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Heroes & Icons in United States · channel ID and TV guide

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

Look for HeroesIcons.us when you match Heroes & Icons in United States. The directory lists Weigel Broadcasting in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
HeroesIcons.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
documentary
Site listed in the snapshot
handitv.com
Owner field
Weigel Broadcasting
Launch field
2014-09-28

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists Catchy Comedy under CatchyComedy.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
Catchy ComedyUnited StatesCatchyComedy.usWeigel Broadcasting
MeTV ToonsUnited StatesMeTVToons.usWeigel Broadcasting
MeTV+United StatesMeTVPlus.usWeigel Broadcasting
Movies!United StatesMovies.usWeigel Broadcasting
WESTUnited StatesWEST.usWeigel Broadcasting

Match the TV guide

Check the documentary title and episode rather than the timeslot alone.

<channel id="HeroesIcons.us">…</channel>
<programme channel="HeroesIcons.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 “Heroes & Icons | guide alignment test” against HeroesIcons.us in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with HeroesIcons.us exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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