diff --git a/src/zapit/include/zapit/channel.h b/src/zapit/include/zapit/channel.h
index 12df7660a..8842edee6 100644
--- a/src/zapit/include/zapit/channel.h
+++ b/src/zapit/include/zapit/channel.h
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ class CZapitChannel
 		friend class CChannelList;
 
 	public:
+		typedef enum channel_flags {
+			NEW		= 0x01,
+			REMOVED		= 0x02,
+			UPDATED		= 0x03
+		} channel_flags_t;
 		casys_map_t			camap;
 
 		bool				bAlwaysLocked;
@@ -177,6 +182,7 @@ class CZapitChannel
 		char *				pname;
 		bool				has_bouquet;
 		uint8_t				polarization;
+		int				flags;
 
 		/* constructor, desctructor */
 		CZapitChannel(const std::string & p_name, t_service_id p_sid, t_transport_stream_id p_tsid, t_original_network_id p_onid, unsigned char p_service_type, t_satellite_position p_satellite_position, freq_id_t freq);
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/channel.cpp b/src/zapit/src/channel.cpp
index 8e9bb4348..7499e2b86 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/channel.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/channel.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ void CZapitChannel::Init()
 	has_bouquet = false;
 	record_demux = 2;
 	polarization = 0;
+	flags = 0;
 }
 
 CZapitChannel::~CZapitChannel(void)