From cadad15cc0d71af45942e730d3890fe831d423e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Diego <5572928+sguinetti@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:52:03 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Update FAQ.md --- FAQ.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 188a6f6798..ac600a5de4 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -159,14 +159,16 @@ No. Exceptions are the visual radios, in which a video and audio are shown at th Based on [#1196](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/pull/1196) (first pull request about this) [#2758](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/pull/2758) (visual radio example), [#5794](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/discussions/5794), [#6044](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/discussions/6044) and [#8788](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/discussions/8788). ### Why are there some call sign (KJLA-DT1.us) as ids and alphanumeric names as ids (Mychannel.us)? -It's to differentiate the origin of the broadcast from the content. Call signs usually come from physical stations in the country of origin and their programming is subject to change. If the channel is not from a television station, the brand name will be used. +It's to differentiate the origin of the broadcast from the content. Call signs (or call letters in some countries) usually come from physical stations in the country of origin and their programming is subject to change. If the channel is not from a television station, the brand name will be used. This type of ids is widely used in the United States, where it has [its article in Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_signs_in_the_United_States) explained in more detail. An example of a call sign used as id is `KJLA-DT1.us`: [KJLA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KJLA) is a digital television station, DT is a suffix, 1 is a subchannel number and ".us" is the country code (United States). This station broadcasts the Visión Latina channel, whose id is `VisionLatina.us`. Based on [#5818](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/discussions/5818). ### There are source for verify call sign and coverage area for some TV stations? -There are websites to consult the location and characteristics of the station. For example, [FCCData](https://fccdata.org/) for US, Canada, Mexico, UK, Australia and Japan. +There are websites to consult the location and characteristics of the station. FCC has [complete official information](https://www.fcc.gov/media/television/tv-service-contour-data-points) about call letters in the United States. You can also consult other websites such as [FCCData](https://fccdata.org/) for US, Canada, Mexico, UK, Australia and Japan. + +Based on [#9312](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/discussions/9312). ### Why attributes of channels of this playlist like "tvg-country", "tvg-language", "tvg-logo" are missing? The reason is to reduce the workload when adding streams in the list. Since "tvg-id" links to the [Database](https://github.com/iptv-org/database) repository, each channel has unique attributes like image, name (in English and local speak), country (or countries) broadcasted, category and language. From 8cd675ccf79c2f14675b0f318f3eec2033d36a68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Diego <5572928+sguinetti@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:56:26 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Update FAQ.md Fix information about channels without call letters --- FAQ.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index ac600a5de4..1cfc981d9e 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ No. Exceptions are the visual radios, in which a video and audio are shown at th Based on [#1196](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/pull/1196) (first pull request about this) [#2758](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/pull/2758) (visual radio example), [#5794](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/discussions/5794), [#6044](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/discussions/6044) and [#8788](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/discussions/8788). ### Why are there some call sign (KJLA-DT1.us) as ids and alphanumeric names as ids (Mychannel.us)? -It's to differentiate the origin of the broadcast from the content. Call signs (or call letters in some countries) usually come from physical stations in the country of origin and their programming is subject to change. If the channel is not from a television station, the brand name will be used. This type of ids is widely used in the United States, where it has [its article in Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_signs_in_the_United_States) explained in more detail. +It's to differentiate the origin of the broadcast from the content. Call signs (or call letters in some countries) usually come from physical stations in the country of origin and their programming is subject to change. This type of ids is widely used in the United States, where it has [its article in Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_signs_in_the_United_States) explained in more detail. However, if the channel does not officially carry the identification of the local television station, the brand name will be used as id. An example of a call sign used as id is `KJLA-DT1.us`: [KJLA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KJLA) is a digital television station, DT is a suffix, 1 is a subchannel number and ".us" is the country code (United States). This station broadcasts the Visión Latina channel, whose id is `VisionLatina.us`. From ec98243dad1af513f8044d636ad5122e8a39b12a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Diego <5572928+sguinetti@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:25:44 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Update FAQ.md --- FAQ.md | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 1cfc981d9e..26b2bac0a7 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -161,7 +161,17 @@ Based on [#1196](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/pull/1196) (first pull request ### Why are there some call sign (KJLA-DT1.us) as ids and alphanumeric names as ids (Mychannel.us)? It's to differentiate the origin of the broadcast from the content. Call signs (or call letters in some countries) usually come from physical stations in the country of origin and their programming is subject to change. This type of ids is widely used in the United States, where it has [its article in Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_signs_in_the_United_States) explained in more detail. However, if the channel does not officially carry the identification of the local television station, the brand name will be used as id. -An example of a call sign used as id is `KJLA-DT1.us`: [KJLA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KJLA) is a digital television station, DT is a suffix, 1 is a subchannel number and ".us" is the country code (United States). This station broadcasts the Visión Latina channel, whose id is `VisionLatina.us`. +An example of a call sign used as id is `KJLA-DT1.us`: [KJLA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KJLA) is a digital television station, DT is a suffix, 1 is a subchannel number and ".us" is the country code (United States). This station broadcasts the Visión Latina channel. + +``` +#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="KJLA-DT1.us",Visión Latina Los Angeles (KJLA-DT1) +``` + +If the channel has a another stream and this is broadcasting as an international feed or under an online website, consider using the alphanumeric name instead, whose id is `VisionLatina.us`. + +``` +#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="VisionLatina.us",Visión Latina +``` Based on [#5818](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/discussions/5818). From 9cc62e5261cb6edf3cdf8e964946973c9a5a2ccd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Diego <5572928+sguinetti@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:26:59 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Update FAQ.md --- FAQ.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 26b2bac0a7..4c2718585f 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ An example of a call sign used as id is `KJLA-DT1.us`: [KJLA](https://en.wikiped #EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="KJLA-DT1.us",Visión Latina Los Angeles (KJLA-DT1) ``` -If the channel has a another stream and this is broadcasting as an international feed or under an online website, consider using the alphanumeric name instead, whose id is `VisionLatina.us`. +If the channel has a another stream and this is broadcasting as an international feed or under an online website without georestriction, consider using the alphanumeric name instead, whose id is `VisionLatina.us`. ``` #EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="VisionLatina.us",Visión Latina From 26cb084fefa7dffc6ba31e8e717699b71b8d5a1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Diego <5572928+sguinetti@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 21:38:30 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 5/6] Update FAQ.md Update info about change of id --- FAQ.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 4c2718585f..f742ed2966 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ Notes: * Because this is an community repository, we need the approval from two maintainers to accept your new additions. See [discussion](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/discussions/8412) for further explanations. * If your television station broadcasts from other television stations, please read the *[Can I safely add an FTA channel that broadcasts PPV events or pay programming?](#Can-i-safely-add-an-fta-channel-that-broadcasts-ppv-events-or-pay-programming)* section. * The same id can only be used if a mirror stream is also proposed. Please do not set the same id for two different channels. See [PR](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/pull/9572). +* If for some reason you need to edit the name of your channel, the id from the Database will be changed. We suggest that you update the new id from the playlist as soon as possible because the streams of your channel with modified name will not be automatically linked. See [PR](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/pull/9632). Based on [#650](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/issues/650) and [#6654](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/discussions/6654) (basic information). From e47b4c93bec5e8f7d9c629a2fa3fa312e38af4d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: LaneSh4d0w Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 15:06:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Update FAQ.md --- FAQ.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index f742ed2966..b7edd360fe 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ No. Exceptions are the visual radios, in which a video and audio are shown at th Based on [#1196](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/pull/1196) (first pull request about this) [#2758](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/pull/2758) (visual radio example), [#5794](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/discussions/5794), [#6044](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/discussions/6044) and [#8788](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/discussions/8788). ### Why are there some call sign (KJLA-DT1.us) as ids and alphanumeric names as ids (Mychannel.us)? -It's to differentiate the origin of the broadcast from the content. Call signs (or call letters in some countries) usually come from physical stations in the country of origin and their programming is subject to change. This type of ids is widely used in the United States, where it has [its article in Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_signs_in_the_United_States) explained in more detail. However, if the channel does not officially carry the identification of the local television station, the brand name will be used as id. +It's to differentiate the origin of the broadcast from the content. Call signs (or call letters in some countries) usually come from physical stations in the country of origin and their programming is subject to change. This type of ids is widely used in the United States, and [this article from Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_signs_in_the_United_States) explains in more detail. However, if the channel does not officially carry the identification of the local television station, the brand name will be used as id. An example of a call sign used as id is `KJLA-DT1.us`: [KJLA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KJLA) is a digital television station, DT is a suffix, 1 is a subchannel number and ".us" is the country code (United States). This station broadcasts the Visión Latina channel.