Channel identification guide

ACTV in Belgium · channel ID and TV guide

ACTV in Belgium uses the catalogue ID ACTV.be. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for ACTV.be when you match ACTV in Belgium. Some listings may use Antenne Centre Télévision.

Station details

Source identifier
ACTV.be
Source geography
Belgium · BE
Programme categories
general
Site listed in the snapshot
antennecentre.tv
Alternative labels
Antenne Centre Télévision
Launch field
1982-12-18

Similar channel names

Albanian Community Television in United States can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (AlbanianCommunityTelevision.us) with ACTV.be before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
NameMarketCatalogue IDCatalogue group or site
Albanian Community TelevisionUnited StatesAlbanianCommunityTelevision.usactvmichigan.com
Allen City TVUnited StatesAllenCityTV.usactv.org
Anderson County TVUnited StatesAndersonCountyTV.usandersoncounty.tv
Asian Culture TVUnited StatesAsianCultureTV.usactvus.com
Community Media of South Central PAUnited StatesCommunityMediaofSouthCentralPA.uscommunitymedia.net
ACTVUnited StatesACTV.usaccgov.com

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="ACTV.be">…</channel>
<programme channel="ACTV.be" 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 zoneLocal timeThe same time in UTC
Europe/Brussels15 Jan 2025 20:00 +010015 Jan 19:00 UTC
Europe/Brussels15 Jul 2025 20:00 +020015 Jul 18:00 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 “ACTV | guide alignment test” against ACTV.be in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with ACTV.be exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate nameThe catalogue includes “Antenne Centre Télévision”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.

Sources and further reading