diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs
index 352f4fe958..601cb26661 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
 
         protected override async Task<IEnumerable<ChannelInfo>> GetChannelsInternal(TunerHostInfo info, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            return await new M3uParser(Logger, _fileSystem, _httpClient, _appHost).Parse(info.Url, ChannelIdPrefix, info.Id, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return await new M3uParser(Logger, _fileSystem, _httpClient, _appHost).Parse(info.Url, ChannelIdPrefix, info.Id, !info.EnableTvgId, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
         public Task<List<LiveTvTunerInfo>> GetTunerInfos(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -176,4 +176,4 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
             return Task.FromResult(true);
         }
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3uParser.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3uParser.cs
index 1fe6e75a9c..5e191ada9f 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3uParser.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3uParser.cs
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
             _appHost = appHost;
         }
 
-        public async Task<List<M3UChannel>> Parse(string url, string channelIdPrefix, string tunerHostId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        public async Task<List<M3UChannel>> Parse(string url, string channelIdPrefix, string tunerHostId, bool enableStreamUrlAsIdentifier, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             var urlHash = url.GetMD5().ToString("N");
 
             // Read the file and display it line by line.
             using (var reader = new StreamReader(await GetListingsStream(url, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false)))
             {
-                return GetChannels(reader, urlHash, channelIdPrefix, tunerHostId);
+                return GetChannels(reader, urlHash, channelIdPrefix, tunerHostId, enableStreamUrlAsIdentifier);
             }
         }
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
             // Read the file and display it line by line.
             using (var reader = new StringReader(text))
             {
-                return GetChannels(reader, urlHash, channelIdPrefix, tunerHostId);
+                return GetChannels(reader, urlHash, channelIdPrefix, tunerHostId, false);
             }
         }
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
         }
 
         const string ExtInfPrefix = "#EXTINF:";
-        private List<M3UChannel> GetChannels(TextReader reader, string urlHash, string channelIdPrefix, string tunerHostId)
+        private List<M3UChannel> GetChannels(TextReader reader, string urlHash, string channelIdPrefix, string tunerHostId, bool enableStreamUrlAsIdentifier)
         {
             var channels = new List<M3UChannel>();
             string line;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
                 else if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(extInf) && !line.StartsWith("#", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
                     var channel = GetChannelnfo(extInf, tunerHostId, line);
-                    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(channel.Id))
+                    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(channel.Id) || enableStreamUrlAsIdentifier)
                     {
                         channel.Id = channelIdPrefix + urlHash + line.GetMD5().ToString("N");
                     }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Migrations/GuideMigration.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Migrations/GuideMigration.cs
index 2e0219f93c..71286b2828 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Migrations/GuideMigration.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Migrations/GuideMigration.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Migrations
 
         public async Task Run()
         {
-            var name = "GuideRefresh1";
+            var name = "GuideRefresh2";
 
             if (!_config.Configuration.Migrations.Contains(name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/LiveTvOptions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/LiveTvOptions.cs
index ea57e92b89..3c2ace8964 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/LiveTvOptions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/LiveTvOptions.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv
         public string SourceB { get; set; }
         public string SourceC { get; set; }
         public string SourceD { get; set; }
+        public bool EnableTvgId { get; set; }
 
         public TunerHostInfo()
         {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Startup.Common/LiveTv/TunerHosts/SatIp/SatIpHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Startup.Common/LiveTv/TunerHosts/SatIp/SatIpHost.cs
index 5f0f28257f..ac83440f2c 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Startup.Common/LiveTv/TunerHosts/SatIp/SatIpHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Startup.Common/LiveTv/TunerHosts/SatIp/SatIpHost.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.SatIp
         {
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(tuner.M3UUrl))
             {
-                return await new M3uParser(Logger, _fileSystem, _httpClient, _appHost).Parse(tuner.M3UUrl, ChannelIdPrefix, tuner.Id, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                return await new M3uParser(Logger, _fileSystem, _httpClient, _appHost).Parse(tuner.M3UUrl, ChannelIdPrefix, tuner.Id, false, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
 
             var channels = await new ChannelScan(Logger).Scan(tuner, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -181,4 +181,4 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.SatIp
             return streamPath;
         }
     }
-}
+}
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