Channel identification guide

NOST in United States · channel ID and TV guide

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

Look for NOST.us when you match NOST in United States. The directory lists Classic Broadcasting LLC in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
NOST.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
movies
Site listed in the snapshot
watchnost.com
Alternative labels
The Nostalgia Network
Owner field
Classic Broadcasting LLC
Launch field
2023-04-03

When the guide uses a different name

Search for The Nostalgia Network in the player, then look for NOST.us in the guide export.

Match the TV guide

Verify the film year and local air time before deciding that the guide matched.

<channel id="NOST.us">…</channel>
<programme channel="NOST.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

Reading the result for this station
CheckWhat to look for
Import resultLook for “NOST | guide alignment test” against NOST.us in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with NOST.us exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate nameThe catalogue includes “The Nostalgia Network”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.

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