My provider sometimes provides multiple streams for the same channel, and the details in the m3u file are identical, so Channels combines them into a single channel number. Any way to prevent this from happening (short of changing the m3u data)?
Is it the same url pointed to for the duplicate channels?
If it is, why does your provider present the same channel more than once?
Is there some difference between them (geo location, resolution, etc.).
For ingesting an m3u source into Channels DVR, they should have a unique channel-id if they're different.
Also, be sure not to use a channel number that exists in another source’s lineup. Channels will merge them together and use the prioritized channel.
Here are their docs on custom m3u channels
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