Channel identification guide

ATN News 18 in Canada · channel ID and TV guide

ATN News 18 in Canada uses the catalogue ID ATNNews18.ca. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for ATNNews18.ca when you match ATN News 18 in Canada. The directory lists Asian Television Network in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
ATNNews18.ca
Source geography
Canada · CA
Programme categories
news
Site listed in the snapshot
asiantelevision.com
Owner field
Asian Television Network

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists ATN B4U Music under ATNB4UMusic.ca. 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
ATN B4U MusicCanadaATNB4UMusic.caAsian Television Network
ATN Food FoodCanadaATNFoodFood.caAsian Television Network
ATN MoviesCanadaATNMovies.caAsian Television Network
ATN ARY MusikCanadaATNARYMusik.caAsian Television Network
ATN ARY NewsCanadaATNARYNews.caAsian Television Network

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="ATNNews18.ca">…</channel>
<programme channel="ATNNews18.ca" start="20250715200000 -0230">…</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/St_Johns15 Jan 2025 20:00 -033015 Jan 23:30 UTC
America/St_Johns15 Jul 2025 20:00 -023015 Jul 22:30 UTC
America/Halifax15 Jul 2025 20:00 -030015 Jul 23:00 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 “ATN News 18 | guide alignment test” against ATNNews18.ca in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with ATNNews18.ca exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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