Channel identification guide
ABC News Live 8 in United States · channel ID and TV guide
ABC News Live 8 in United States uses the catalogue ID ABCNewsLive8.us. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.
Look for ABCNewsLive8.us when you match ABC News Live 8 in United States. The directory associates this feed with ABC.
Station details
- Source identifier
- ABCNewsLive8.us
- Source geography
- United States · US
- Programme categories
- news
- Site listed in the snapshot
- abcnews.go.com
- Network field
- ABC
- Owner field
- The Walt Disney Company
- Launch field
- 2018-03-01
Other feeds to check
The directory also lists ABC under ABC.us. A shared group, call sign or operator site can connect the entries while each guide keeps its own ID.
| Name | Market | Catalogue ID | Catalogue group or site |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | United States | ABC.us | ABC |
| ABC News Live | United States | ABCNewsLive.us | ABC |
| ABC News Live 1 | United States | ABCNewsLive1.us | ABC |
| ABC News Live 10 | United States | ABCNewsLive10.us | ABC |
| ABC News Live 2 | United States | ABCNewsLive2.us | ABC |
Match the TV guide
A national headline may appear on more than one station. Compare a specific local bulletin.
<channel id="ABCNewsLive8.us">…</channel>
<programme channel="ABCNewsLive8.us" start="20250715200000 -0400">…</programme>Compare the two ID strings in your guide export. The directory key above is the reference for this feed.
| Example zone | Local time | The same time in UTC |
|---|---|---|
| America/New_York | 15 Jan 2025 20:00 -0500 | 16 Jan 01:00 UTC |
| America/New_York | 15 Jul 2025 20:00 -0400 | 16 Jul 00:00 UTC |
| America/Chicago | 15 Jul 2025 20:00 -0500 | 16 Jul 01:00 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.
| Check | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Import result | Look for “ABC News Live 8 | guide alignment test” against ABCNewsLive8.us in the historic guide data. |
| Blank guide for this station | Compare the exported channel identifier with ABCNewsLive8.us exactly, including punctuation and letter case. |
| Wrong feed | Keep the selected ABC service paired with ABCNewsLive8.us. Compare the local bulletin or programme title in the broadcaster listing. |