Channel identification guide

RTR-Belarus in Belarus · channel ID and TV guide

RTR-Belarus in Belarus uses the catalogue ID RTRBelarus.by. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for RTRBelarus.by when you match RTR-Belarus in Belarus. The directory lists Stolichnoe Televidenie, VGTRK in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
RTRBelarus.by
Source geography
Belarus · BY
Programme categories
general
Site listed in the snapshot
belrtr.by
Alternative labels
РТР-Беларусь
Owner field
Stolichnoe Televidenie · VGTRK
Launch field
2008-07-01

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists Sport TV under SportTV.by. 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
Sport TVBelarusSportTV.byStolichnoe Televidenie
STVBelarusSTV.byStolichnoe Televidenie

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="RTRBelarus.by">…</channel>
<programme channel="RTRBelarus.by" start="20250715200000 +0300">…</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/Minsk15 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 “RTR-Belarus | guide alignment test” against RTRBelarus.by in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with RTRBelarus.by exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate nameThe catalogue includes “РТР-Беларусь”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.

Sources and further reading