diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3uParser.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3uParser.cs
index ccca6a7fe3..51c35caf46 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3uParser.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3uParser.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
                 else if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(extInf))
                 {   
                     var channel = GetChannelnfo(extInf);
-                    channel.Id = line;
+                    channel.Id = channelIdPrefix + urlHash + line.GetMD5().ToString("N");
+                    channel.Path = line;
                     channels.Add(channel);
                     extInf = "";
                 }