Channel identification guide

GB News in United Kingdom · channel ID and TV guide

GB News in United Kingdom uses the catalogue ID GBNews.uk. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for GBNews.uk when you match GB News in United Kingdom. The directory lists All Perspectives Ltd. in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
GBNews.uk
Source geography
United Kingdom · GB
Programme categories
news
Site listed in the snapshot
gbnews.uk
Owner field
All Perspectives Ltd.
Launch field
2021-06-13

Look for the operator’s schedule

The directory points to gbnews.uk 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="GBNews.uk">…</channel>
<programme channel="GBNews.uk" 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/London15 Jan 2025 20:00 +000015 Jan 20:00 UTC
Europe/London15 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 “GB News | guide alignment test” against GBNews.uk in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with GBNews.uk exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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