Channel identification guide

Africa Magic Yoruba in Nigeria · channel ID and TV guide

Africa Magic Yoruba in Nigeria uses the catalogue ID AfricaMagicYoruba.ng. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for AfricaMagicYoruba.ng when you match Africa Magic Yoruba in Nigeria. The directory lists Multichoice in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
AfricaMagicYoruba.ng
Source geography
Nigeria · NG
Programme categories
entertainment
Site listed in the snapshot
dstv.com
Owner field
Multichoice
Launch field
2003-07-14

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists Africa Magic Epic under AfricaMagicEpic.ng. A shared group, call sign or operator site can connect the entries while each guide keeps its own ID.

Station records with a shared directory field
NameMarketCatalogue IDCatalogue group or site
Africa Magic EpicNigeriaAfricaMagicEpic.ngMultichoice
Africa Magic FamilyNigeriaAfricaMagicFamily.ngMultichoice
Africa Magic HausaNigeriaAfricaMagicHausa.ngMultichoice
Africa Magic IgboNigeriaAfricaMagicIgbo.ngMultichoice
Africa Magic ShowcaseNigeriaAfricaMagicShowcase.ngMultichoice

Match the TV guide

Use the programme or episode rather than the station logo as the comparison point.

<channel id="AfricaMagicYoruba.ng">…</channel>
<programme channel="AfricaMagicYoruba.ng" start="20250715200000 +0100">…</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/Lagos15 Jul 2025 20:00 +010015 Jul 19:00 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 “Africa Magic Yoruba | guide alignment test” against AfricaMagicYoruba.ng in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with AfricaMagicYoruba.ng exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

Sources and further reading