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thisisabsurd
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4 years ago
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List of channel #'s on Roku Live?

A press release ( https://www.roku.com/blog/the-roku-channel-linear-launch ) on the Roku Blog said there are new linear channels on the Roku Live channel.  Is there a list of these in numerical or alphabetical order.   I can find the Red Green Channel when I search the Roku web site, but when I search for it on the roku device it isn't found.   I would suppose it doesn't have the granularity to list the channels inside Roku Live. 

Going through all the channels in Roku live on the Roku itself is tedious.  Is there a current list of channels on Roku live so I can go to it by #.   They're in numerical order, but not alphabetical order. 

  • AvsGunnar's avatar
    AvsGunnar
    4 years ago

    thisisabsurd 

    The Red Green Channel is on the Roku Channel channel 818. 

    Using the Search function from your home screen should have given you the results.  It shows it as a Live TV channel on the Roku Channel.  You then have to select OK on your remote so it launches the channel.  Then press Left arrow button to bring up the Guide which will show you the Channel numbers.

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  • DBDukes's avatar
    DBDukes
    Community Streaming Expert
    4 years ago

    thisisabsurd 

    You're confusing channels with apps. And that's understandable because of the way Roku treats apps. Roku doesn't call apps, well, apps. They call apps channels. Which can be confusing.

    The Channel Store is simply an app store. The Roku Channel is an app. Roku is a platform on which apps run. The Roku Channel is simply one of the apps that runs on Roku.

    The Red Green Channel is a channel, not an app. It's a channel that can be found on The Roku Channel (which isn't a channel, but an app). You won't find it in the Channel Store, because the Channel Store doesn't contain channels, but rather, it's where you find apps.

    Like I said, it's easy to get confused.

    But, to your question, there is no list of channels (actual channels, not apps) that are in the Live TV section of The Roku Channel (an app).

    • thisisabsurd's avatar
      thisisabsurd
      Reel Rookie
      4 years ago

      Yes, it is a linear channel (not app) on the Roku Live app (not channel). 

      Searching the website for Roku you can find the Red Green Channel and watch it. but it seems there is no search or list of channels for the channels in the Roku Live app.

       

      However, as far as I can see there is no way to search for it on the Roku device.  That there is no list of channels on or for the Roku Live app channels.   Clearly there is a list, as I can scroll through it but I can't CTRL-F or anything similar or consult an alphabetical list.  Scrolling to find something is a terrible user interface, but Roku is indeed known for its terrible user interfaces. 

  • AvsGunnar's avatar
    AvsGunnar
    Community Streaming Expert
    4 years ago

    thisisabsurd 

    The Red Green Channel is on the Roku Channel channel 818. 

    Using the Search function from your home screen should have given you the results.  It shows it as a Live TV channel on the Roku Channel.  You then have to select OK on your remote so it launches the channel.  Then press Left arrow button to bring up the Guide which will show you the Channel numbers.

    Remember to keep your stick on the ice and carry plenty of duct tape.

     

     

    • DBDukes's avatar
      DBDukes
      Community Streaming Expert
      4 years ago

      AvsGunnar 

      Thank you for that update. I was not aware they had added channels (not apps) from the Roku Channel (the app) to the Channel Store (for apps).

      • AvsGunnar's avatar
        AvsGunnar
        Community Streaming Expert
        4 years ago

        DBDukes 

        It won't show up during  a search of the online Roku Channel Store. (Still reserved for Channels/apps that can be installed as stand-alone).  

        The Live TV  Channels and shows will only show up under the Home Screen Search (with a little signal  icon meaning Live TV channel).  

    • nmxn's avatar
      nmxn
      Reel Rookie
      4 years ago

      I'm brand new to Roku & already frustrated. The genre search method is terrible. Why isn't there at least an alphabetical search? Before I opened an account & ordered my RSS4k+, I found the two channels that my wife & I watch - Acorn TV & Britbox. Now I can't find them, If I can't find them & get them added. How & where can I find these two channels & get them added?

    • renojim's avatar
      renojim
      Community Streaming Expert
      3 years ago

      "The Live TV Channel Guide is getting an upgrade, with personalized ordering of 400+ channels, as well as the removal of channel numbers to enable simpler browsing"

      https://www.roku.com/blog/os-12-5

      It's probably time to put this thread to rest.