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Canal Zoom in Belgium · channel ID and TV guide

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

Look for CanalZoom.be when you match Canal Zoom in Belgium. The directory records 1976-05-22 as its launch date.

Station details

Source identifier
CanalZoom.be
Source geography
Belgium · BE
Programme categories
general
Site listed in the snapshot
canalzoom.be
Launch field
1976-05-22

Look for the operator’s schedule

The directory points to canalzoom.be for this station. Use the local listing to check local programme and feed edition.

Match the TV guide

Compare one local bulletin or other known programme before accepting a same-name entry.

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

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