Channel identification guide

Newzroom Afrika in South Africa · channel ID and TV guide

Newzroom Afrika in South Africa uses the catalogue ID NewzroomAfrika.za. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for NewzroomAfrika.za when you match Newzroom Afrika in South Africa. The directory records 2001-02-01 as its launch date.

Station details

Source identifier
NewzroomAfrika.za
Source geography
South Africa · ZA
Programme categories
news
Site listed in the snapshot
newzroomafrika.tv
Launch field
2001-02-01

Look for the operator’s schedule

The directory points to newzroomafrika.tv for this station. Use the local listing to check bulletin title, local edition and air time.

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="NewzroomAfrika.za">…</channel>
<programme channel="NewzroomAfrika.za" start="20250715200000 +0200">…</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
Africa/Johannesburg15 Jul 2025 20:00 +020015 Jul 18:00 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 “Newzroom Afrika | guide alignment test” against NewzroomAfrika.za in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with NewzroomAfrika.za exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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