shane-mason/FieldStation42
Broadcast & Cable TV simulator observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
68/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 54
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 767
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1599 stars · 132 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
FieldStation42 is a broadcast and cable TV simulator that turns a Linux computer or Raspberry Pi into a retro television experience with scheduled programming, commercials, and station bumps. It plays channels on their own real-time timelines so you flip channels rather than pick content, with a web console, web remote, and REST API for control.
Use cases
- simulate old-school cable TV with scheduled channels on a Raspberry Pi
- build TV channel lineups with prime time blocks and marathons
- add commercials and station bumps between shows
- change channels from my phone with a web remote
- control playback and channel switching via a REST API
- use an IR remote to flip channels like a real cable box
- run IPTV streams and looping displays as channels
When to choose
- you want a nostalgic channel-surfing experience instead of on-demand viewing
- you have a spare Raspberry Pi or Linux box to dedicate to a TV simulator
- you want scheduled programming with commercials and bumps on a real timeline
- you need API or remote-control integration for your media setup
When to avoid
- you just want on-demand playback of your media library
- you need a production IPTV/headend broadcasting solution
- you are on macOS or Windows natively without WSL
- you want a lightweight media player rather than a full scheduling system
Facets
application · maturity active
video-processing streaming http-server scheduling cli media entertainment self-hosted cross-platform python self-hosted tv-simulator retro-tv raspberry-pi iptv media-server channel-surfing commercials rest-api linux desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/shane-mason/FieldStation42 · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6bf1633cec83
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| shane-mason/FieldStation42 | main | 68 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="shane-mason/FieldStation42")
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