Roamio OTA, new antenna, no guide data

I read some story about using different zip codes during Guided Setup.

You might experiment with that. Maybe zip codes closer to those 'unlisted' towers?

-KP

 

To avoid running guided setup, you can check with tv.com or tvguide.com since they use the same database as TiVo.

 

To elaborate and clarify, you can check different zip codes on those web sites to find one that works for you. That's a lot faster than doing repeated guided setups.

 

Great! Now, if you want more accurate guide data, use titantv.com or Screener (zap2it.com). Current example: Monday's late night on NBC for my zipcode. TiVo doesn't have the NBC data, but Screener does. Many bad data gets updated at the last minute however.

 

I am in a similar situation, and I can't find a zip code that has the channels from the 2 markets I am able to pick up. What can I do?

I think my situation is a little odd because there is a market in between the two I pick up, so there don't appear to be any overlapping zip codes that will work.

 

OK, well I found a solution on my own so I'll share it with everyone.

Working off of JoeKustra's comment that TVguide.com uses the same database I found a link on their site where you can report channels missing from their lineup, so I emailed them at tvgwebsitesupport@cbsinteractive.com. I said that I had a very strong antenna and told them the channels I could pickup from the other market and asked if they could add them into the guide so that I could see all the channels I can receive at once. They emailed me back a couple of times asking for clarifications over the next week and a half. They didn't do exactly what I wanted, they created a new separate lineup on their website that listed the distant channels I was getting, but at least those channels were associated with my zip code now. So I re-ran guided setup and it worked!!! I guess TV Guide either controls, or can work with whoever controls the database Tivo uses and getting them to associate channels with a zip on their website translated through to my Tivo too. I hope this info can help someone else out there. I'm very happy now!!!!

 

This is further evidence that if you have guide issues, getting tvguide involved really helps.

 

Just don't mention 'TiVo' in your request. Make sure it is related to the site and it's listings.