1. Mapping channel names
Regularly download the XMLTV schedule from flash.za.org:
{{{wget http://download.flash.za.org/schedule/ZA-XMLTV.xml.gz gunzip ZA-XMLTV.xml.gz }}}
View the resulting ZA-XMLTV.xml file for channel mappings.
2. Configuring local_conf.py
Run "freevo tv_grab --query" to generate a TV_CHANNELS entry for your local_conf.py file.
{{{$ freevo tv_grab --query
searching for station information XMTV: Auto-detected channel list
Possible list of tv channels. If you want to change the station id, copy the next statement into your local_conf.py and edit it. You can also remove lines or resort them
TV_CHANNELS = [
( '102.dstv.com', 'AfricaMagic', '0' ), ( '67.dstv.com', 'Animal Planet', '0' ), ( '75.dstv.com', 'AstroScope', '0' ), ( '70.dstv.com', 'BBC Food', '0' ), ( '40.dstv.com', 'BBC Prime', '0' ), ( '50.dstv.com', 'BBC World', '0' ), ( '56.dstv.com', 'Bloomberg', '0' ), ( '81.dstv.com', 'Boomerang', '0' ), ( '95.dstv.com', 'CCTV 4', '0' ), ( '54.dstv.com', 'CNBC', '0' ), ( '51.dstv.com', 'CNN', '0' ), ( '83.dstv.com', 'Cartoon Network', '0' ), ( '87.dstv.com', 'Channel O', '0' ), ( '65.dstv.com', 'Discovery', '0' ), ( '82.dstv.com', 'Disney Channel', '0' ), ( '41.dstv.com', 'E! Entertainment', '0' ), ( '97.dstv.com', 'ERT', '0' ), ( '33.dstv.com', 'ESPN', '0' ), ( '72.dstv.com', 'Fashion TV', '0' ), ( '45.dstv.com', 'Fun & Games', '0' ), ( '84.dstv.com', 'GO', '0' ), ( '8.dstv.com', 'Hallmark', '0' ), ( '68.dstv.com', 'History Channel', '0' ), ( '94.dstv.com', 'IQRAA', '0' ), ( '80.dstv.com', 'K-World', '0' ), ( '3.dstv.com', 'M-Net', '0' ), ( '4.dstv.com', 'M-Net Movies 1', '0' ), ( '5.dstv.com', 'M-Net Movies 2', '0' ), ( '36.dstv.com', 'M-Net Series', '0' ), ( '89.dstv.com', 'MK89', '0' ), ( '85.dstv.com', 'MTV', '0' ), ( '88.dstv.com', 'MTV Base', '0' ), ( '66.dstv.com', 'Nat Geographic', '0' ), ( '59.dstv.com', 'News 24', '0' ), ( '58.dstv.com', 'Parliamentary', '0' ), ( '93.dstv.com', 'RAI International', '0' ), ( '42.dstv.com', 'Reality TV', '0' ), ( '78.dstv.com', 'Rhema TV', '0' ), ( '46.dstv.com', 'SABC 1', '0' ), ( '47.dstv.com', 'SABC 2', '0' ), ( '48.dstv.com', 'SABC 3', '0' ), ( '53.dstv.com', 'SABC Africa', '0' ), ( '52.dstv.com', 'Sky News', '0' ), ( '21.dstv.com', 'Super Sport 1', '0' ), ( '22.dstv.com', 'Super Sport 2', '0' ), ( '23.dstv.com', 'Super Sport 3', '0' ), ( '25.dstv.com', 'Super Sport 5', '0' ), ( '24.dstv.com', 'SuperSport 4 (Update)', '0' ), ( '20.dstv.com', 'SuperSport Zone', '0' ), ( '77.dstv.com', 'TBN', '0' ), ( '9.dstv.com', 'TCM', '0' ), ( '34.dstv.com', 'TellyTrack', '0' ), ( '55.dstv.com', 'The Home Channel', '0' ), ( '71.dstv.com', 'Travel Channel', '0' ), ( '86.dstv.com', 'VH-1', '0' ), ( '57.dstv.com', 'Weather channel', '0' ), ( '6.dstv.com', 'actionX', '0' ), ( '49.dstv.com', 'e.tv', '0' ), ( '35.dstv.com', 'kykNET', '0' ) ]
}}}