Remapping Channel Numbers By Editing M3U Files

[skipt]

Still learning here, and not yet smart enough to figure this out.

1. I've had good success dumping m3u files from my multiple Channels DVR sources (including TVE and HDHR), and then combining/editing them using linux-type tools (Cygwin on Windows) using scripts and my desired channel (re)mapping.

2. Using this process the resulting m3u including remapped channel numbers works well with an IPTV app (Sparkle TV) I got from the Google Play Store. In this case I only had to change the tvg-chno field in the m3u and the Sparkle TV App uses the remapped numbers in its guide. The data for one of the remapped channels (6007 -> 19) looks like this (xxx for obfuscation):

#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="cspan" tvg-id="6007" tvg-chno="19" tvg-logo="https://tmsimg.fancybits.co/assets/s68344_ll_h15_ad.png?w=360&h=270" tvc-guide-stationid="68344" tvg-name="CSPANHD" group-title="HD",CSPAN
http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8089/devices/ANY/channels/6007/stream.mpg?format=ts

3. So I put the remapped m3u back into Channels as a new m3u source and everything works in Channels but my remapped channel numbers are not being used in the Channels guide. Instead the Channels guide is using 6xxx, 9xxx or the like for channel numbers.

What step(s) am I missing to get the Channels Guide to use the remapped channels in my remapped m3u file?

[slampman]

You should really look at channel collections. With that it doesnt matter what the actual number is.

[skipt]

I understand collections and to my knowledge you cannot change the channel numbers there. I have multiple users and the actual channel numbers matter to them. So anyone with ideas about what step(s) I am missing to get the Channels Guide to use the m3u with remapped channel numbers would be appreciated.

[racameron]

@skipt

ideas about what step(s) I am missing to get the Channels Guide to use the m3u with remapped channel numbers

You need to adjust the source priority in the client apps. Ensure that your "remapped" tuner is listed first, otherwise the clients will see your remapped channels as duplicates of the original, and use the original channel numbers.

[skipt]

Thanks ra, I had already done this, but finally got it to work by toggling the source setting "Prefer Channel Number From m3u. Sorry for bothering all.