[mythtv-users] Doing an actual scan of the channels

[Ciro Iriarte]

2008/3/17, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>:
> On 03/17/2008 01:30 PM, Ciro Iriarte wrote:
>  > 2008/3/17, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>:
>  >
>
> >>  However, if you only have 5 channels, you should really think about just
>  >>  adding them manually.  Do
>  >>  http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/264034#264034 to
>  >>  clean up the mess that's in there now (but don't do the channel scan or
>  >>  "Fetch channels from listings source"), then use the channel editor to
>  >>  create 5 new channels typing in the center frequency of the video
>  >>  carrier (in kHz) for the freqid.  Make sure each channel has a unique
>  >>  channel number and channel callsign.
>
> > Ok, but where do I take the correct frequencies from?
>
>
> In theory, they should be "published" somewhere.  Whether that somewhere
>  is some government registration document or the broadcaster's own
>  "documentation," I couldn't tell you.
>
>  Your best bet is to find other people in your country who are
>  knowledgeable about local broadcasts and see what information you can
>  get from them.  Perhaps someone can give you exact frequencies or a
>  reference to the documents that show those frequencies.

Searching, but i'm still out of luck.... That's why I wanted to rely
on MythTV :D

>
>  And, wikipedia may actually be useful, depending on what country you're
>  in.  As a matter of fact, if you were to mention your country here, it's
>  quite possible there may be some other MythTV user who has already
>  figured all this out.

I'm from Paraguay, but in fact, I don't think so (also tried using the
table for Argentina a nearby country) ...

>
>
>  Mike

Ciro