Channel identification guide

TV Chile in Chile · channel ID and TV guide

TV Chile in Chile uses the catalogue ID TVChile.cl. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for TVChile.cl when you match TV Chile in Chile. The directory lists Televisión Nacional de Chile in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
TVChile.cl
Source geography
Chile · CL
Programme categories
general
Site listed in the snapshot
tvchile.cl
Owner field
Televisión Nacional de Chile
Launch field
1989-03-10

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists NTV under NTV.cl. 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
NTVChileNTV.clTelevisión Nacional de Chile
TVNChileTVN.clTelevisión Nacional de Chile
TVN3ChileTVN3.clTelevisión Nacional de Chile

Match the TV guide

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

<channel id="TVChile.cl">…</channel>
<programme channel="TVChile.cl" 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/Santiago15 Jan 2025 20:00 -030015 Jan 23:00 UTC
America/Santiago15 Jul 2025 20:00 -040016 Jul 00:00 UTC
America/Coyhaique15 Jul 2025 20:00 -030015 Jul 23:00 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 “TV Chile | guide alignment test” against TVChile.cl in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with TVChile.cl exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

Sources and further reading