Channel identification guide

ERT World in Canada · channel ID and TV guide

ERT World in Canada uses the catalogue ID ERTWorld.ca. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for ERTWorld.ca when you match ERT World in Canada. The directory lists Odyssey Television Network in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
ERTWorld.ca
Source geography
Canada · CA
Programme categories
culture
Site listed in the snapshot
odysseytv.ca
Owner field
Odyssey Television Network
Launch field
2001-11-13

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists Odyssey under Odyssey.ca. 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
NameMarketCatalogue IDCatalogue group or site
OdysseyCanadaOdyssey.caJohn Maniatakos

Match the TV guide

Include the native-language title when the guide uses a translated label.

<channel id="ERTWorld.ca">…</channel>
<programme channel="ERTWorld.ca" start="20250715200000 -0230">…</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
America/St_Johns15 Jan 2025 20:00 -033015 Jan 23:30 UTC
America/St_Johns15 Jul 2025 20:00 -023015 Jul 22:30 UTC
America/Halifax15 Jul 2025 20:00 -030015 Jul 23:00 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 “ERT World | guide alignment test” against ERTWorld.ca in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with ERTWorld.ca exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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