Channel identification guide
Canal 8 in Costa Rica · channel ID and TV guide
Canal 8 in Costa Rica uses the catalogue ID Canal8.cr. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.
Look for Canal8.cr when you match Canal 8 in Costa Rica. The directory associates this feed with Grupo Multimedios.
Station details
- Source identifier
- Canal8.cr
- Source geography
- Costa Rica · CR
- Programme categories
- general
- Site listed in the snapshot
- telediario.cr
- Alternative labels
- Multimedios Costa Rica
- Network field
- Grupo Multimedios
- Launch field
- 2017-07-29
Similar channel names
Agape TV in El Salvador can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (AgapeTV.sv) with Canal8.cr before switching the listing.
| Name | Market | Catalogue ID | Catalogue group or site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agape TV | El Salvador | AgapeTV.sv | Agape Association of El Salvador |
| Canal 8 | Honduras | Canal8.hn | Gobierno de Honduras |
| Canal 8 | Uruguay | Canal8.uy | Servicio de Comunicación Audiovisual Nacional |
| Ecuavisa | Ecuador | Ecuavisa.ec | Grupo Alvarado Roca |
| Canal 8 | Chile | Canal8.cl | canal8tv.cl |
| TV Guanajuato | Mexico | TVGuanajuato.mx | tvguanajuato.com |
| XHBZC-TDT | Mexico | XHBZCTDT.mx | iert.bcs.gob.mx |
Match the TV guide
Compare one local bulletin or other known programme before accepting a same-name entry.
<channel id="Canal8.cr">…</channel>
<programme channel="Canal8.cr" start="20250715200000 -0600">…</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/Costa_Rica | 15 Jul 2025 20:00 -0600 | 16 Jul 02:00 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 Agape TV before changing the mapping.
| Check | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Import result | Look for “Canal 8 | guide alignment test” against Canal8.cr in the historic guide data. |
| Blank guide for this station | Compare the exported channel identifier with Canal8.cr exactly, including punctuation and letter case. |
| Alternate name | The catalogue includes “Multimedios Costa Rica”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right. |
| Wrong feed | Keep the selected Grupo Multimedios service paired with Canal8.cr. Compare the local bulletin or programme title in the broadcaster listing. |