MBC Drama in South Korea · channel ID and TV guide

Look for MBCDrama.kr when you match MBC Drama in South Korea. The directory lists Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation in the owner field.

Station details

MBC Drama in United Arab Emirates can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (MBCDrama.ae) with MBCDrama.kr before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
Name	Market	Catalogue ID	Catalogue group or site
MBC Drama	United Arab Emirates	MBCDrama.ae	MBC Group
MBC+ Drama	Saudi Arabia	MBCPlusDrama.sa	MBC Group

Use the programme or episode rather than the station logo as the comparison point.

<channel id="MBCDrama.kr">…</channel>
<programme channel="MBCDrama.kr" start="20250715200000 +0900">…</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 zone	Local time	The same time in UTC
Asia/Seoul	15 Jul 2025 20:00 +0900	15 Jul 11:00 UTC

The linked fixture uses a historical date and an illustrative title. It can verify whether your player joins records by ID.

Another directory entry can look similar. Check the identity fields for MBC Drama before changing the mapping.

Reading the result for this station
Check	What to look for
Import result	Look for “MBC Drama \| guide alignment test” against MBCDrama.kr in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this station	Compare the exported channel identifier with MBCDrama.kr exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate name	The catalogue includes “MBC 드라마”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.