Channel identification guide
Discovery Family Africa in United States · channel ID and TV guide
Discovery Family Africa in United States uses the catalogue ID DiscoveryFamilyAfrica.us. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.
Look for DiscoveryFamilyAfrica.us when you match Discovery Family Africa in United States. The directory lists Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. in the owner field.
Station details
- Source identifier
- DiscoveryFamilyAfrica.us
- Source geography
- United States · US
- Programme categories
- family
- Site listed in the snapshot
- guide.dstv.com
- Owner field
- Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.
Look for the operator’s schedule
The directory points to guide.dstv.com for this station. Use the local listing to check programme and time window.
Match the TV guide
Check that the intended family slot belongs to the correct local schedule.
<channel id="DiscoveryFamilyAfrica.us">…</channel>
<programme channel="DiscoveryFamilyAfrica.us" start="20250715200000 -0400">…</programme>Compare the two ID strings in your guide export. The directory key above is the reference for this feed.
| Example zone | Local time | The same time in UTC |
|---|---|---|
| America/New_York | 15 Jan 2025 20:00 -0500 | 16 Jan 01:00 UTC |
| America/New_York | 15 Jul 2025 20:00 -0400 | 16 Jul 00:00 UTC |
| America/Chicago | 15 Jul 2025 20:00 -0500 | 16 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.
| Check | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Import result | Look for “Discovery Family Africa | guide alignment test” against DiscoveryFamilyAfrica.us in the historic guide data. |
| Blank guide for this station | Compare the exported channel identifier with DiscoveryFamilyAfrica.us exactly, including punctuation and letter case. |