You can indeed use command line options to make WinTV open to a certain channel. Here are the command line options for Wintv32/Wintv2000:
NoSplashScreen = "-nss"
NotCoolGUIMode = "-nc" - this will select WinTV32 rather than WinTV2000.
GoolGUIMode = "-cg"
NoTipOfDay = "-ntod"
Suite = "-sSuiteName"
Chan = "-cChannelNumber"
Preset = "-pPresetNumber"
Note the channel or preset number should exist in channel manager in the specified suite or All Channels suite for these to work.
They can also include channel numbers like 200 for Ext-1 selection.
WindowMode = "-mMode"
Mode = "tv", "NoTitle", "Title" , or "Off" (all caseless) (Note: "Off" will cause an existing instance of the Wintv app to exit)
So for example I have a shortcut that starts on Channel 21 as "C:\Program Files\WinTV\WinTV2K.EXE" -c21 in the target field of the shortcut.
With a little experimentation, you can also use windows scheduler with these options to make the TV go on and off automatically.
You can use multiple options using the "/" symbol. For example, with the following line added to the TARGET path of your desktop shortcut:
"C:\Program Files\WinTV\WinTV2K.EXE" -c41 /nc /nss
...WinTV will open up in WinTV32 mode on channel 41 without the splashscreen.
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