Channel identification guide

Action News Jax Now in United States · channel ID and TV guide

Action News Jax Now in United States uses the catalogue ID ActionNewsJaxNow.us. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for ActionNewsJaxNow.us when you match Action News Jax Now in United States. The directory lists Hoffmann Communications in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
ActionNewsJaxNow.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
news
Site listed in the snapshot
actionnewsjax.com
Alternative labels
WJAX-TV
Owner field
Hoffmann Communications
Launch field
1980-08-01

When the guide uses a different name

Search for WJAX-TV in the player, then look for ActionNewsJaxNow.us in the guide export.

Match the TV guide

A national headline may appear on more than one station. Compare a specific local bulletin.

<channel id="ActionNewsJaxNow.us">…</channel>
<programme channel="ActionNewsJaxNow.us" start="20250715200000 -0400">…</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
America/New_York15 Jan 2025 20:00 -050016 Jan 01:00 UTC
America/New_York15 Jul 2025 20:00 -040016 Jul 00:00 UTC
America/Chicago15 Jul 2025 20:00 -050016 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.

Open the XMLTV test file

Reading the result for this station
CheckWhat to look for
Import resultLook for “Action News Jax Now | guide alignment test” against ActionNewsJaxNow.us in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with ActionNewsJaxNow.us exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate nameThe catalogue includes “WJAX-TV”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.

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