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Canal Z in Belgium · channel ID and TV guide

Canal Z in Belgium uses the catalogue ID CanalZ.be. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for CanalZ.be when you match Canal Z in Belgium. The directory lists Roularta in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
CanalZ.be
Source geography
Belgium · BE
Programme categories
business
Site listed in the snapshot
canalz.be
Owner field
Roularta
Launch field
2000-05-15

Look for the operator’s schedule

The directory points to canalz.be for this station. Use the local listing to check market session and local air time.

Match the TV guide

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

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

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