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USA TODAY in United States · channel ID and TV guide

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

Look for USATODAY.us when you match USA TODAY in United States. The directory lists USA TODAY Co. Inc. in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
USATODAY.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
news
Site listed in the snapshot
usatoday.com
Owner field
USA TODAY Co. Inc.

Other feeds to check

The directory also lists MMA Junkie under MMAJunkie.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
MMA JunkieUnited StatesMMAJunkie.usUSA TODAY Co. Inc.
USA TODAY SPORTSUnited StatesUSATODAYSPORTS.usUSA TODAY Co. Inc.

Match the TV guide

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

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

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