Channel identification guide
Canal 5 in Uruguay · channel ID and TV guide
Canal 5 in Uruguay uses the catalogue ID Canal5.uy. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.
Look for Canal5.uy when you match Canal 5 in Uruguay. The directory lists Servicio de Comunicación Audiovisual Nacional in the owner field.
Station details
- Source identifier
- Canal5.uy
- Source geography
- Uruguay · UY
- Programme categories
- general
- Site listed in the snapshot
- mediospublicos.uy
- Alternative labels
- Televisión Nacional Uruguay
- Owner field
- Servicio de Comunicación Audiovisual Nacional
- Launch field
- 1963-06-19
Similar channel names
FETV in Panama can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (FETV.pa) with Canal5.uy before switching the listing.
| Name | Market | Catalogue ID | Catalogue group or site |
|---|---|---|---|
| FETV | Panama | FETV.pa | Fundación para Educación de la Televisión |
| Paravision | Paraguay | Paravision.py | Albavisión |
| XETV-TDT1 | Mexico | XETVTDT1.mx | Grupo Televisa |
| Canal 5 | Moldova | Canal5.md | Media Content Distribution |
| Canal 5 | Mexico | Canal5.mx | Televisa |
Match the TV guide
Compare one local bulletin or other known programme before accepting a same-name entry.
<channel id="Canal5.uy">…</channel>
<programme channel="Canal5.uy" start="20250715200000 -0300">…</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/Montevideo | 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.
Another directory entry can look similar. Check the identity fields for FETV before changing the mapping.
| Check | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Import result | Look for “Canal 5 | guide alignment test” against Canal5.uy in the historic guide data. |
| Blank guide for this station | Compare the exported channel identifier with Canal5.uy exactly, including punctuation and letter case. |
| Alternate name | The catalogue includes “Televisión Nacional Uruguay”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right. |