Channel identification guide

Afar TV in Ethiopia · channel ID and TV guide

Afar TV in Ethiopia uses the catalogue ID AfarTV.et. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for AfarTV.et when you match Afar TV in Ethiopia. The directory lists Afar Mass Media Agency in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
AfarTV.et
Source geography
Ethiopia · ET
Programme categories
news
Site listed in the snapshot
afmma.gov.et
Owner field
Afar Mass Media Agency

Look for the operator’s schedule

The directory points to afmma.gov.et for this station. Use the local listing to check bulletin title, local edition and air time.

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="AfarTV.et">…</channel>
<programme channel="AfarTV.et" start="20250715200000 +0300">…</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
Africa/Addis_Ababa15 Jul 2025 20:00 +030015 Jul 17:00 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 “Afar TV | guide alignment test” against AfarTV.et in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with AfarTV.et exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

Sources and further reading