Das Erste in Germany · channel ID and TV guide

Das Erste

Look for DasErste.de when you match Das Erste in Germany. The directory lists ARD in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier: DasErste.de
Source geography: Germany · DE
Programme categories: general
Site listed in the snapshot: daserste.de
Alternative labels: ARD · Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen · Deutsches Fernsehen · NWDR Fernsehen · NWD Fernsehrundfunk · Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow
Owner field: ARD
Launch field: 1952-12-25

The directory also lists One under One.de. 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
Name	Market	Catalogue ID	Catalogue group or site
One	Germany	One.de	ARD
arte	Germany	arte.de	ARD
KiKA	Germany	KiKA.de	ARD

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

<channel id="DasErste.de">…</channel>
<programme channel="DasErste.de" 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 zone	Local time	The same time in UTC
Europe/Berlin	15 Jan 2025 20:00 +0100	15 Jan 19:00 UTC
Europe/Berlin	15 Jul 2025 20:00 +0200	15 Jul 18:00 UTC

The linked fixture uses a historical date and an illustrative title. It can verify whether your player joins records by ID.

Reading the result for this station
Check	What to look for
Import result	Look for “Das Erste \| guide alignment test” against DasErste.de in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this station	Compare the exported channel identifier with DasErste.de exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate name	The catalogue includes “ARD”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.