LiveTV stops playing after a short period of time

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Hi all,

Having the same issue but NOTHING I do will fix the problem. Been working on this since the latest update 14.10. Live TV streams perfect from VLC  so I know it's not the tuner. Before the update, live tv was working pretty well. I could really use some help before I pull out the remaining hair I have. 

My hardware setup: 

Asus Z690 gaming motherboard with 32GB of DDR5, I-9 12900 CPU,  Asus 3080 RTX GPU and EVERYTHING in my home is CAT6 connected. OS is installed on a Predator NVME 2.0. As you can see, it's probably not a lack of power. Please remember, all of this started DIRECTLY after the Emby update. 

OS is Ubuntu 26.04 up to date, and Emby is also up to date. 

Looking for suggestions that I may have missed. 

Thank you. 

Greg

[Luke 43542]

@I Love to try new things

 

Hi there, let's look at an example. Please attach the information requested in how to report a media playback issue. Thanks!

 

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Hi Luke,

Hope this is what you are looking for. Just for your info, I am on the latest version 4.10.1.0 installed today. Justed checked the ota freezing issue and still exists. 

Another bit of info that may add to your trouble shooting...it seems as though the "Main" channels (FOX, CBS, NBC) have no issues with freezing. There are two ABC channels available in my area and one has the freezing issue and the other does not! How crazy is that?

Thanks for looking.

ffmpeg-transcode-9d365328-fd4a-4db3-80eb-0fb11c2ee4a9_1.txt

[Luke 43542]

Hi, can you please attach the main emby server log as well? Thanks.

[Luke 43542]

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There are two ABC channels available in my area and one has the freezing issue and the other does not! How crazy is that?

They could have different signal strengths on the tuner, or different codecs involved.

[I Love to try new things 4]

Not sure what the main emby server log is but I hope this is it. 

I'll check on the signal strengths of the two ABC channels and get back to you in a moment.

Thanks again.

embyserver.txt

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Info about the two ABC channels:

ABC 8.1 (the one that freezes)

Modulation lock: 8vsb

Signal Strength: 99%

Signal Quality: 100%

Symbol Quality: 100%

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ABC 26.3 (Very rarely freezes but still does)

Modulation lock: 8vsb

Signal Strength: 85%

Signal Quality: 100%

Symbol Quality: 100%

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Hi all,

A quick update to the problem with channels freezing. I did the latest update 4.10.2.0 and problem still exists. 

Have a great weekend and thank you for your continued troubleshooting.

Greg

[Luke 43542]

OK we are working on improving this. Thanks.

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Hi Luke and all other support staff:

This was posted Oct 26, 2026 at about 1pm Pacific time. I was doing some minor account maintenance my Emby server and noticed a message that I needed to restart Emby to complete a update. This was an update message that had no other info. So, I restarted the Emby server and ......the issue with channels freezing has seemed to have been resolved. 

My "go to" channel to check freezing issues is 8.3 , The CW. It would normally freeze within 15 seconds. I could get out of the channel and get back in and in 15 seconds or so, FREEZE. Now, there is no problem. I have check it with my server - played live tv for about 10 minutes and no issues. Now have The CW channel on my Samsung TV and it's been about 15 minutes and no issues so far. 

What ever the update was that just happened has seemed to have fixed the freezing issue with OTA channels. I will check other channels and let them play for an extended period of time and leave the results here. 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!!!

Greg 

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Update from the previous post - ALL IS WELL IN OTA WORLD!  

Have had several channels on for at least an hour and working like a champ! 

One thing that I have noticed (nothing bad so relax) is that the channels start playing faster and with no initial pause. I will continue to play ota channels for a few days and if you don't hear anything from me, all is good (at least on my machine). What ever you did seems to have solved the freezing issue with Emby. I'm hoping all others who have been experiencing the same issue are all good too. 

Thank again you very much for your support. 

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I'm sorry to report that the freezing is back, although the channels don't freeze until at least 5 minutes now, but have gone as long a 50 minutes. So the problem is at least better but not cured. Both my computer/emby and the TV Tuner (HDHomerun) were restarted but provided no help. 

I am willing to try any ideas you think might fix the problem. 

Greg

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Update on the Over The Air freezing picture/sound issue with most channels. 

Checked yesterday (Nov 9, 2026) and the problem was still an issue. 

Logged into the server this morning and got notification there were updates to the OS (Ubuntu 26.04) and awaiting install. There were a LOT of updates (30+). Completed the updates and rebooted. 

Logged into the computer and all seemed normal and decided to check Emby and local channels for freezing problems. 

It seems (possibly) that the update to Ubuntu has cleared the issue. Even the worst offending stations (The CW) has been working like a champ for well over 2 hours now. Have checked several other channels and so far, no freezing. 

I'll update this in a few days even if nothing has changed. 

Greg