# Identify the first input for the channel
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Identify an input that you will set up as the first input in the list of input attachments for the MediaLive channel:
+ This input won't be the first input to ingest because you will use the schedule to switch to the first input to ingest.
+ It can't be a dynamic file input. It must be either a live input or a static file input in order for the channel to start.