48. In an electronic program guide system for television programs, a method for automatically verifying the integrity of the data contained in a database of television program schedule information comprising: storing a database of television program schedule information, said database comprising a plurality of data fields for a plurality of television stations, selecting a station list file, automatically comparing said station list file against said plurality of data fields to determine if each said station in said file is included in said database, and displaying information identifying the stations in said station list file not included in said database.
48. In an electronic program guide system for television programs, a method for automatically verifying the integrity of the data contained in a database of television program schedule information comprising: storing a database of television program schedule information, said database comprising a plurality of data fields for a plurality of television stations, selecting a station list file, automatically comparing said station list file against said plurality of data fields to determine if each said station in said file is included in said database, and displaying information identifying the stations in said station list file not included in said database. 50. The method of claim 48 further comprising locating missing fields in said plurality of fields for said stations in said station list file and displaying information identifying the locations of said missing fields.