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BRF TV in Belgium · channel ID and TV guide

BRF TV in Belgium uses the catalogue ID BRFTV.be. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for BRFTV.be when you match BRF TV in Belgium. The directory lists Belgischer Rundfunk in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
BRFTV.be
Source geography
Belgium · BE
Programme categories
general
Site listed in the snapshot
m.brf.be
Alternative labels
BRF Fernsehen
Owner field
Belgischer Rundfunk
Launch field
1999-10-04

When the guide uses a different name

Search for BRF Fernsehen in the player, then look for BRFTV.be in the guide export.

Match the TV guide

Compare one local bulletin or other known programme before accepting a same-name entry.

<channel id="BRFTV.be">…</channel>
<programme channel="BRFTV.be" start="20250715200000 +0200">…</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
Europe/Brussels15 Jan 2025 20:00 +010015 Jan 19:00 UTC
Europe/Brussels15 Jul 2025 20:00 +020015 Jul 18:00 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 “BRF TV | guide alignment test” against BRFTV.be in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with BRFTV.be exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate nameThe catalogue includes “BRF Fernsehen”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.

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