Channel Title Includes Channel Number On Web

[Stroudy 21]

Hello,

I've noticed today that on Live TV on my laptop (using Edge), the channel titles show the channel number at the end but only if the channel name doesn't end with the exact channel number.
(Notice below that Emby Example 1 does not display as Emby Example 1 1 but Emby Example 2 will show as Emby Example 2 3).

However on my Android TV app, the channel titles do not include the channel number.

Web browser:

Android TV:

 

I assume this is a bug, and if not, I'd quite enjoy a way to remove channel numbers from joining the channel titles on the web browser please?
Removing the channel numbers from the metadata does resolve the channel name issue, but shouldn't be the resolution in my opinion.

Metadata 1:


Metadata 2:


Thanks.

Edited October 30, 2025 by Stroudy
Correct title, add some additional screenshots.

[Luke 42505]

Hi.  Can you try searching for our standard android app (Just "Emby" on Amazon and "Emby for Android on Google) on the same device's app store and see how that compares?

Thanks.

 

[Stroudy 21]

 Includes the channel number at the end of the channel title:

• Web browser (Edge and Chrome)
• Android app on mobile device
• Emby for Android app on Google TV
• Emby app from Microsoft store

 Does not include the channel number at the end of the channel title:

• Emby app on Google TV

Edited October 30, 2025 by Stroudy
Add Chrome

[Luke 42505]

25 minutes ago, Stroudy said:

 Includes the channel number at the end of the channel title:

• Web browser (Edge and Chrome)
• Android app on mobile device
• Emby for Android app on Google TV
• Emby app from Microsoft store

 Does not include the channel number at the end of the channel title:

• Emby app on Google TV

Hi, can you please try the app on the TV that I linked to? Thanks.

[Stroudy 21]

3 minutes ago, Luke said:

Hi, can you please try the app on the TV that I linked to? Thanks.

Hi Luke,

I already tested both Android TV apps, unless there's another one?

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 Includes the channel number at the end of the channel title:

• Web browser (Edge and Chrome)
• Android app on mobile device
• Emby for Android app on Google TV
• Emby app from Microsoft store

 Does not include the channel number at the end of the channel title:

• Emby app on Google TV

 

[Luke 42505]

2 hours ago, Stroudy said:

Hi Luke,

I already tested both Android TV apps, unless there's another one?

What app version number(s) did you test on the TV?

[Stroudy 21]

16 hours ago, Luke said:

What app version number(s) did you test on the TV?

Hello Luke,

Forgive me please, my Android TV app works perfectly fine. It's exactly how I want my Live TV channels to look.

It's everything else that looks horrible when it comes to channel titles.
I'd like my web browser to look like my Android TV app.

Server version: 4.9.1.80
Emby Android TV app version: 2.1.13g
Emby for Android TV app version: 3.5.12
Microsoft store app version: 2.234.2.0

I want to remove the channel numbers from the channels list:

[Luke 42505]

OK sorry, my mistake. There is currently no way. We would have to add an option to control that.

[fabien_m2002 14]

Hello

+1 for this option!

[mrklarth 1]

I'm not sure why but Emby is creating channel numbers on its own from my M3U. I double-checked to confirm that the IDs being set by Emby do not exist in either my M3U or XMLTV files, so I'm not sure where they are coming from. I don't really care about channel numbers so this isn't a big deal, except it's being slapped on the end of all of the channel names in the client, which is unsightly. Really seems like there should be an option already to hide channel numbers.

[Luke 42505]

On 5/9/2026 at 12:11 AM, mrklarth said:

I'm not sure why but Emby is creating channel numbers on its own from my M3U. I double-checked to confirm that the IDs being set by Emby do not exist in either my M3U or XMLTV files, so I'm not sure where they are coming from. I don't really care about channel numbers so this isn't a big deal, except it's being slapped on the end of all of the channel names in the client, which is unsightly. Really seems like there should be an option already to hide channel numbers.

Hi, Emby does not create channel numbers on it's own. What exactly makes you think that it is?

[mrklarth 1]

On 5/11/2026 at 1:12 PM, Luke said:

Hi, Emby does not create channel numbers on it's own. What exactly makes you think that it is?

I examine my M3U file and I see the following example:

#EXTINF:0 tvg-name="KOAM-HD" group-title="Antenna Channels" tvg-logo="https://img.hdhomerun.com/channels/US32741.png",KOAM-HD
http://redacted.path/612190000.ts

 

In the attached screenshot, you can see the .ts filename is being set as channel number. I'm not sure why it's doing that. It might help to know what the intended behavior is for why Emby would set a channel number.

[mrklarth 1]

Another data point for you to investigate: 

My M3U data is being provided through xtream2m3u, and as I mentioned in the other thread with about the stream freezing after 10 minutes (which was an issue with the proxy used by the tool to obfuscate the stream URLs), turning off the proxy corrected that problem, but then I noticed Emby started putting erroneous channel IDs on every stream.

The author did correct the issue causing the 10 minute limit, so when I run it again, Emby is no longer adding the extra channel IDs. I'm guessing it has to do with the format of the .ts file causing Emby to not try to grab that as channel ID. For example, here's the same channel I mentioned in the above post as it comes through with proxy:

#EXTINF:0 tvg-name="KOAM-HD" group-title="Antenna Channels" tvg-logo="http://192.X.X.X:5000/image-proxy/https%3A%2F%2Fimg.hdhomerun.com%2Fchannels%2FUS32741.png",KOAM-HD
http://192.X.X.X:5000/stream-proxy/http%3A%2F%2F192.X.X.X%3A1111%2Flive%2Fuser%2Fpassword%2F612190000.ts

With that, Emby is no longer trying to assign a channel ID. I have also seen that a channel name of, for example, "1000 Ways To Die" (beginning with any number) is making Emby assign a channel number of that number. Curious since it "doesn't create channel numbers on its own".

[Luke 42505]

On 5/17/2026 at 11:35 AM, mrklarth said:

I examine my M3U file and I see the following example:

#EXTINF:0 tvg-name="KOAM-HD" group-title="Antenna Channels" tvg-logo="https://img.hdhomerun.com/channels/US32741.png",KOAM-HD
http://redacted.path/612190000.ts

 

In the attached screenshot, you can see the .ts filename is being set as channel number. I'm not sure why it's doing that. It might help to know what the intended behavior is for why Emby would set a channel number.

Hi, yes it gets it from the stream url if it's not in the m3u info. This was requested by users some time ago.

[Luke 42505]

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With that, Emby is no longer trying to assign a channel ID. I have also seen that a channel name of, for example, "1000 Ways To Die" (beginning with any number) is making Emby assign a channel number of that number. Curious since it "doesn't create channel numbers on its own".

HI there, can you please provide a specific example?

How to Report a Problem

Thanks !

 

[mrklarth 1]

20 hours ago, Luke said:

HI there, can you please provide a specific example?

How to Report a Problem

Thanks !

 

Here is the specific record (with sensitive data redacted), you should be able to plug this into an M3U to replicate the issue.

 

#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="XXXX.ersatztv.org" tvg-name="1000 Ways To Die" group-title="24/7 Documentary & Reality" tvg-logo="http://localhost/image-proxy/https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FURjkMoA.png",1000 Ways To Die
http://localhost/stream-proxy/http%3A%2F%2FX.X.X.X%3A1111%2Flive%2Fuser%2Fpassword%2F615790000.ts

And the result in Emby

 

Edited May 21 by mrklarth
include emby screenshot

[mrklarth 1]

20 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi, yes it gets it from the stream url if it's not in the m3u info. This was requested by users some time ago.

Given that the extraction of the channel number can give unpredictable results, I think that's a stronger case for why there should be a parameter to not try to assign channel numbers at all.