Channel identification guide

Greater Belize Media in Belize · channel ID and TV guide

Greater Belize Media in Belize uses the catalogue ID GreaterBelizeMedia.bz. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for GreaterBelizeMedia.bz when you match Greater Belize Media in Belize. The directory lists Great Belize Productions in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
GreaterBelizeMedia.bz
Source geography
Belize · BZ
Programme categories
news, entertainment
Site listed in the snapshot
greaterbelize.com
Alternative labels
Channel 5 Belize
Owner field
Great Belize Productions
Launch field
1991-12-09

When the guide uses a different name

Search for Channel 5 Belize in the player, then look for GreaterBelizeMedia.bz in the guide export.

Match the TV guide

A national headline may appear on more than one station. Compare a specific local bulletin.

<channel id="GreaterBelizeMedia.bz">…</channel>
<programme channel="GreaterBelizeMedia.bz" start="20250715200000 -0600">…</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/Belize15 Jul 2025 20:00 -060016 Jul 02:00 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 “Greater Belize Media | guide alignment test” against GreaterBelizeMedia.bz in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with GreaterBelizeMedia.bz exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate nameThe catalogue includes “Channel 5 Belize”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.

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