Channel identification guide

Patriot in Russia · channel ID and TV guide

Patriot in Russia uses the catalogue ID Patriot.ru. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for Patriot.ru when you match Patriot in Russia. The directory lists VGTRK in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
Patriot.ru
Source geography
Russia · RU
Programme categories
movies
Site listed in the snapshot
patriotkanal.ru
Alternative labels
Патриот
Owner field
VGTRK

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists RTR-Planeta under RTRPlaneta.ru. A shared group, call sign or operator site can connect the entries while each guide keeps its own ID.

Station records with a shared directory field
NameMarketCatalogue IDCatalogue group or site
RTR-PlanetaRussiaRTRPlaneta.ruVGTRK
Russia-1RussiaRussia1.ruVGTRK
Russia-24RussiaRussia24.ruVGTRK
Russia-KRussiaRussiaK.ruVGTRK
DoctorRussiaDoctor.ruVGTRK

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="Patriot.ru">…</channel>
<programme channel="Patriot.ru" 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
Europe/Kaliningrad15 Jul 2025 20:00 +020015 Jul 18:00 UTC
Europe/Moscow15 Jul 2025 20:00 +030015 Jul 17:00 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 “Patriot | guide alignment test” against Patriot.ru in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with Patriot.ru exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate nameThe catalogue includes “Патриот”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.

Sources and further reading