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BBC UKTV in Australia · channel ID and TV guide

BBC UKTV in Australia uses the catalogue ID BBCUKTV.au. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for BBCUKTV.au when you match BBC UKTV in Australia. The directory lists BBC Studios in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
BBCUKTV.au
Source geography
Australia · AU
Programme categories
entertainment
Site listed in the snapshot
bbcstudios.co.nz
Alternative labels
UKTV
Owner field
BBC Studios
Launch field
1992-11-01

When the guide uses a different name

Search for UKTV in the player, then look for BBCUKTV.au in the guide export.

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="BBCUKTV.au">…</channel>
<programme channel="BBCUKTV.au" start="20250715200000 +1030">…</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
Australia/Lord_Howe15 Jan 2025 20:00 +110015 Jan 09:00 UTC
Australia/Lord_Howe15 Jul 2025 20:00 +103015 Jul 09:30 UTC
Antarctica/Macquarie15 Jul 2025 20:00 +100015 Jul 10:00 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 “BBC UKTV | guide alignment test” against BBCUKTV.au in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with BBCUKTV.au exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate nameThe catalogue includes “UKTV”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.

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