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National Geographic Wild in United States · channel ID and TV guide

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

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

Station details

Source identifier
NationalGeographicWild.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
2010-03-29

Similar channel names

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

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
NameMarketCatalogue IDCatalogue group or site
National Geographic WildGermanyNationalGeographicWild.deNational Geographic Society
National Geographic WildIndiaNationalGeographicWild.inJioStar
National Geographic WildUnited KingdomNationalGeographicWild.ukNational Geographic Global Networks
National Geographic WildSpainNationalGeographicWild.esNational Geographic Global Networks
National Geographic WildDenmarkNationalGeographicWild.dkNational Geographic Society
National Geographic WildCanadaNationalGeographicWild.caCorus Entertainment
National Geographic WildRomaniaNationalGeographicWild.roNational Geographic Society

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="NationalGeographicWild.us">…</channel>
<programme channel="NationalGeographicWild.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 Wild before changing the mapping.

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

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