Channel identification guide

Times TV in Malawi · channel ID and TV guide

Times TV in Malawi uses the catalogue ID TimesTV.mw. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for TimesTV.mw when you match Times TV in Malawi. The directory lists The Times Group in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
TimesTV.mw
Source geography
Malawi · MW
Programme categories
general
Site listed in the snapshot
times.mw
Owner field
The Times Group
Launch field
2013-12-11

Look for the operator’s schedule

The directory points to times.mw for this station. Use the local listing to check local programme and feed edition.

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="TimesTV.mw">…</channel>
<programme channel="TimesTV.mw" 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
Africa/Blantyre15 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 “Times TV | guide alignment test” against TimesTV.mw in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with TimesTV.mw exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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