diff --git a/libraries/database/broadcasts.py b/libraries/database/broadcasts.py
index 1f6aad43471bad93286f6380cb8df7e84cf41271..d3de8a6e2d3ea5e5f0fdbdc4091e2c5f08b4f6ae 100644
--- a/libraries/database/broadcasts.py
+++ b/libraries/database/broadcasts.py
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm                     import relationship
 
 from sqlalchemy                         import create_engine
 
-from libraries.enum.auraenumerations    import ScheduleEntryType
+from libraries.enum.auraenumerations    import Channel, ChannelType
 from modules.base.config                import AuraConfig
-from modules.base.simpleutil            import SimpleUtil
+from modules.base.simpleutil            import SimpleUtil, EngineUtil
 
 
 # Init Config
@@ -462,23 +462,19 @@ class PlaylistEntry(DB.Model, AuraDatabaseModel):
 
     @hybrid_property
     def type(self):
-        if self.uri.startswith("http"):
-            return ScheduleEntryType.STREAM
-        if self.uri.startswith("pool") or self.uri.startswith("playlist") or self.uri.startswith("file"):
-            return ScheduleEntryType.FILESYSTEM
-        if self.uri.startswith("live") or self.uri.startswith("linein"):
-            if self.cleansource == "0":
-                return ScheduleEntryType.LIVE_0
-            elif self.cleansource == "1":
-                return ScheduleEntryType.LIVE_1
-            elif self.cleansource == "2":
-                return ScheduleEntryType.LIVE_2
-            elif self.cleansource == "3":
-                return ScheduleEntryType.LIVE_3
-            elif self.cleansource == "4":
-                return ScheduleEntryType.LIVE_4
-
+        return EngineUtil.get_channel_type(self.uri)
 
+    @hybrid_property
+    def channel(self):
+        type = EngineUtil.get_channel_type(self.uri)
+        if type == ChannelType.FILESYSTEM:
+            return Channel.FILESYSTEM_A
+        elif type == ChannelType.STREAM:
+            return Channel.STREAM_A
+        else:
+            return "foo:bar"
+        #FIXME Extend & finalize!!
+        
     def get_prev_entries(self):
         """
         Retrieves all previous entries as part of the current entry's playlist.
@@ -754,21 +750,18 @@ class SingleEntry(DB.Model, AuraDatabaseModel):
 
     @hybrid_property
     def type(self):
-        if self.uri.startswith("http"):
-            return ScheduleEntryType.STREAM
-        if self.uri.startswith("pool") or self.uri.startswith("playlist") or self.uri.startswith("file"):
-            return ScheduleEntryType.FILESYSTEM
-        if self.uri.startswith("live") or self.uri.startswith("linein"):
-            if self.cleansource == "0":
-                return ScheduleEntryType.LIVE_0
-            elif self.cleansource == "1":
-                return ScheduleEntryType.LIVE_1
-            elif self.cleansource == "2":
-                return ScheduleEntryType.LIVE_2
-            elif self.cleansource == "3":
-                return ScheduleEntryType.LIVE_3
-            elif self.cleansource == "4":
-                return ScheduleEntryType.LIVE_4
+        return EngineUtil.get_channel_type(self.uri)
+
+    @hybrid_property
+    def channel(self):
+        type = EngineUtil.get_channel_type(self.uri)
+        if type == ChannelType.FILESYSTEM:
+            return Channel.FILESYSTEM_A
+        elif type == ChannelType.STREAM:
+            return Channel.STREAM_A
+        else:
+            return "foo:bar"
+        #FIXME Extend & finalize!!
 
 
     def as_dict(self):
diff --git a/libraries/enum/auraenumerations.py b/libraries/enum/auraenumerations.py
index c8ab8cbaf5dd6c88ea4b424523661282a1fdaf53..6d563e8cec6b96972b6f25b1704abbe3e062abdb 100644
--- a/libraries/enum/auraenumerations.py
+++ b/libraries/enum/auraenumerations.py
@@ -61,10 +61,23 @@ class RedisChannel(Enum):
     SNF_REPLY = "get_next_file_reply"
 
 
-class ScheduleEntryType(Enum):
-    # enumeration with names of liquidsoap inputs
+class ChannelType(Enum):
+    """
+    Engine channel types mapped to `Entry` source types.
+    """
     FILESYSTEM = "fs"
     STREAM  = "http"
+    LIVE = "live"
+
+
+class Channel(Enum):
+    """
+    Channel name mappings to the Liqidsoap channel IDs
+    """
+    FILESYSTEM_A = "in_filesystem_0"
+    FILESYSTEM_B = "in_filesystem_1"
+    STREAM_A  = "http_1"
+    STREAM_B  = "http_2"
     LIVE_0 = "aura_linein_0"
     LIVE_1 = "aura_linein_1"
     LIVE_2 = "aura_linein_2"
diff --git a/modules/base/simpleutil.py b/modules/base/simpleutil.py
index 90a4c7f411453915c7c69bc11994f68810d5b6a0..832af4d3a7ce5bc68ce3fc0d83cf203bb9f26abd 100644
--- a/modules/base/simpleutil.py
+++ b/modules/base/simpleutil.py
@@ -33,11 +33,49 @@ __author__ = 'David Trattnig <david.trattnig@subsquare.at>'
 import datetime
 import time
 
+from libraries.enum.auraenumerations import Channel, ChannelType
+
+
+
+class EngineUtil:
+    """
+    A class for Engine utilities.
+    """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_channel_type(uri):
+        """
+        Returns the channel type, depending on the passed URI and source.
+
+        Args:
+            uri (String):   The URI of the source
+
+
+        """
+        if uri.startswith("http"):
+            return ChannelType.STREAM
+        if uri.startswith("pool") or uri.startswith("playlist") or uri.startswith("file"):
+            return ChannelType.FILESYSTEM
+        if uri.startswith("live") or uri.startswith("linein"):
+            return ChannelType.LIVE
+
+            # FIXME Mix of channels and channel-types!!!
+            # if source == "0":
+            #     return Channel.LIVE_0
+            # elif source == "1":
+            #     return Channel.LIVE_1
+            # elif source == "2":
+            #     return Channel.LIVE_2
+            # elif source == "3":
+            #     return Channel.LIVE_3
+            # elif source == "4":
+            #     return Channel.LIVE_4
+
 
 
 class SimpleUtil:
     """
-    A container for simple utility methods.
+    A container class for simple utility methods.
     """