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ShopHQ in United States · channel ID and TV guide

ShopHQ in United States uses the catalogue ID ShopHQ.us. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for ShopHQ.us when you match ShopHQ in United States. The directory lists iMedia Brands Inc. in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
ShopHQ.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
shop
Site listed in the snapshot
shophq.com
Owner field
iMedia Brands Inc.
Launch field
1991-03-12

Look for the operator’s schedule

The directory points to shophq.com for this station. Use the local listing to check market and service label.

Match the TV guide

Match the market and the precise service name when a retailer has multiple editions.

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

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