Channel identification guide

9Life in Australia · channel ID and TV guide

9Life in Australia uses the catalogue ID 9Life.au. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for 9Life.au when you match 9Life in Australia. The directory lists Nine Entertainment in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
9Life.au
Source geography
Australia · AU
Programme categories
lifestyle
Site listed in the snapshot
9now.com.au
Owner field
Nine Entertainment
Launch field
2015-11-26

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists 6PR under 6PR.au. A shared group, call sign or operator site can connect the entries while each guide keeps its own ID.

Station records with a shared directory field
NameMarketCatalogue IDCatalogue group or site
6PRAustralia6PR.auNine Entertainment
9GemAustralia9Gem.auNine Entertainment
9Go!Australia9Go.auNine Entertainment
9HDAustralia9HD.auNine Entertainment
9RushAustralia9Rush.auNine Entertainment

Match the TV guide

Separate an on-demand clip from the programme in the linear guide.

<channel id="9Life.au">…</channel>
<programme channel="9Life.au" start="20250715200000 +1030">…</programme>

Compare the two ID strings in your guide export. The directory key above is the reference for this feed.

Historical time conversions for the example XMLTV entry. Match the date and location of your actual feed.
Example zoneLocal timeThe same time in UTC
Australia/Lord_Howe15 Jan 2025 20:00 +110015 Jan 09:00 UTC
Australia/Lord_Howe15 Jul 2025 20:00 +103015 Jul 09:30 UTC
Antarctica/Macquarie15 Jul 2025 20:00 +100015 Jul 10:00 UTC

Try the XMLTV test file

The linked fixture uses a historical date and an illustrative title. It can verify whether your player joins records by ID.

Open the XMLTV test file

Reading the result for this station
CheckWhat to look for
Import resultLook for “9Life | guide alignment test” against 9Life.au in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with 9Life.au exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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