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# AWS::MediaLive::Channel FollowerChannelSettings
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Settings for a follower channel in a linked pair.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[LinkedChannelType](#cfn-medialive-channel-followerchannelsettings-linkedchanneltype)" : {{String}},
  "[PrimaryChannelArn](#cfn-medialive-channel-followerchannelsettings-primarychannelarn)" : {{String}}
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [LinkedChannelType](#cfn-medialive-channel-followerchannelsettings-linkedchanneltype): {{String}}
  [PrimaryChannelArn](#cfn-medialive-channel-followerchannelsettings-primarychannelarn): {{String}}
```

## Properties
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`LinkedChannelType`  <a name="cfn-medialive-channel-followerchannelsettings-linkedchanneltype"></a>
Specifies this as a follower channel.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`PrimaryChannelArn`  <a name="cfn-medialive-channel-followerchannelsettings-primarychannelarn"></a>
The ARN of the primary channel to follow.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)