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FYI in United States · channel ID and TV guide

FYI in United States uses the catalogue ID FYI.us. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for FYI.us when you match FYI in United States. The directory lists A+E Global Media, Hearst Communications Inc., The Walt Disney Company in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
FYI.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
lifestyle
Site listed in the snapshot
fyi.tv
Owner field
A+E Global Media · Hearst Communications Inc. · The Walt Disney Company
Launch field
1998-11-16

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists Lifetime Movies under LifetimeMovies.us. 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
Lifetime MoviesUnited StatesLifetimeMovies.usA+E Global Media
A&EUnited StatesAE.usA+E Global Media
LifetimeUnited StatesLifetime.usA+E Global Media
Lifetime Real WomenUnited StatesLifetimeRealWomen.usA+E Global Media
Crime + InvestigationUnited StatesCrimePlusInvestigation.usA+E Global Media

Match the TV guide

Separate an on-demand clip from the programme in the linear guide.

<channel id="FYI.us">…</channel>
<programme channel="FYI.us" start="20250715200000 -0400">…</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/New_York15 Jan 2025 20:00 -050016 Jan 01:00 UTC
America/New_York15 Jul 2025 20:00 -040016 Jul 00:00 UTC
America/Chicago15 Jul 2025 20:00 -050016 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.

Open the XMLTV test file

Reading the result for this station
CheckWhat to look for
Import resultLook for “FYI | guide alignment test” against FYI.us in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with FYI.us exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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