Issue with Programming using xml file

[vbtalent]

I'm having a problem getting the Program guide to correctly read the .xml file that is being generated from mc2xml.

The issue is my ESPN station, the station number appears to be correct and I can manually record from it.

Code:

    <channel id="I37.28455954.microsoft.com">
        <display-name>37 ESPN</display-name>
        <display-name>37</display-name>
        <display-name>ESPN</display-name>
        <display-name>Sports Satellite</display-name>
    </channel>

When I try to populate the guide from the xml file I get information for the Food Network which appears to be on the channel id from ESPN.

Code:

<programme start="20150712200000 -0400" stop="20150712210000 -0400" channel="I37.28455954.microsoft.com">
        <title lang="en">Guy's Grocery Games</title>
        <sub-title lang="en">Music and Mayhem in the Market</sub-title>
        <desc lang="en">The chefs must make their best dish using only ingredients that begin with the letter S; lunch on a $10 budget; game of musical carts.</desc>
        <credits>
            <presenter>Guy Fieri</presenter>
        </credits>
        <date>20150712</date>
        <category lang="en">Cooking</category>
        <category lang="en">Episodic</category>
        <category lang="en">Reality</category>
        <category lang="en">Series</category>
        <episode-num system="onscreen">GK0602</episode-num>
        <episode-num system="ms_progid">1.EP017899670065</episode-num>
        <episode-num system="dd_progid">EP01789967.0065</episode-num>
        <new />
        <rating system="VCHIP">
            <value>TV-G</value>
        </rating>
    </programme>

ESPN is on a different channel_id

Code:

    <programme start="20150715030000 -0400" stop="20150715040000 -0400" channel="I37.28459585.microsoft.com">
        <title lang="en">SportsCenter</title>
        <desc lang="en">ESPN's flagship program provides sports news, highlights and analysis.</desc>
        <category lang="en">Other</category>
        <category lang="en">Series</category>
        <category lang="en">Sports</category>
        <episode-num system="ms_progid">1.SH000199170000</episode-num>
        <episode-num system="dd_progid">SH00019917.0000</episode-num>
        <new />
        <subtitles type="teletext" />
    </programme>

Any ideas on how to fix the .xml file?? or is this something that needs to be fixed elsewhere?

Thanks,

[mvallevand]

Any ideas on how to fix the .xml file?? or is this something that needs to be fixed elsewhere?

Thanks,

Elsewhere, at source. I know there are problem with the WMC EPG these days, perhaps it is related.

Martin

[vbtalent]

Many thanks for the reply.

Is there a better open source alternative for guide information?

[Zeb]

Most would recommend Schedules Direct, which is cheap but not free; however I'm using mc2xml and do not have your issue. If your provider has both HD and SD versions of ESPN, manually remapping your channel to the other listing (Settings > Channels > ESPN > Details > Mapping) might solve the problem. (Wonder if "Food Network" might have ESPN listings?) They will probably correct the problem sooner or later.