M3U files - Supported Metadata & EPG Tags

[neild7744]

Add Custom Channels with M3U Playlists

Hi,

I have recently updated my M3U list & came across the above guide on channel tags. Currently I am manually assigning EPG within the Channels DVR server to +100 channels & interested in the ability to auto map channels using the
"tvc-guide-stationid: Gracenote station id" guide data tags. I've tried a couple of times to get this working, but struggling.

Where can I find the Gracenote id's?

Im wanting to be able to create and maintain an M3U list, which will auto map EPG correctly & assign station logo's etc. This will save me quite a bit of time as currently im having to generate a huge M3U list, update it, load it into Channels DVR & then manually map each channel. Its do-able, but the ability to use Gracenote IDs to auto map will save me quite a lot of time.

Thanks.

[chDVRuser]

Here's what I do.
Bookmark this link http://127.0.0.1:8089/tms/stations/STATIONNAME in your browser after changing 127.0.0.1:8089 to the IP address and port of your Channels DVR Server.
When you want to find a stationId, just change STATIONNAME in the url to what you want to search for, like this
http://127.0.0.1:8089/tms/stations/news 12

If you know the call sign of the station, search for that instead, like this
127.0.0.1:8089/tms/stations/N12NJHD

[jator]

chDVRuser,

Just out of curiosity, what program are you using to read the json file? When I open in a browser, it's in the original CSV file layout.

Thanks,

Jay

[chDVRuser]

@jator

When I open in a browser, it's in the original CSV file layout.

It's JSON format.

I use Firefox.
It can also display pretty print formatted by selecting Raw Data then Pretty Print.

[tmm1]

Search json view extension for your browser

[jator]

Yup, found an extension for chrome. Much easier to read.

[neild7744]

Thankyou for the replies. Appreciate it!