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National Geographic in United States · channel ID and TV guide

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

Look for NationalGeographic.us when you match National Geographic in United States. The directory lists National Geographic Partners LLC., The Walt Disney Company in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
NationalGeographic.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
documentary
Site listed in the snapshot
channel.nationalgeographic.com
Owner field
National Geographic Partners LLC. · The Walt Disney Company
Launch field
2001-01-07

Similar channel names

National Geographic in Germany can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (NationalGeographic.de) with NationalGeographic.us before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
NameMarketCatalogue IDCatalogue group or site
National GeographicGermanyNationalGeographic.deThe Walt Disney Company Germany GmbH
National GeographicIndiaNationalGeographic.inJioStar
National GeographicFranceNationalGeographic.frThe Walt Disney Company France
National GeographicJapanNationalGeographic.jpNGC Network Asia LLC
National GeographicUnited KingdomNationalGeographic.ukNational Geographic Society
National GeographicDenmarkNationalGeographic.dkThe Walt Disney Company Nordic
National GeographicNetherlandsNationalGeographic.nlThe Walt Disney Company BV

Match the TV guide

Check the documentary title and episode rather than the timeslot alone.

<channel id="NationalGeographic.us">…</channel>
<programme channel="NationalGeographic.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

Another directory entry can look similar. Check the identity fields for National Geographic before changing the mapping.

Reading the result for this station
CheckWhat to look for
Import resultLook for “National Geographic | guide alignment test” against NationalGeographic.us in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with NationalGeographic.us exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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