Opening a Network Stream to a Specific Channel

[ifanpayne]

I an using live-tv.store to stream tv channels. I have created a shortcut on my Linux (Ubuntu) desktop with the command

/usr/bin/vlc --started-from-file %U "http://tv.hdtv4u.cc:2052/get.php?userna ... &output=ts"

This opens the network stream with the default channel (the first one the the playlist).

There are many, many channels, each with a three or four digit identifier , e.g., 789.ts or 1234.ts

I would like the stream to open with channel 2803.ts. How do I add to the open command so that it defaults to channel 2803.ts rather than the arbitrary default channel at the top of the playlist?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

You should find the URL while playing the stream and then make a shortcut with this URL