Channel identification guide

Ontario Public Access Channel in United States · channel ID and TV guide

Ontario Public Access Channel in United States uses the catalogue ID OntarioPublicAccessChannel.us. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for OntarioPublicAccessChannel.us when you match Ontario Public Access Channel in United States. The directory lists Government of Ontario in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
OntarioPublicAccessChannel.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
general
Site listed in the snapshot
ontarioca.gov
Owner field
Government of Ontario
Launch field
1986-01-01

Look for the operator’s schedule

The directory points to ontarioca.gov for this station. Use the local listing to check local programme and feed edition.

Match the TV guide

Compare one local bulletin or other known programme before accepting a same-name entry.

<channel id="OntarioPublicAccessChannel.us">…</channel>
<programme channel="OntarioPublicAccessChannel.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 “Ontario Public Access Channel | guide alignment test” against OntarioPublicAccessChannel.us in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with OntarioPublicAccessChannel.us exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

Sources and further reading