Channel identification guide

RTNK in Democratic Republic of the Congo · channel ID and TV guide

RTNK in Democratic Republic of the Congo uses the catalogue ID RTNK.cd. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for RTNK.cd when you match RTNK in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The directory lists Norbert Basengezi Katintima in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
RTNK.cd
Source geography
Democratic Republic of the Congo · CD
Programme categories
general
Site listed in the snapshot
rtnk.org
Alternative labels
Radio Télévision Ngoma ya Kivu
Owner field
Norbert Basengezi Katintima
Launch field
2011-03-04

When the guide uses a different name

Search for Radio Télévision Ngoma ya Kivu in the player, then look for RTNK.cd in the guide export.

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="RTNK.cd">…</channel>
<programme channel="RTNK.cd" start="20250715200000 +0100">…</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
Africa/Kinshasa15 Jul 2025 20:00 +010015 Jul 19:00 UTC
Africa/Lubumbashi15 Jul 2025 20:00 +020015 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.

Open the XMLTV test file

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

Sources and further reading