# Schedule channel scan
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/schedule-channel-scan/668840
**Category:** Feature Suggestions
**Tags:** livetv-dvr
**Created:** [December 23, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/schedule-channel-scan/668840 "2020-12-23T15:25:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Mike-Denver](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Mike-Denver)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/schedule-channel-scan/668840/1 "2020-12-23T15:25:51Z")
Local OTA stations have been telling me for a few weeks to rescan after December 23 at 3:00. I meant to, but didn’t get to it. Minor hassle when I went to watch the next day. Didn’t mess up any recordings, but could have. Would have been nice to be able to schedule the channel scan to happen automatically when I heard about it.
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### Author:  [@texxasrulez](https://forums.plex.tv/u/texxasrulez)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/schedule-channel-scan/668840/2 "2023-09-30T15:31:40Z")
I do apologize if this is already requested as I searched and found none.
Since periodic rescans for OTA Channels is necessary, it would be nice to be able to have a setting in Plex Settings to Schedule a rescan of tuners (weekly, monthly, quarterly … etc) and keep your stations up to date.
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### Author:  [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/schedule-channel-scan/668840/3 "2023-09-30T17:14:23Z")
> [@texxasrulez](#):
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> I do apologize if this is already requested as I searched and found none.
I’ve merged your post into an existing suggestion thread. Please reapply your vote here (sadly the OP hasn’t voted on this one themselves).