Channel identification guide

TV Land in United States · channel ID and TV guide

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

Look for TVLand.us when you match TV Land in United States. The directory lists Viacom International Inc., Paramount Skydance Corporation in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
TVLand.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
classic
Site listed in the snapshot
tvland.com
Owner field
Viacom International Inc. · Paramount Skydance Corporation

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists CMT under CMT.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
CMTUnited StatesCMT.usViacom International Inc.
CMT MusicUnited StatesCMTMusic.usViacom International Inc.
LogoUnited StatesLogo.usViacom International Inc.
MTVUnited StatesMTV.usViacom International Inc.
MTV2United StatesMTV2.usViacom International Inc.

Match the TV guide

Distinguish the original programme from a similarly named remake or repeat.

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

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