Editing Virtual channel (section)

==Implementation==
The [[DigiCipher 2]] method uses a privately defined virtual channel table (VCT) to set the channel's major and minor numbers that appear separated by a decimal point or dash on-screen. The major number for ATSC represents the original analog or non-simulcast channel frequency, while the minor is a sequentially assigned number for the selected channel with zero reserved for the analog channel. The channel may be hidden from the viewer.

DVB extensions use privately defined descriptors within the ''Bouquet Association Table'' for DVB-S or the Network Information Table for DVB-T. The NorDig version allows for marking a channel as hidden,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-04 |title=NorDig – Digital TV platform for the Nordic region and Ireland |url=https://nordig.org/ |access-date=2024-05-12 |language=en-US}}</ref> while the [[NDS Group]] version simply omits the channel entry.

The DVB system neither promotes nor mentions either system due to the fact that the already-defined [[H.222]] Program number and Transport Stream ID can achieve the same purpose and also hide a channel by simply omitting it from the Program Association table''.''

All these methods share the principle of not allowing any viewer reordering as could be achieved under analog and generic digital systems. This locked-down ordering is one of the main criticisms of these methods.