diff --git a/channels.c b/channels.c
index 942d7af0..7185a99f 100644
--- a/channels.c
+++ b/channels.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: channels.c 1.39 2005/05/26 11:10:06 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: channels.c 1.40 2005/05/28 09:44:41 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "channels.h"
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ tChannelID tChannelID::FromString(const char *s)
   return tChannelID::InvalidID;
 }
 
-cString tChannelID::ToString(void)
+cString tChannelID::ToString(void) const
 {
   char buffer[256];
   snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), rid ? "%s-%d-%d-%d-%d" : "%s-%d-%d-%d", *cSource::ToString(source), nid, tid, sid, rid);
diff --git a/channels.h b/channels.h
index f1bc6568..297aab55 100644
--- a/channels.h
+++ b/channels.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: channels.h 1.30 2005/05/26 11:11:31 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: channels.h 1.31 2005/05/28 09:47:23 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __CHANNELS_H
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ public:
   tChannelID(void) { source = nid = tid = sid = rid = 0; }
   tChannelID(int Source, int Nid, int Tid, int Sid, int Rid = 0) { source = Source; nid = Nid; tid = Tid; sid = Sid; rid = Rid; }
   bool operator== (const tChannelID &arg) const { return source == arg.source && nid == arg.nid && tid == arg.tid && sid == arg.sid && rid == arg.rid; }
-  bool Valid(void) { return (nid || tid) && sid; } // rid is optional and source may be 0//XXX source may not be 0???
+  bool Valid(void) const { return (nid || tid) && sid; } // rid is optional and source may be 0//XXX source may not be 0???
   tChannelID &ClrRid(void) { rid = 0; return *this; }
   tChannelID &ClrPolarization(void);
   static tChannelID FromString(const char *s);
-  cString ToString(void);
+  cString ToString(void) const;
   static const tChannelID InvalidID;
   };
 
diff --git a/epg.c b/epg.c
index 13a4ba81..5546bf96 100644
--- a/epg.c
+++ b/epg.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Original version (as used in VDR before 1.3.0) written by
  * Robert Schneider <Robert.Schneider@web.de> and Rolf Hakenes <hakenes@hippomi.de>.
  *
- * $Id: epg.c 1.30 2005/05/16 14:12:00 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: epg.c 1.31 2005/05/28 09:49:04 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "epg.h"
@@ -112,11 +112,6 @@ int cEvent::Compare(const cListObject &ListObject) const
   return startTime - e->startTime;
 }
 
-void cEvent::SetChannelID(tChannelID ChannelID)
-{
-  channelID = ChannelID;
-}
-
 void cEvent::SetEventID(u_int16_t EventID)
 {
   eventID = EventID;
diff --git a/epg.h b/epg.h
index 66d6cd43..f0836946 100644
--- a/epg.h
+++ b/epg.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Original version (as used in VDR before 1.3.0) written by
  * Robert Schneider <Robert.Schneider@web.de> and Rolf Hakenes <hakenes@hippomi.de>.
  *
- * $Id: epg.h 1.22 2005/05/16 14:11:28 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: epg.h 1.23 2005/05/28 09:48:56 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __EPG_H
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ public:
   cString GetTimeString(void) const;
   cString GetEndTimeString(void) const;
   cString GetVpsString(void) const;
-  void SetChannelID(tChannelID ChannelID);
   void SetEventID(u_int16_t EventID);
   void SetTableID(uchar TableID);
   void SetVersion(uchar Version);
diff --git a/recording.c b/recording.c
index 0e899a3d..64335649 100644
--- a/recording.c
+++ b/recording.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: recording.c 1.103 2005/05/22 11:27:28 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: recording.c 1.104 2005/05/28 09:53:54 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "recording.h"
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ cRecordingInfo::cRecordingInfo(const cEvent *Event)
 {
   if (Event) {
      event = Event;
+     channelID = event->ChannelID();
      ownEvent = NULL;
      }
   else
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ bool cRecordingInfo::Read(FILE *f)
                          if (p)
                             *p = 0; // strips optional channel name
                          if (*t)
-                            ownEvent->SetChannelID(tChannelID::FromString(t));
+                            channelID = tChannelID::FromString(t);
                        }
                        break;
              default: if (!ownEvent->Parse(s))
@@ -273,9 +274,8 @@ bool cRecordingInfo::Read(FILE *f)
 
 bool cRecordingInfo::Write(FILE *f, const char *Prefix) const
 {
-  cChannel *channel = Channels.GetByChannelID(event->ChannelID(), true);
-  if (channel)
-     fprintf(f, "%sC %s %s\n", Prefix, *channel->GetChannelID().ToString(), channel->Name());
+  if (channelID.Valid())
+     fprintf(f, "%sC %s\n", Prefix, *channelID.ToString());
   event->Dump(f, Prefix, true);
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/recording.h b/recording.h
index 893c9a23..0adb036e 100644
--- a/recording.h
+++ b/recording.h
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: recording.h 1.37 2005/05/22 10:29:02 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: recording.h 1.38 2005/05/28 09:34:07 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __RECORDING_H
 #define __RECORDING_H
 
 #include <time.h>
+#include "channels.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "epg.h"
 #include "thread.h"
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ public:
 class cRecordingInfo {
   friend class cRecording;
 private:
+  tChannelID channelID;
   const cEvent *event;
   cEvent *ownEvent;
   cRecordingInfo(const cEvent *Event = NULL);