Channel identification guide
Ovation in United States · channel ID and TV guide
Ovation in United States uses the catalogue ID Ovation.us. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.
Look for Ovation.us when you match Ovation in United States. The directory lists Ovation LLC in the owner field.
Station details
- Source identifier
- Ovation.us
- Source geography
- United States · US
- Programme categories
- culture
- Site listed in the snapshot
- ovationtv.com
- Owner field
- Ovation LLC
- Launch field
- 1996-04-21
Look for the operator’s schedule
The directory points to ovationtv.com for this station. Use the local listing to check programme language and local listing.
Match the TV guide
Include the native-language title when the guide uses a translated label.
<channel id="Ovation.us">…</channel>
<programme channel="Ovation.us" start="20250715200000 -0400">…</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 |
|---|---|---|
| America/New_York | 15 Jan 2025 20:00 -0500 | 16 Jan 01:00 UTC |
| America/New_York | 15 Jul 2025 20:00 -0400 | 16 Jul 00:00 UTC |
| America/Chicago | 15 Jul 2025 20:00 -0500 | 16 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.
| Check | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Import result | Look for “Ovation | guide alignment test” against Ovation.us in the historic guide data. |
| Blank guide for this station | Compare the exported channel identifier with Ovation.us exactly, including punctuation and letter case. |
Sources and further reading
- IPTV-org channel metadata
- Channel field definitions
- XMLTV format definition
- IANA Time Zone Database
- Station artwork reference · Channel identity matched to the catalogue
