Channel identification guide

Dawn News in Pakistan · channel ID and TV guide

Dawn News in Pakistan uses the catalogue ID DawnNews.pk. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for DawnNews.pk when you match Dawn News in Pakistan. The directory lists Dawn Media Group in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
DawnNews.pk
Source geography
Pakistan · PK
Programme categories
news
Site listed in the snapshot
dawnnews.tv
Owner field
Dawn Media Group

Look for the operator’s schedule

The directory points to dawnnews.tv for this station. Use the local listing to check bulletin title, local edition and air time.

Match the TV guide

A national headline may appear on more than one station. Compare a specific local bulletin.

<channel id="DawnNews.pk">…</channel>
<programme channel="DawnNews.pk" start="20250715200000 +0500">…</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
Asia/Karachi15 Jul 2025 20:00 +050015 Jul 15:00 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 “Dawn News | guide alignment test” against DawnNews.pk in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with DawnNews.pk exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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