Tuner Priority Question

Channels DVR Server
#1

I seem to have a problem with the tuner priority when recording shows. I started off with an HDHomeRun tuner connected to Antenna, and some TV Anywhere subscriptions. I'm testing out Locast to see the quality vs Antenna, so I added it to my Channels DVR, and moved my HDHomeRun device to the bottom of the priority list. However, I noticed all my existing passes are still recording off the HDHomeRun. I see both channels listed in the queue page, but the HDHomeRun always seems to win. Anything I'm missing, or any way to change this? I'm on DVR version 2020.09.22.0105

EDIT:
Here's a recording from this morning, it doesn't even seem to try the Locast channel:

2020/09/23 10:00:00.007168 [DVR] Starting job 1600873200-103 The Price Is Right on ch=[5904 11.1]
2020/09/23 10:00:00.007191 [DVR] Waiting 8h59m59.9928117s until next job 1600905600-54 The Masked Singer
2020/09/23 10:00:00.597833 [TNR] Opened connection to 1072EB55/0 for ch11.1 KTVT-DT
2020/09/23 10:00:00.622330 [DVR] Recording for job 1600873200-103 from 1072EB55 ch11.1 into "TV/The Price Is Right/The Price Is Right 2013-02-20 2020-09-23-1000.mpg" for 59m59.992783396s
2020/09/23 10:00:00.758686 [IDX] Generating video index for job 1600873200-103

#2

Make sure the HDHomeRun Channels are not marked as favorites.

How does the DVR pick which tuner to use to make a recording?

On the Channels DVR Server web admin, you can adjust the priority of your tuners to set the order in which they will be used for recording.

The DVR will always prefer favorited and HD channels first when multiple channels are available to record the same program. If the first tuner in the DVR’s list has a favorited channel, it will always be used for recording. If a matching HD channel is available on the first tuner, it will always be preferred for recording.

If no matching channel is on the first tuner, the same process is repeated for each subsequent tuner in the list.

#3

Sigh, I swore I "unfavorited" those stations, but missed that. Thank you!

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