Channel identification guide

Dublin Community Television in Ireland · channel ID and TV guide

Dublin Community Television in Ireland uses the catalogue ID DublinCommunityTelevision.ie. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for DublinCommunityTelevision.ie when you match Dublin Community Television in Ireland. Some listings may use DCTV.

Station details

Source identifier
DublinCommunityTelevision.ie
Source geography
Ireland · IE
Programme categories
general
Site listed in the snapshot
dctv.ie
Alternative labels
DCTV
Launch field
2008-07-16

Similar channel names

DeKalb County TV in United States can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (DeKalbCountyTV.us) with DublinCommunityTelevision.ie before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
NameMarketCatalogue IDCatalogue group or site
DeKalb County TVUnited StatesDeKalbCountyTV.usdekalbcountyga.gov

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="DublinCommunityTelevision.ie">…</channel>
<programme channel="DublinCommunityTelevision.ie" start="20250715200000 +0100">…</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
Europe/Dublin15 Jan 2025 20:00 +000015 Jan 20:00 UTC
Europe/Dublin15 Jul 2025 20:00 +010015 Jul 19:00 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 “Dublin Community Television | guide alignment test” against DublinCommunityTelevision.ie in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with DublinCommunityTelevision.ie exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate nameThe catalogue includes “DCTV”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.

Sources and further reading