A3 in Russia · channel ID and TV guide

Look for A3.ru when you match A3 in Russia. Some listings may use А3.

Station details

Antena 3 in Spain can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (Antena3.es) with A3.ru before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
Name	Market	Catalogue ID	Catalogue group or site
Antena 3	Spain	Antena3.es	Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación SA
TV3	Algeria	TV3.dz	EPTV
A3	Italy	A3.it	antennatre.medianordest.it
Antenna Tre	Italy	AntennaTre.it	antennatre.medianordest.it

Compare one local bulletin or other known programme before accepting a same-name entry.

<channel id="A3.ru">…</channel>
<programme channel="A3.ru" start="20250715200000 +0200">…</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 zone	Local time	The same time in UTC
Europe/Kaliningrad	15 Jul 2025 20:00 +0200	15 Jul 18:00 UTC
Europe/Moscow	15 Jul 2025 20:00 +0300	15 Jul 17:00 UTC

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

Another directory entry can look similar. Check the identity fields for Antena 3 before changing the mapping.

Reading the result for this station
Check	What to look for
Import result	Look for “A3 \| guide alignment test” against A3.ru in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this station	Compare the exported channel identifier with A3.ru exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate name	The catalogue includes “А3”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.