But for now, lets assume that you have it all set up and you know how to create an xml file (named /home/hts/.xmltv/tv_grab_file.xmltv) containing your local listings. If you want to use zap2xml and you’ve never set it up before, I’ll give you some setup hints later in this article. Such programs will create a xml file that contains schedule listings (in Tvheadend it will typically be at /home/hts/.xmltv/tv_grab_file.xmltv, assuming that “hts” is the Tvheadend username on your system), and that file will have all the over-the-air channels in your area, or all the cable or satellite channels from your provider. Typically they are used to grab listings for a single over-the-air market, not a hodgepodge of stations and services from various locations. The real trick is figuring out how to use one of those programs. These are commonly referred to as “schedule grabbers”, or just “grabber” programs. xml) or zap2epg – xmltv grabber for USA and Canada. The key is to use an external program such as zap2xml (Zap2it TV listings to XMLTV or XTVD. Note I did not say that it is easy, just that it is possible.
If you are running a satellite backend system such as Tvheadend or MediaPortal (or MythTV, if you are one of the lucky few that can actually get it to work), and you use Kodi or the MythTV frontend, then it is possible to populate the schedule grid with listings from many sources.
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