Channel identification guide

TVC Benin in Benin · channel ID and TV guide

TVC Benin in Benin uses the catalogue ID TVCBenin.bj. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for TVCBenin.bj when you match TVC Benin in Benin. The directory lists Entertainment Media in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
TVCBenin.bj
Source geography
Benin · BJ
Programme categories
general
Site listed in the snapshot
tvcbenin.com
Alternative labels
TV Carrefour
Owner field
Entertainment Media
Launch field
2004-04-04

When the guide uses a different name

Search for TV Carrefour in the player, then look for TVCBenin.bj in the guide export.

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="TVCBenin.bj">…</channel>
<programme channel="TVCBenin.bj" 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/Porto-Novo15 Jul 2025 20:00 +010015 Jul 19:00 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 “TVC Benin | guide alignment test” against TVCBenin.bj in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with TVCBenin.bj exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate nameThe catalogue includes “TVC Bénin”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.

Sources and further reading