Channel identification guide

Chanco TV in Malawi · channel ID and TV guide

Chanco TV in Malawi uses the catalogue ID ChancoTV.mw. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for ChancoTV.mw when you match Chanco TV in Malawi. The directory lists University of Malawi in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
ChancoTV.mw
Source geography
Malawi · MW
Programme categories
education
Site listed in the snapshot
unima.ac.mw
Owner field
University of Malawi
Launch field
2016-09-17

Look for the operator’s schedule

The directory points to unima.ac.mw for this station. Use the local listing to check programme title and language.

Match the TV guide

Confirm the lesson or episode edition before attaching the schedule to another feed.

<channel id="ChancoTV.mw">…</channel>
<programme channel="ChancoTV.mw" 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
Africa/Blantyre15 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 “Chanco TV | guide alignment test” against ChancoTV.mw in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with ChancoTV.mw exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

Sources and further reading