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News12 Long Island in United States · channel ID and TV guide

News12 Long Island in United States uses the catalogue ID News12LongIsland.us. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for News12LongIsland.us when you match News12 Long Island in United States. The directory lists Altice USA in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
News12LongIsland.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
news
Site listed in the snapshot
longisland.news12.com
Owner field
Altice USA
Launch field
1986-12-15

Similar channel names

News12+ Long Island in United States can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (News12PlusLongIsland.us) with News12LongIsland.us before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
NameMarketCatalogue IDCatalogue group or site
News12+ Long IslandUnited StatesNews12PlusLongIsland.usNews12

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="News12LongIsland.us">…</channel>
<programme channel="News12LongIsland.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 Cheddar News before changing the mapping.

Reading the result for this station
CheckWhat to look for
Import resultLook for “News12 Long Island | guide alignment test” against News12LongIsland.us in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with News12LongIsland.us exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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