Channel identification guide

HSN in United States · channel ID and TV guide

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

Look for HSN.us when you match HSN in United States. The directory lists Qurate Retail Group in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
HSN.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
shop
Site listed in the snapshot
hsn.com
Owner field
Qurate Retail Group
Launch field
1982-09-20

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists QVC under QVC.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
QVCUnited StatesQVC.usQurate Retail Group
HSN2United StatesHSN2.usQurate Retail Group
QVC3United StatesQVC3.usQurate Retail Group
QVC2United StatesQVC2.usQurate Retail Group

Match the TV guide

Match the market and the precise service name when a retailer has multiple editions.

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

View the station mark

Open the original artwork

Sources and further reading