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HLN in United States · channel ID and TV guide

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

Look for HLN.us when you match HLN in United States. The directory lists Skydance Corporation in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
HLN.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
news
Site listed in the snapshot
edition.cnn.com
Owner field
Skydance Corporation
Launch field
2008-12-15

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists CNN International under CNNInternational.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
CNN InternationalUnited StatesCNNInternational.usCable News Network
Magnolia NetworkUnited StatesMagnoliaNetwork.usSkydance Corporation
TCMUnited StatesTCM.usSkydance Corporation
Discovery WorldUnited StatesDiscoveryWorld.usSkydance Corporation
OWNUnited StatesOWN.usSkydance Corporation

Match the TV guide

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

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

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