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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1096113" data-attributes="member: 82144">Hello and welcome <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Yep, for your playlist that is valid. However AFAIK in general the interpretation of that number as a a channel number is not standard.Here is the unofficial m3u specification:<a href="http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=65772" target="_blank">http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=65772</a>That info says the number you're looking at is a duration. TV Server ignores that number because durations are irrelevant for IPTV streams. We look for the channel number within the stream itself (DVB format/standard).10000 is the TV Server default channel number. Your results mean TV Server is not finding channel numbers in the stream, which is almost certainly because your provider is not including them.Sure.For IPTV/DVB-IP or satellite or...???Yes, a few people have complained about channel numbers over the years. However, most reports come from people who receive channels from providers that don't broadcast channel numbers. Obviously TV Server can't pull channel numbers from the stream if the provider doesn't put them in. In short, there's usually nothing we can do.No.Sure.Use the import/export section to export the channels to XML.XML files can be edited in any text editor (eg. notepad, wordpad etc.).You can then more easily fix the channel numbers (for each &quot;&lt;channel&quot;...).Delete all the channels in TV Server (TV Channels and Radio Channels sections).Finally, use the import/export section to re-import the channels from the modified XML file.mm</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1096113, member: 82144"] Hello and welcome :) Yep, for your playlist that is valid. However AFAIK in general the interpretation of that number as a a channel number is not standard. Here is the unofficial m3u specification: [url]http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=65772[/url] That info says the number you're looking at is a duration. TV Server ignores that number because durations are irrelevant for IPTV streams. We look for the channel number within the stream itself (DVB format/standard). 10000 is the TV Server default channel number. Your results mean TV Server is not finding channel numbers in the stream, which is almost certainly because your provider is not including them. Sure. For IPTV/DVB-IP or satellite or...??? Yes, a few people have complained about channel numbers over the years. However, most reports come from people who receive channels from providers that don't broadcast channel numbers. Obviously TV Server can't pull channel numbers from the stream if the provider doesn't put them in. In short, there's usually nothing we can do. No. Sure. Use the import/export section to export the channels to XML. XML files can be edited in any text editor (eg. notepad, wordpad etc.). You can then more easily fix the channel numbers (for each "<channel"...). Delete all the channels in TV Server (TV Channels and Radio Channels sections). Finally, use the import/export section to re-import the channels from the modified XML file. mm [/QUOTE]

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