Channel identification guide

Canal Vie in Canada · channel ID and TV guide

Canal Vie in Canada uses the catalogue ID CanalVie.ca. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for CanalVie.ca when you match Canal Vie in Canada. The directory lists Radiomutuel Astral Media, Bell Media in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
CanalVie.ca
Source geography
Canada · CA
Programme categories
lifestyle
Site listed in the snapshot
canalvie.com
Owner field
Radiomutuel Astral Media · Bell Media
Launch field
1997-09-08

Look for the operator’s schedule

The directory points to canalvie.com for this station. Use the local listing to check programme title and publication date.

Match the TV guide

Separate an on-demand clip from the programme in the linear guide.

<channel id="CanalVie.ca">…</channel>
<programme channel="CanalVie.ca" start="20250715200000 -0230">…</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
America/St_Johns15 Jan 2025 20:00 -033015 Jan 23:30 UTC
America/St_Johns15 Jul 2025 20:00 -023015 Jul 22:30 UTC
America/Halifax15 Jul 2025 20:00 -030015 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.

Open the XMLTV test file

Reading the result for this station
CheckWhat to look for
Import resultLook for “Canal Vie | guide alignment test” against CanalVie.ca in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with CanalVie.ca exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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