I threw up some quick rough hacks to change channel by frequency in Python, C & a patch for xawtv at: http://techweb.rfa.org/staff/bill Example: channelchanger 775.250 [/dev/video0] channelchanger.py 775.250 [/dev/video0] v4lctl setfrequency 775.250 xawtv-remote setfrequency 775.250 Enjoy, modify, improve, please send me enhancements. -- Bill Eldridge Radio Free Asia bill@xxxxxxx