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TODAY All Day in United States · channel ID and TV guide

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

Look for TODAYAllDay.us when you match TODAY All Day in United States. The directory lists NBCUniversal, Comcast Corporation in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
TODAYAllDay.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
news
Site listed in the snapshot
today.com
Owner field
NBCUniversal · Comcast Corporation
Launch field
2020-07-13

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists NBC Universo under NBCUniverso.us. 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
NBC UniversoUnited StatesNBCUniverso.usNBCUniversal
NBC News NOWUnited StatesNBCNewsNOW.usNBCUniversal
NBC Sports Chicago PlusUnited StatesNBCSportsChicagoPlus.usNBCUniversal
NBC Sports Chicago Plus 2United StatesNBCSportsChicagoPlus2.usNBCUniversal
E! Latin AmericaUnited StatesELatinAmerica.usNBCUniversal

Match the TV guide

A national headline may appear on more than one station. Compare a specific local bulletin.

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

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