Channel identification guide

News9Live in India · channel ID and TV guide

News9Live in India uses the catalogue ID News9Live.in. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for News9Live.in when you match News9Live in India. The directory associates this feed with TV9.

Station details

Source identifier
News9Live.in
Source geography
India · IN
Programme categories
news
Site listed in the snapshot
news9live.com
Alternative labels
News9
Network field
TV9
Owner field
Associated Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd (ABCL) · Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) · My Home Constructions Private Limited
Launch field
2021-10-02

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists TV9 Bharatvarsh under TV9Bharatvarsh.in. 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
TV9 BharatvarshIndiaTV9Bharatvarsh.inTV9
TV9 BanglaIndiaTV9Bangla.inTV9
TV9 GujaratiIndiaTV9Gujarati.inTV9
TV9 KannadaIndiaTV9Kannada.inTV9
TV9 MarathiIndiaTV9Marathi.inTV9

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="News9Live.in">…</channel>
<programme channel="News9Live.in" start="20250715200000 +0530">…</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
Asia/Kolkata15 Jul 2025 20:00 +053015 Jul 14:30 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 “News9Live | guide alignment test” against News9Live.in in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with News9Live.in exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate nameThe catalogue includes “News9”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.
Wrong feedKeep the selected TV9 service paired with News9Live.in. Compare the local bulletin or programme title in the broadcaster listing.

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