Index: channels/__init__.py
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--- channels/__init__.py
+++ channels/__init__.py
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@
     listformat = "pls"
     audioformat = "audio/mpeg" # fallback value
     has_search = False
 
     # categories
-    categories = ["empty", ]
+    categories = []
     catmap = {}
     shown = None      # last selected entry in stream list, also indicator if notebook tab has been selected once / stream list of current category been displayed yet
 
     # gui + data
     streams = {}      # Station list dict, associates each genre to a list of stream rows