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CBN News in United States · channel ID and TV guide

CBN News in United States uses the catalogue ID CBNNews.us. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for CBNNews.us when you match CBN News in United States. The directory lists Christian Broadcasting Network in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
CBNNews.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
religious
Site listed in the snapshot
www1.cbn.com
Owner field
Christian Broadcasting Network
Launch field
2018-10-01

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists CBN Family under CBNFamily.us. A shared group, call sign or operator site can connect the entries while each guide keeps its own ID.

Station records with a shared directory field
NameMarketCatalogue IDCatalogue group or site
CBN FamilyUnited StatesCBNFamily.usChristian Broadcasting Network
CBN EspanolUnited StatesCBNEspanol.usChristian Broadcasting Network

Match the TV guide

Check which local or international service publishes the schedule.

<channel id="CBNNews.us">…</channel>
<programme channel="CBNNews.us" start="20250715200000 -0400">…</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/New_York15 Jan 2025 20:00 -050016 Jan 01:00 UTC
America/New_York15 Jul 2025 20:00 -040016 Jul 00:00 UTC
America/Chicago15 Jul 2025 20:00 -050016 Jul 01:00 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 “CBN News | guide alignment test” against CBNNews.us in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with CBNNews.us exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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