WCCO rebroadcast of 10 pm local news

[tlunde]

Device ID is 10A3250A
Minneapolis, MN
4.1
WCCO

The “WCCO News at 10 pm” is broadcast a second time about 2 1/2 hours after the original broadcast. I would prefer that the HD Homerun DVR only record the first of the two showings. I wonder if the re-broadcast being after midnight (I.e. after the date change) is confusing things.

Thanks
Thomas

[signcarver]

Typically news programs don't get episode numbers and the way they record is by being marked by the guide provider as "new" as "new" episodes always record to allow re-recording of an episode you already recorded, such as if an episode gets pushed back a week but the same feature works for news as you wouldn't be able to record another unless you always deleted and told to re-record prior to the next days airing. (Note this is the typical way news is listed with the original episode many years ago when it started with that name, I didn't have time to check if gracenote actually listed wcco news at 10 this way)

It is quite possible that the guide provider mismarked this and SD can reach out to get it corrected but from what I recall, typically in winter, the station sometimes has an updated weather forecast such as current conditions and ticker thus asks for it to be marked as new which might not allow such change be made

As far as the date change possibly confusing things, I would only be worried about that if it was not recording the 10pm airing as that would suggest they are marking the first episode of the day as the new one. Also keep in mind that guide is based on utc so both technically are on the next day.

Hopefully it is just mismarked and SD can get the guide provider to fix it.