My Apple TV won't connect to the server...nothing has changed and never had problems before

Help...why can't I suddenly connect to itunes thru my Apple TV to rent movies?  It says I can't connect to server

I started having a similar problem late last year. I have just arrived home from LA and I'm still having issues.
My setup for reference:
Comcast 50 down 10 up
AirPort Extreme 5th gen 802.11n version 7.6.4
Connection as seen from AirPort utility data rate 58Mb/s RSSI -70 dBm in 802.11a/n
Apple TV 3rd gen version 6.0.2
Connected to a 47" 1080p Vizio Smart TV over HDMI.
Another Apple TV I have on 6.0.1 is working fine.
I have no issues on any other wireless client connecting to the AirPort Extreme and previously had no issues with my Apple TV.
What I have tried so far:
Reconnecting to the network
A reset of the AppleTV
A restore of the AppleTV
Each time I try any of the above steps the AppleTV will work for a few hours or maybe a day before it will fail to work again and I will need to take any of the above steps to reconnect. I can't even do the network test after it fails as it says it's unable to connect to the server.
Does anyone have any idea what is wrong? I'm about ready to give up on the AppleTV and buy a chrome cast or Roku as I use streaming almost exclusively for content consumption instead of our horrible Dish network TV which I only use for sports I can't stream on the AppleTV.

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