diff --git a/mythtv/channel_sort_mythtv.sh b/mythtv/channel_sort_mythtv.sh
index ed896d8..836e98b 100755
--- a/mythtv/channel_sort_mythtv.sh
+++ b/mythtv/channel_sort_mythtv.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ test $# -gt 0 && ACTION="$1"
 case "$ACTION" in
 	get)
 		# get distinct names and ignore empty lines
-		echo "SELECT DISTINCT name FROM channel ORDER BY LPAD(channum, 3, 0) ASC;" \
+		echo "SELECT DISTINCT name FROM channel ORDER BY LPAD(channum, 3, 0) BINARY;" \
 			| send_mysql_statement \
 			| grep -v "^$"
 		;;
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ case "$ACTION" in
 			cat - | grep -v "^$" | while read channel; do
 				# escape single quotes
 				channel=$(echo "$channel" | sed "s/'/\\\\'/g")
-				echo "update channel set channum=$current_num where name='$channel';"
+				echo "update channel set channum=$current_num where name='$channel' BINARY;"
 				current_num=$((current_num + 1))
 			 done
 		) | send_mysql_statement