Channel identification guide

Business TV in Australia · channel ID and TV guide

Business TV in Australia uses the catalogue ID BusinessTV.au. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for BusinessTV.au when you match Business TV in Australia. The directory lists First Nations Broadcasting Australia in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
BusinessTV.au
Source geography
Australia · AU
Programme categories
business
Site listed in the snapshot
firstnationsbroadcasting.org
Owner field
First Nations Broadcasting Australia

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists Darwin TV under DarwinTV.au. 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
Darwin TVAustraliaDarwinTV.auFirst Nations Broadcasting Australia
First Nations TVAustraliaFirstNationsTV.auFirst Nations Broadcasting Australia
Tourism TVAustraliaTourismTV.auFirst Nations Broadcasting Australia

Match the TV guide

Use the opening or closing bulletin and note the exchange's local time.

<channel id="BusinessTV.au">…</channel>
<programme channel="BusinessTV.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 “Business TV | guide alignment test” against BusinessTV.au in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with BusinessTV.au exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

Sources and further reading