Channel identification guide

News24 Weather in Australia · channel ID and TV guide

News24 Weather in Australia uses the catalogue ID News24Weather.au. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for News24Weather.au when you match News24 Weather in Australia. The directory lists Australian News Channel Pty Ltd, News Corp Australia in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
News24Weather.au
Source geography
Australia · AU
Programme categories
weather
Site listed in the snapshot
news24.com.au
Owner field
Australian News Channel Pty Ltd · News Corp Australia
Launch field
2026-07-27

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists News24 under News24.au. A shared group, call sign or operator site can connect the entries while each guide keeps its own ID.

Station records with a shared directory field
NameMarketCatalogue IDCatalogue group or site
News24AustraliaNews24.auAustralian News Channel Pty Ltd
News24 WorldAustraliaNews24World.auAustralian News Channel Pty Ltd

Match the TV guide

Check the city or forecast area instead of using the regional logo alone.

<channel id="News24Weather.au">…</channel>
<programme channel="News24Weather.au" start="20250715200000 +1030">…</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
Australia/Lord_Howe15 Jan 2025 20:00 +110015 Jan 09:00 UTC
Australia/Lord_Howe15 Jul 2025 20:00 +103015 Jul 09:30 UTC
Antarctica/Macquarie15 Jul 2025 20:00 +100015 Jul 10:00 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 “News24 Weather | guide alignment test” against News24Weather.au in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with News24Weather.au exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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