I had the same issue. Apparently Plex does not let you have both zip code based and xmltv epg sources. You can either have one or the other. So if you have another source like a HDHomerun that you entered a zipcode for, you likely need to delete that.
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Ahhh thank you - that's the trick!
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interesting hack... i have an old Roku TV in home gym been wanting to try something like (yes - i know FireSticks are dirt cheap)
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Wait... how do you download this codec in laymans terms?
Run this command, the download URL follows the first word:
wget https://downloads.plex.tv/codecs/e613bce-38cf5cd1fd57f37d2412c608/linux-x86_64-standard/libaac_decoder.so
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Yet another way I can tinker with my setup....YAY!!!!
Can also confirm my Synology NAS had the correct codec already installed, no need to download.
You guys truly represent the best in terms of innovation. Plenty of smaller things I'll continue to advocate for, but this was a pleasant surprise.
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Updated to the beta DVR, followed the steps, but keeps pulling up my regular channels that my antenna is pulling in. Can't get TVE. In step three you switch from "M3U" to "XMLTV" url. Are those different urls that are found different places on the Channel's "Sources" page? Or the same one just pasted again for that step?
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There are two copy buttons in your DVR. See the first screenshot.
You can copy the links from the TVE source dropdown if you just want those.
EPG = XMLTV
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This works great. Thank you.
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I have a lifetime Plex Pass but stopped using Plex when I discovered Channels.
In what situation is it better to use Plex?
Just curious if I should dust it off. 
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I'd imagine on Roku or other platforms that don't support Channels natively
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I guess I don't need Threadfin anymore....if this works with Jellyfin
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Crazy combo CDVR for Live TV/DVR + Appbox Account (do not ask what that is) and you have a trully all in 1 media center. But. . . Last time I checked Plex live TV interface was not very good. Laggy, unresponsive, and not very great. So will someone go test out Plex Live TV interface and report back
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I'm running both Channels and Plex in Docker on a Synology DS1821+. OTA is working fine, but for any TVE or custom M3U channels it fails with a bunch of errors like this in the Plex logs.
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I mentioned a fix above.
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everything works fine on Android and Fire Devices but on browsers I get errors on Pluto.
TVE works for me ... I am creating Separate tuners for TVE, Pluto Etc ... AS I believe Plex has a 480 Channels limit according to threadfin and XTEVE.
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Can try this setting on your dvr:
M3U Channel IDs
Use channel IDs instead of numbers in M3U playlists and XMLTV listings
Is the XMLTV url the same as "Copy EPG URL" in the "Manage" dropdown next to a source in the Source menu?
EDIT: And any layman's instructions on a Mac? When I run the wget command suggested by @Fofer in Terminal, I get a "command not found" response. And when I try to run the terminal commands to download the codecs, I get a "no such file or directory."
I wonder if my issues are because I previously set up my HD Homerun in Plex? I deleted it, but my menu choices were different than in the initial instructions (ultimately I got to the same type of input screens, but the choices to get there were different). And in the end, it just re-offered my HD Homerun channels to me when I did this.