diff --git a/modules/myth_tv_player/myth_tv_player.py b/modules/myth_tv_player/myth_tv_player.py
index 9732f72..a4a414a 100644
--- a/modules/myth_tv_player/myth_tv_player.py
+++ b/modules/myth_tv_player/myth_tv_player.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import clutter
 
 from clutter import cluttergst
 from modules.myth_tv_player.MythBackendConn import MythBackendConnection
+from modules.myth_tv_player.tv_db_controller import tv_db_controller
 #from Menu import Menu
 from VideoController import VideoController
 
@@ -15,10 +16,14 @@ class Module:
     def __init__(self, glossMgr, dbMgr):
         self.stage = glossMgr.get_stage()
         self.glossMgr = glossMgr
+        self.dbMgr = dbMgr
         self.setup_ui()
         
         self.videoController = VideoController(glossMgr)
-        self.dbMgr = dbMgr
+        self.dbController = tv_db_controller(dbMgr)
+        self.dbController.get_current_show(1033)
+        channels = self.dbController.get_channels()
+
         self.isRunning = False
         
     def setup_ui(self):
diff --git a/modules/myth_tv_player/tv_db_controller.py b/modules/myth_tv_player/tv_db_controller.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e85a35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/myth_tv_player/tv_db_controller.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import time
+import datetime
+
+class tv_db_controller:
+    title = "TV"
+
+    def __init__(self, dbMgr):
+        self.dbMgr = dbMgr
+        
+    def get_channels(self):
+        sql = "SELECT * FROM channel WHERE channum <> ''"
+        results = self.dbMgr.run_sql(sql)
+        
+        channels = []
+        
+        for entry in results:
+            tmpChannel = channel()
+            tmpChannel.import_from_mythObject(entry)
+            channels.append(tmpChannel)
+            
+    def get_current_show(self, chanID):
+        timeString = time.strftime( "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" )
+        tim = time.strptime(time.ctime())
+        myDateTime = datetime.datetime(*tim[0:6])
+        sql = "SELECT * FROM program WHERE chanid = %s AND starttime < '%s' AND endtime > '%s'" % (str(chanID), myDateTime, myDateTime)
+        #print sql
+        result = self.dbMgr.run_sql(sql)
+        
+        tmpShow = show()
+        if len(result) > 0:
+            tmpShow.import_from_mythObject(result[0])
+            return tmpShow
+        
+class channel:
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+    
+    def import_from_mythObject(self, mythObject):
+        self.chanID = mythObject[0]
+        self.channum = mythObject[1]
+        self.freqid = mythObject[2]
+        self.sourceid = mythObject[3]
+        self.callsign = mythObject[4]
+        self.name = mythObject[5]
+        self.icon = mythObject[6]
+        self.finetune = mythObject[7]
+        self.videofilters = mythObject[8]
+        self.xmltvid = mythObject[9]
+        self.recpriority = mythObject[10]
+        self.contrast = mythObject[11]
+        self.brightness = mythObject[12]
+        self.colour = mythObject[13]
+        self.hue = mythObject[14]
+        self.tvformat = mythObject[15]
+        self.commfree = mythObject[16]
+        self.visible = mythObject[17]
+        self.outputfilters = mythObject[18]
+        self.useonairguide = mythObject[19]
+        self.mplexid = mythObject[20]
+        self.serviceid = mythObject[21]
+        self.atscsrcid = mythObject[22]
+        self.tmoffset = mythObject[23]
+        self.atsc_major_chan = mythObject[24]
+        self.atsc_minor_chan = mythObject[25]
+        self.last_record = mythObject[26]
+        
+class show:
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+    
+    def import_from_mythObject(self, mythObject):
+        self.chanID = mythObject[0]
+        self.channum = mythObject[1]
+        self.freqid = mythObject[2]
+        self.sourceid = mythObject[3]
+        self.callsign = mythObject[4]
+        self.name = mythObject[5]
+        self.icon = mythObject[6]
+        self.finetune = mythObject[7]
+        self.videofilters = mythObject[8]
+        self.xmltvid = mythObject[9]
+        self.recpriority = mythObject[10]
+        self.contrast = mythObject[11]
+        self.brightness = mythObject[12]
+        self.colour = mythObject[13]
+        self.hue = mythObject[14]
+        self.tvformat = mythObject[15]
+        self.commfree = mythObject[16]
+        self.visible = mythObject[17]
+        self.outputfilters = mythObject[18]
+        self.useonairguide = mythObject[19]
+        self.mplexid = mythObject[20]
+        self.serviceid = mythObject[21]
+        self.atscsrcid = mythObject[22]
+        self.tmoffset = mythObject[23]
+        self.atsc_major_chan = mythObject[24]
+        self.atsc_minor_chan = mythObject[25]
+        self.last_record = mythObject[26]
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diff --git a/myth/MythMySQL.py b/myth/MythMySQL.py
index 653508e..09fd097 100644
--- a/myth/MythMySQL.py
+++ b/myth/MythMySQL.py
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ class mythDB():
     def read_config(self):
         conf_file = os.path.expanduser("~/.mythtv/mysql.txt")
         if not os.path.exists(conf_file):
+            print "ERROR: No config file found at ~.mythtv/mysql.txt!"
+            print "No connection to MythTV Database can be made. Quitting"
+            clutter.main_quit()
             return False
   
         f=open(conf_file, 'r')
diff --git a/myth/MythMySQL.pyc b/myth/MythMySQL.pyc
index d5d7555..55d09b4 100644
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