This was the collaborative effort of a number people to provide the XML Guide to Plex users in Australia. Big Shout out to Mark and Michelle who made this all possible. The github site with their work can be found here.
The following links are for Freeview Guide for Australian Cities. This was primarily designed for Plex users and the instructions can be found on the Plex Website for using an XML Guide.
To help us track any questions and request please submit them on the github page. Before submitting any questions;
a) Please rescan the the channels in the Plex Live TV & DVR setup for all tuners.
b) Please include the region you are in to assist in any troubleshooting.
Adelaide – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Adelaide.xml
Albany – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Albany.xml
Albury / Wodonga – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Albury_Wodonga.xml
Ballarat – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Ballarat.xml
Bendigo – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Bendigo.xml
Brisbane – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Brisbane.xml
Broken Hill – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Broken_Hill.xml
Bunbury – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Bunbury.xml
Cairns – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Cairns.xml
Canberra – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Canberra.xml
Central Coast – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Central_Coast.xml
Coffs Harbour – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Coffs_Harbour.xml
Darwin – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Darwin.xml
Geelong – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Geelong.xml
Gippsland – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Gippsland.xml
Gold Coast – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Goldcoast.xml
Griffith – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Griffith.xml
Hobart – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Hobart.xml
Launceston – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Launceston.xml
Lismore – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Lismore.xml
Mackay – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Mackay.xml
Mandurah – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Mandurah.xml
Melbourne – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Melbourne.xml
Mildura / Sunraysia – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Mildura_Sunraysia.xml
Newcastle – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Newcastle.xml
NT Regional – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/NT_Regional.xml
Orange – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Orange_Dubbo.xml
Perth – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Perth.xml
Port Augusta – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Port_Augusta.xml
Remote Central – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Remote_Central.xml
Riverland – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Riverland.xml
Rockhampton – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Rockhampton.xml
Shepperaton – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Shepparton.xml
South Coast – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/South_Coast.xml
South East SA – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/South_East_SA.xml
Spencer Gulf – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Spencer_Gulf.xml
Sunshine Coast – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Sunshine_Coast.xml
Sydney – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Sydney.xml
Tamworth – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Tamworth.xml
Taree /Port Macquarie – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Taree_Port_Macquarie.xml
Toowoomba – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Toowoomba.xml
Townsville – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Townsville.xml
WA Regional – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/WA_Regional.xml
Wagga Wagga – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Wagga_Wagga.xml
Wide Bay – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Wide_Bay.xml
Wollongong – http://xmltv.net/xml_files/Wollongong.xml
Hi Legend, i believe Ch 10 released a new channel today in Melbourne Called 10 Shake Ch13.
any chance this can get added?
Hi Michael,
It has already been added and is in the xml. You may need to rescan in Plex and add it in there. Let me know how you go.
Hi
am in the Sydney region using Plex and I noticed today the guide ends on Sunday sep 6 (3 days time). Is the problem my end or yours?
Thanks for your great work..
Hi, current guide has the 7 days, can you please download and let us know.
This is just awesome!
Thank you
Hi I just started using this with HDHomeRun and Plex. Working flawlessly, thanks and great work!
Thanks Dave, glad you are enjoying it.
Same, and it just works 🙂
Thanks Steven
Very grateful of this service but a few popular channels seem to be missing from the Sydney feed:
SBS viceland
SNS ONE HD
the Channel 10 channels
P.S im display all the guide via Emby.
Thanks Mark,
Can you please provide the specific channel numbers that are missing? Not sure how Emby loads the content however the channel names are there in the XML. Have other Emby users noticed this?
You can also load the xml in your browser to check the channel and programs.
Hi, please disregard my post. In emby you need to manually map some channels to the correct channel in the XMLtv feed. Super easy.
How to here for fellow Emby users: https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/89409-few-popular-channels-seem-to-be-missing-from-xmltv-sydney-feed/&tab=comments#comment-919238
No problem Mark, enjoy
Working perfectly with NextPVR – thanks!! This is awesome!
Thanks Justin. Enjoy!
Thanks for your awesome efforts!
I was wondering if it were possible to compile multiple regions? I have IPTV streams from multiple cities and I want to create an EPG.
Hi Damian,
Sorry most PVR’s only load one region. Glad you are enjoying!
How many days of EPG do these feeds provide?
7 days.
This also works on Jellyfin (and therefore probably Emby)
Thanks team
Thanks Steve, yes have heard it works on Emby also
Thanks so much for the hard work on this!
I use it as the EPG on the tvheadend backend.
The fact that it pulls down episode numbers is a life saver for duplicate handling.
Thank you Lindsay. Glad you are enjoying.
Thanks so much for this. Awesome work.
Only issue I have is that the logos for the following channels appear to be missing for Adelaide:
10 HD
SBS HD
7 Mate HD
No biggie, but would be awesome to have them appear.
Jason.
Hi Jason,
Is this on the browser or TV? Some of the security settings on some browsers appear to not like certain logos. Let us know and we can investigate further for you.
All the best
Bridjee
Excellent work. I’ve just started to use this with Emby. Looks great. Will have to let the Aussie Emby community know about this….. 🙂
Glad it is working well with Emby and yes, please share and enjoy!
It works great on Jellyfin as well
Thanks Steve, good to know
This is just brilliant! Thank you
Thanks Steve, Enjoy!
Works very well with my Tvheadend and HDHomerun combination. Thank you for all your effort. Much appreciated.
Ohh and thankyou so much for the great work 🙂
Widebay feed – Is there no HD Channel 7? Channel 7 is there but no 70.
I might be interpreting it incorrectly too.
Hi Dan,
Can you please retry mapping now. It should be all good. Thanks
Awesome job guys, thanks for pulling this together.
Thanks Chris, much appreciated
Today my guide stopped showing channels
Worked yesterday
Have a hdhomerun works with its own app, just not in Plex now
any ideas or changes
Im on Ballarat guide
Hi the Ballarat guide seems to be ok on our end, we don’t have HDhomerun so cannot check specifically if there are any issues.
This is excellent. I have been using it for a few days with HomeRun from SiliconDust – Their hardware is good (very well constructed, but a bit pricey in Oz though). Unfortunately their software is pretty basic and won’t run on an AppleTV; but by using the Channels DVR apps with the /Perth.xml feed it is working really well with an AppleTV, iPad, iMac (Catalina) and Windows 10.
Cheers, and a heartfelt “Thank You”.
Thanks for the feedback! Enjoy …….
Thanks for the guide…..have you managed to get Channel 32 – SBS World Movies…My region is Adelaide.
Cheers
Hi Adam,
It should be added now. Plex should pick it up in the next run or you may have to enable the channel in Plex settings afterwards.
I am so pleased that sbs world movies ch32 Adelaide has been added. Thankyou very much!
You’re welcome. Enjoy!
Thanks a lot…..top marks.
Hi there,
This looks amazing. I’m trying to use it with xteve to use with plex. When I put it in I get the following error:
XML:encoding “ISO-8559-1” declared but decoder.charsetreader is NIL
Any ideas?
Does this work now that encoding has been changed to UTF-8 ?
Can I request a few changes/updates?
* ABC KIDS Listen icon URL is going to a page not found
* 9 Rush is a new channel. Would it be possible to get feed and icon?
* Would it be possible to get a 7mateHD icon?
Thank you so much for this service!
Thanks Kirk,
Can you please let us know what region you are in, it makes life easier for all requests thanks. We’ll look into what we can do.
Sydney
Thanks
ABC KIDS Listen icon URL is going to a page not found – will be fixed in the next release.
For new channels, in Plex you need to do a rescan to get them in Plex. Plex does not automatically add channels. If this doesn’t add the channel please let me know.
Please make sure your mapping in the setup is mapped to the 7mateHD feed not the regular 7mate selection, that should give you the icon. If it doesn’t please let us know
Legend! Would it be possible to also get:
* 29 – tripled j Unearthed feed and icon?
* 203 – ABC Country feed and icon?
* 204 – ABC NewsRadio feed and icon?
Can I donate $10 for your time and effort?
Those three radio channels are coming very very soon. However, the guide is not published anywhere, so the EPG will be empty. You will be able to map and listen to those stations though
Incredible service. Thank you
Great guide for Plex. Would it be possible to add SBS World Movies, Adelaide CH32. Cheers.
Thanks team. This is amazing
This is amazing. Thanks heaps!
Very nicely put together, kudos all round. This is so much better and (so far) more accurate than the FreePG feed (R.I.P.)
I would be happy to help any way I can (30+ years in software dev ?) if you need it
Thanks Andrew, Much appreciated will reach out if we need it.
HI Andrew
Happy to take any contributions on github!! Please submit any changes or updates and I’ll happily look at them!
Thanks
How often are these EPG’s updated please?
Hi Andy,
They are refreshed daily.
Thank you so much. Does it support HD recording?
Hi Andrew,
This depends on the info published.
Hi any chance of adding SBS world movies ?
Hi Adam,
If you can let us know what region you are in and the channel SBS Movies is on we can check for you
Yeah wow, thanks very much.
Just switched over from IceTV.
Do you have a PayPal link for donation? I’ll set a reminder for a month and if all is working well I’d be happy to throw $5 your way.
Thanks for the comment Josh, no donation needed, just enjoy!
Hi
Thanks for this, I tried IceTv but it does not give access to all channels. this is far better
Thanks so much!!
Damien
Thanks Damien, I am glad you are enjoying
You’re a bunch of legends
Thanks Steve, glad to help
The second line of the XML file
!DOCTYPE tv SYSTEM “xmltv.dtd”
Makes Excel and Access reject the import of these files. It would be so nice if that line wasn’t there.
I realise this is a niche thing, but I figure it doesn’t hurt to ask.
Hi Robert,
Sorry these XML’s are not for EXCEL or Access.
guide works perfect except the tv show neighbours on 10 peach always shows up as a movie and not the show making it impossible to series record,
Hi Ashleigh,
Can you send us the region and we’ll have a look.
This should be fixed in the next update
Hi
The guide works fine but I can’t get HD channels to work in Plex, they all map back to SD channels, even though HD guide is mapped to HD channels.
Everything works fine with IceTV’s feed. Any ideas?
Hi Sam,
You can manually override in advanced setting in Plex recordings to specify the channel. Can you please let us know what region you are in so we can investigate?
This xml file work the first few times i loaded it in TV Scheduler Pro but it now sends java into 100% cpu usage.
Hi Bob,
This was designed for Plex, so not sure how your app works. Is is still happening now?
Sorry it looks like this had been added, I just needed to delete and re-add my PVR in Plex.
Hope it is all working well Bill.
Hi guys, is there any chance of this being updated to include the new Radio stations?
Thanks so much for putting it together by the way!
Thanks this is awesome,
What buffer before/after are people using to avoid missing the start/end of shows?
This site is for the XML feeds, that is normally done in the PVR software