Channel identification guide

i24NEWS French in Israel · channel ID and TV guide

i24NEWS French in Israel uses the catalogue ID i24NEWSFrench.il. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for i24NEWSFrench.il when you match i24NEWS French in Israel. The directory lists Israel Television News Company in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
i24NEWSFrench.il
Source geography
Israel · IL
Programme categories
news
Site listed in the snapshot
i24news.tv
Alternative labels
i24NEWS Français
Owner field
Israel Television News Company
Launch field
2013-07-17

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists i24NEWS Arabic under i24NEWSArabic.il. 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
i24NEWS ArabicIsraeli24NEWSArabic.ilIsrael Television News Company
i24NEWS English USAIsraeli24NEWSEnglishUSA.ilIsrael Television News Company
i24NEWS English WorldIsraeli24NEWSEnglishWorld.ilIsrael Television News Company
i24NEWS UpdatesIsraeli24NEWSUpdates.ilIsrael Television News Company
i24NEWS HebrewIsraeli24NEWSHebrew.ili24news.tv

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="i24NEWSFrench.il">…</channel>
<programme channel="i24NEWSFrench.il" start="20250715200000 +0300">…</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
Asia/Jerusalem15 Jan 2025 20:00 +020015 Jan 18:00 UTC
Asia/Jerusalem15 Jul 2025 20:00 +030015 Jul 17:00 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 “i24NEWS French | guide alignment test” against i24NEWSFrench.il in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with i24NEWSFrench.il exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate nameThe catalogue includes “i24NEWS Français”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.

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