Channel identification guide
Beacon TV in Canada · channel ID and TV guide
Beacon TV in Canada uses the catalogue ID BeaconTV.ca. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.
Look for BeaconTV.ca when you match Beacon TV in Canada. The directory lists Beacon TV Network in the owner field.
Station details
- Source identifier
- BeaconTV.ca
- Source geography
- Canada · CA
- Programme categories
- religious
- Site listed in the snapshot
- beacontv.ca
- Owner field
- Beacon TV Network
Look for the operator’s schedule
The directory points to beacontv.ca for this station. Use the local listing to check programme title and location.
Match the TV guide
Check which local or international service publishes the schedule.
<channel id="BeaconTV.ca">…</channel>
<programme channel="BeaconTV.ca" start="20250715200000 -0230">…</programme>Compare the two ID strings in your guide export. The directory key above is the reference for this feed.
| Example zone | Local time | The same time in UTC |
|---|---|---|
| America/St_Johns | 15 Jan 2025 20:00 -0330 | 15 Jan 23:30 UTC |
| America/St_Johns | 15 Jul 2025 20:00 -0230 | 15 Jul 22:30 UTC |
| America/Halifax | 15 Jul 2025 20:00 -0300 | 15 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.
| Check | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Import result | Look for “Beacon TV | guide alignment test” against BeaconTV.ca in the historic guide data. |
| Blank guide for this station | Compare the exported channel identifier with BeaconTV.ca exactly, including punctuation and letter case. |