mc2xml - atsc lineup won't download

[johnsonx42]

I've been trying to use MC2XML for my epg source. When I run mc2xml like so:

mc2xml -f -c us -g 92701 -D 1.dat -o xmltv.xml

It connects and I get a nice list of possible channel lineups in my area, including the one I want: 7. TER ATSC Lineup - 92701. BUT, if I actually select that one, all I get back is 'Status.... No new info available'. Any other lineup selection works fine.

I tried every zipcode I could think of within 30 miles (including my own of course, which is not actually 92701); just for laughs I even tried one in New York, with the same result.

For testing purposes, I've used the regular analog antenna lineup and mapped the primary digital channels to it. However, there are many more ATSC channels (yes, some are just alternate SD feeds of the same programming, but others actually do have different programming than the standard channels).

Anyone know what the story is here?

Thanks,

Dave

[ilovejedd]

From the official website:

• ATSC (OTA) isn't supported because media center handles that quite differently than cable/satellite/ntsc, and doesn't (yet) have all sub channel listings. I'm not sure how much demand there is for such support.

[johnsonx42]

ah, didn't see that. Thanks. I take it that's a limitation of the MC2XML program?

One might suppose however that with NTSC broadcasting ending in a few months, demand for an ATSC channel lineup will increase.

Since I'm only testing now, I've made do with the NTSC lineup. If/When I put GBPVR into service for real, I'll just ante up for Schedules Direct (which I hope does have full ATSC schedules?).

[ilovejedd]

Yes, the SchedulesDirect subscription does have full ATSC schedules, including subchannels. That's what I currently use for my main install, albeit, I have a GB-PVR test set-up that I play around with which uses mc2xml.