diff --git a/src/zapit/include/zapit/getservices.h b/src/zapit/include/zapit/getservices.h
index 0fb670cd4..5449550d2 100644
--- a/src/zapit/include/zapit/getservices.h
+++ b/src/zapit/include/zapit/getservices.h
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ class CServiceManager
 		bool GetAllTransponderChannels(ZapitChannelList &list, transponder_id_t tpid);
 		bool GetAllUnusedChannels(ZapitChannelList &list);
 
+		bool IsChannelTVChannel(const t_channel_id channel_id);
+
 		std::string GetSatelliteName(t_satellite_position position)
 		{
 			sat_iterator_t it = satellitePositions.find(position);
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp b/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
index b149a8b55..82db57a82 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
@@ -1081,3 +1081,12 @@ void CServiceManager::UpdateSatTransponders(t_satellite_position satellitePositi
 			tI->second.dump("[zapit] duplicate in sat transponders:");
 	}
 }
+
+bool CServiceManager::IsChannelTVChannel(const t_channel_id channel_id)
+{
+	bool ret = true;
+	CZapitChannel * channel = FindChannel(channel_id);
+	if(channel)
+		ret = (channel->getServiceType() != ST_DIGITAL_RADIO_SOUND_SERVICE);
+	return ret;
+}