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WMC will not show abc OTA channel unless I start recording

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I am running an HTPC with Win 7 WMC OTA. I have been doing this for over a year with no problems. Recently I noticed that I cannot switch to ABC live TV. i get the "this channel may be temporarily off the air..." etc error msg from WMC. However, I realized that my shows from ABC were still being recorded and I was able to watch them. Initially I thought that the channel came back in time to be recorded.

However, tonight after a lot of fiddeling, I accidentally realized that I could watch the live ABC broadcast if I started recording. Even when I stopped recording, I was able to continue watching it. However, when I switched to a different channel and switch back, I will get the error msg and will have to start recording in order to watch. I am at my wits end. This affects ONLY the ABC channel (7.1).

Any ideas?
post #2 of 4
Do you have more than one tuner? Check your sources, right click 7.1 in the guide, edit->edit sources. There should only be the number of tuners you have checked off. Example: If you see four check marks and you only have two tuners this will cause the issue you describe.
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Thread Starter 
Thanks. you rock. That did it. I have two tuners and there were 4 listed
post #4 of 4
Welcome...glad I could help.
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