[mythtv-users] Getting rid of obsolete channels from schedule (I use SchedulesDirect) ?

[David Parker]

On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 9:22 PM, Craig Huff <huffcslists at gmail.com> wrote:
> I know I should know this, but it's one of those things you do once in
> a blue moon (like we just had ;-) and then you forget how to do it...
>
> I have checked my lineup in Schedules Direct and confirmed that some
> channels are no longer in my lineup, but they're still getting
> schedule data (bad/duplicate) in my Myth program guide.  I run
> mythfilldatabase with only one option (--dd-grab-all).
>
> My google-magic and mythtv-wiki searching have failed me.  How do I
> get rid of these outdated channels?  Do I need to go into mythtv-setup
> and delete the offending channels manually?
>

Hi Craig,

I had this exact same problem.  For some reason, I was getting two
separate listings for my channel 11 with two different names, and the
listings data for one of them was always showing as "Unknown
(Unknown)" in the program guide.  I solved it by running mythtv-setup
and selecting the following:

Channel Editor > Delete
Input Connections > Tuner 1 > Fetch channels from listings source

The first step deletes all channels from the database.  The second
step re-populates your channels list based on your listings data from
Schedules Direct (note that this assumes you have configured Schedules
Direct to the the video source for your tuner card).  Then go back
into the Channel Editor and verify that the duplicate channels are
gone.  Restart mythbackend and run mythfilldatabase, and you should be
all set.

    - Dave