to change the mapping manually with 2 other EPG sources but they didn't match at all, not even if you applied an offset.

The closest one is stationId 127279 as you found out, @chDVRuser.

chDVRuser · January 31, 2023, 12:23am

Only way to use it is pad every recording to start and end 5 hours early.

mjitkop · January 31, 2023, 1:16am

Thanks for the info, @rpaulmerrell.
I do have Samsung TV+ in Channels.

chDVRuser · February 2, 2023, 6:11pm

The three new channels added today New Frndly TV channels - Feb. 2023 are also without Gracenote stationId's and appear in the No EPG xmltv listings like Cowboy Way.

mjitkop · February 2, 2023, 6:17pm

This is strange because they are included with the normal list for me.

I'm running the Python server directly on my Windows PC, not using Docker. Could this explain the different behavior?

I did end up moving Cowboy Way to the no EPG list since we couldn't find the right guide data for it.

I haven't looked at the EPG for these 3 channels yet.

chDVRuser · February 2, 2023, 6:26pm

Screenshot 2023-02-02 at 10-25-58 Channels Settings798×661 36.7 KB

Absenm · February 2, 2023, 6:26pm

I do believe that @matthuisman needs to hardcode the Gracenote ids into the frndlytv-for-channels docker container. So he needs to find out what Gracenote ids correspond to the new stations (if there is are any Gracenote ids that match what Frndly is showing).

chDVRuser · February 2, 2023, 6:29pm

Correct, but he relies on us to find the correct Gracenote stationId's to add to this https://i.mjh.nz/frndly_tv/app.json

"16": {"gracenote": null,"slug": "curiositystream"},
"38": {"gracenote": null,"slug": "dove_channel"},
"49": {"gracenote": null,"slug": "dove_kids"},
"50": {"gracenote": null,"slug": "dove_movies"},
"51": {"gracenote": null,"slug": ""},
"53": {"gracenote": null,"slug": "cowboy_way"},
"55": {"gracenote": null,"slug": "ion"},
"56": {"gracenote": null,"slug": "ion_mystery"},
"57": {"gracenote": null,"slug": "grit"}