Channel identification guide

LCAT in United States · channel ID and TV guide

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

Look for LCAT.us when you match LCAT in United States. Some listings may use Lawrence Community Access Television.

Station details

Source identifier
LCAT.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
general
Site listed in the snapshot
lawrencectv.com
Alternative labels
Lawrence Community Access Television
Launch field
2004-01-01

When the guide uses a different name

Search for Lawrence Community Access Television in the player, then look for LCAT.us in the guide export.

Match the TV guide

Compare one local bulletin or other known programme before accepting a same-name entry.

<channel id="LCAT.us">…</channel>
<programme channel="LCAT.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 “LCAT | guide alignment test” against LCAT.us in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with LCAT.us exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate nameThe catalogue includes “Lawrence Community Access Television”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.

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