How to Make a Custom Zap2It Grid
This entry was posted on 3/6/2008 1:04 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
Now that you have decided
the Mexican soccer question, I have space to tell you about a great discovery.
It's possible to set up a custom FTA program grid in Zap2It.com.
The good thing about Zap2It
is that it has listings for several FTA broadcast channels that TitanTV
doesn't. The bad thing is that it's harder to set up and customize. I also
prefer the way TitanTV grids look, but it sure is nice to have KDEVLP, KLMN and
the other channels that TitanTV doesn't have yet. And meaningful program data for The Research Channel, University of Washington, and others for which TitanTV just has placeholders.
To set up your
custom Zap2It grid, you should first sketch out the channels that you want
in the order that you want to see them. You'll see in a minute why this is
important.
Then go to
Zap2It and register for an account there. (You can build a grid without an
account, but you wouldn't be able to retrieve it from another computer.)
Next, for the
first channel on your list, you have to find an existing grid that includes that channel.
For most broadcast stations, that's as simple as using the getting the local
listings for each station's Zip Code.
When you see
the listings that include the desired station, click on that station's name on
the left. When you see five days' worth of listings for that station, click the
link that says "Add to Favorites". Zap2It then includes that station
as one of your favorites above any other set of listings!
When you add
your second favorite, you'll see it in the grid below your first favorite. The
third will go below the second. There's no good way around this, and that's why
you need to know the order before you begin.
I'll add a
comment (this entry is long enough aleady) listing the Zip Codes I use. Please
add any that I missed.
