diff -Naur vdr-1.5.8.org/channels.c vdr-1.5.8/channels.c
--- vdr-1.5.8.org/channels.c	2009-01-09 19:30:34.111620453 -0500
+++ vdr-1.5.8/channels.c	2009-01-09 19:43:36.168620571 -0500
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 const tChannelParameterMap ModulationValues[] = {
   {   0, MOD_QPSK },
   {   0, QPSK },
+  {   4, VSB_8 },
   {   8, MOD_8PSK },
   {  16, MOD_QAM_16 },
   {  16, QAM_16 },
diff -Naur vdr-1.5.8.org/dvbdevice.c vdr-1.5.8/dvbdevice.c
--- vdr-1.5.8.org/dvbdevice.c	2009-01-09 19:29:28.213620830 -0500
+++ vdr-1.5.8/dvbdevice.c	2009-01-09 19:43:36.169621124 -0500
@@ -264,6 +264,18 @@
          lockTimeout = DVBC_LOCK_TIMEOUT;
          }
          break;
+    case FE_ATSC: { // ATSC
+
+         // Frequency and symbol rate:
+
+         Frontend.frequency = FrequencyToHz(channel.Frequency());
+         Frontend.inversion = fe_spectral_inversion_t(channel.Inversion());
+         Frontend.u.vsb.modulation = fe_modulation_t(channel.Modulation());
+
+         tuneTimeout = DVBC_TUNE_TIMEOUT;
+         lockTimeout = DVBC_LOCK_TIMEOUT;
+         }
+         break;
     case FE_OFDM: { // DVB-T
 
          // Frequency and OFDM paramaters:
@@ -764,6 +776,8 @@
   int type = Source & cSource::st_Mask;
   return type == cSource::stNone
       || type == cSource::stCable && frontendType == FE_QAM
+      || type == cSource::stCable && frontendType == FE_ATSC
+      || type == cSource::stTerr  && frontendType == FE_ATSC
       || type == cSource::stSat   && frontendType == FE_QPSK
       || type == cSource::stSat   && frontendType == FE_DVB_S
       || type == cSource::stSat   && frontendType == FE_DVB_S2
diff -Naur vdr-1.5.8.org/sources.c vdr-1.5.8/sources.c
--- vdr-1.5.8.org/sources.c	2004-12-26 06:58:52.000000000 -0500
+++ vdr-1.5.8/sources.c	2009-01-09 19:43:36.169621124 -0500
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
   int type = stNone;
   switch (toupper(*s)) {
     case 'C': type = stCable; break;
+    case 'A': type = stCable; break;
     case 'S': type = stSat;   break;
     case 'T': type = stTerr;  break;
     case '0' ... '9': type = *s - '0'; break; // backward compatibility