I've got cable running from the reciever, down the hall, to my computer room so I have to get out of this chair if I want another channel, life is tough
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Here's a playlist I made to work with VLC and my Hauppauge PVR-150. It works. I commented out channels 100-125 because they aren't offered here. I've read that the 650-800 MHz equipment is expensive and NTSC is being phased out anyway, so many cable companies don't have it.
If any channels don't work, do a websearch for your local broadcast or cable frequencies. I searched for "brighthouse freq" to find the variations posted by some other techno geek. NTSC is very old and has been reworked many times. As a result it's a mess and there are three major variations, STD, HRC and IRC. Cable companies often use a mix of all three!
This playlist can be edited for other uses. It'll give someone a start to getting their device working well. I wish I could have found something similar to use as a template but wasn't successful, so I just did a little reading and made one. Hope it helps someone. Wasn't able to find a satisfactory fix anywhere, so this is it. Happy Puppying!
Copy text below and paste into a blank file called: ntsc.m3u
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#NTSC standard playlist - Яadiøaktive TΣknik Яøøssell
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=73003,bitrate=-1 #1
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=55250,bitrate=-1 #2
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=61250,bitrate=-1 #3
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=67250,bitrate=-1 #4
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=77250,bitrate=-1 #5
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=83250,bitrate=-1 #6
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=175250,bitrate=-1 #7
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=181250,bitrate=-1 #8
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=187250,bitrate=-1 #9
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=193250,bitrate=-1 #10
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=199250,bitrate=-1 #11
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=205250,bitrate=-1 #12
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=211250,bitrate=-1 #13
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=121262,bitrate=-1 #14
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=127262,bitrate=-1 #15
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=133262,bitrate=-1 #16
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=139250,bitrate=-1 #17
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=145250,bitrate=-1 #18
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=151250,bitrate=-1 #19
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=157250,bitrate=-1 #20
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=163250,bitrate=-1 #21
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=169250,bitrate=-1 #22
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=217250,bitrate=-1 #23
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=223250,bitrate=-1 #24
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=229262,bitrate=-1 #25
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=235262,bitrate=-1 #26
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=241262,bitrate=-1 #27
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=247262,bitrate=-1 #28
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=253262,bitrate=-1 #29
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=259262,bitrate=-1 #30
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=265262,bitrate=-1 #31
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=271262,bitrate=-1 #32
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=277262,bitrate=-1 #33
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=283262,bitrate=-1 #34
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=289262,bitrate=-1 #35
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=295262,bitrate=-1 #36
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=301262,bitrate=-1 #37
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=307262,bitrate=-1 #38
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=313262,bitrate=-1 #39
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=319262,bitrate=-1 #40
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=325262,bitrate=-1 #41
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=331275,bitrate=-1 #42
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=337262,bitrate=-1 #43
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=343262,bitrate=-1 #44
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=349262,bitrate=-1 #45
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=355262,bitrate=-1 #46
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=361262,bitrate=-1 #47
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=367262,bitrate=-1 #48
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=373262,bitrate=-1 #49
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=379262,bitrate=-1 #50
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=385262,bitrate=-1 #51
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=391262,bitrate=-1 #52
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=397262,bitrate=-1 #53
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=403250,bitrate=-1 #54
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=409250,bitrate=-1 #55
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=415250,bitrate=-1 #56
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=421250,bitrate=-1 #57
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=427250,bitrate=-1 #58
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=433250,bitrate=-1 #59
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=439250,bitrate=-1 #60
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=445250,bitrate=-1 #61
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=451250,bitrate=-1 #62
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=457250,bitrate=-1 #63
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=463250,bitrate=-1 #64
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=469250,bitrate=-1 #65
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=475250,bitrate=-1 #66
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=481250,bitrate=-1 #67
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=487250,bitrate=-1 #68
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=493250,bitrate=-1 #69
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=499250,bitrate=-1 #70
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=505250,bitrate=-1 #71
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=511250,bitrate=-1 #72
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=517250,bitrate=-1 #73
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=523250,bitrate=-1 #74
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=529250,bitrate=-1 #75
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=535250,bitrate=-1 #76
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=541250,bitrate=-1 #77
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=547250,bitrate=-1 #78
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=553250,bitrate=-1 #79
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=559250,bitrate=-1 #80
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=565250,bitrate=-1 #81
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=571250,bitrate=-1 #82
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=577250,bitrate=-1 #83
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=583250,bitrate=-1 #84
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=589250,bitrate=-1 #85
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=595250,bitrate=-1 #86
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=601250,bitrate=-1 #87
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=607250,bitrate=-1 #88
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=613250,bitrate=-1 #89
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=619250,bitrate=-1 #90
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=625250,bitrate=-1 #91
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=631250,bitrate=-1 #92
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=637250,bitrate=-1 #93
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=643250,bitrate=-1 #94
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=91250,bitrate=-1 #95
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=97250,bitrate=-1 #96
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=103250,bitrate=-1 #97
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=109275,bitrate=-1 #98
pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=115275,bitrate=-1 #99
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=649250,bitrate=-1 #100
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=655250,bitrate=-1 #101
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=661250,bitrate=-1 #102
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=667250,bitrate=-1 #103
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=673250,bitrate=-1 #104
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=679250,bitrate=-1 #105
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=685250,bitrate=-1 #106
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=691250,bitrate=-1 #107
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=697250,bitrate=-1 #108
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=703250,bitrate=-1 #109
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=709250,bitrate=-1 #110
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=715250,bitrate=-1 #111
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=721250,bitrate=-1 #112
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=727250,bitrate=-1 #113
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=733250,bitrate=-1 #114
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=739250,bitrate=-1 #115
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=745250,bitrate=-1 #116
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=751250,bitrate=-1 #117
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=757250,bitrate=-1 #118
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=763250,bitrate=-1 #119
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=769250,bitrate=-1 #120
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=775250,bitrate=-1 #121
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=781250,bitrate=-1 #122
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=787250,bitrate=-1 #123
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=793250,bitrate=-1 #124
#pvr://dev/video0,norm=0,frequency=799250,bitrate=-1 #125
#end of playlist - Яadiøaktive TΣknik Яøøssell