Channel identification guide
NOW! TV in Botswana · channel ID and TV guide
NOW! TV in Botswana uses the catalogue ID NOWTV.bw. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.
Look for NOWTV.bw when you match NOW! TV in Botswana. The directory lists Ministry of Sports and Arts in the owner field.
Station details
- Source identifier
- NOWTV.bw
- Source geography
- Botswana · BW
- Programme categories
- entertainment
- Site listed in the snapshot
- nowtv.gov.bw
- Owner field
- Ministry of Sports and Arts
- Launch field
- 2018-03-01
Look for the operator’s schedule
The directory points to nowtv.gov.bw for this station. Use the local listing to check programme and edition.
Match the TV guide
Use the programme or episode rather than the station logo as the comparison point.
<channel id="NOWTV.bw">…</channel>
<programme channel="NOWTV.bw" start="20250715200000 +0200">…</programme>Compare the two ID strings in your guide export. The directory key above is the reference for this feed.
| Example zone | Local time | The same time in UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Africa/Gaborone | 15 Jul 2025 20:00 +0200 | 15 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.
| Check | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Import result | Look for “NOW! TV | guide alignment test” against NOWTV.bw in the historic guide data. |
| Blank guide for this station | Compare the exported channel identifier with NOWTV.bw exactly, including punctuation and letter case. |