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IPTV and TV guide times in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Radiotélévision Nationale Congolaise identifies itself as the Democratic Republic of the Congo's national broadcaster and supplies programme and show sections. This h

Democratic Republic of the Congo · CD

Use the local programme and station ID together. The catalogue records KMC as KMC.cd in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Check the local source in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Radiotélévision Nationale Congolaise identifies itself as the Democratic Republic of the Congo's national broadcaster and supplies programme and show sections. This helps disambiguate the national market for an RTNC programme reference.

Keep the DRC market and the actual RTNC programme together. Check the selected city's clock if the device and source are in different time zones.

Identify the exact station in the guide

Sample identities associated with this source country. Confirm the broadcaster's current local edition.
Station in sourceCatalogue identifierRecorded group or siteCategory
KMCKMC.cdYan Mamboentertainment
RTNKRTNK.cdNorbert Basengezi Katintimageneral
Radiotelevision UMOJARadiotelevisionUMOJA.cdFondation Monseigneur Adolphe NSOLOTSHYreligious
RTUS TVRTUSTV.cdUniversité William Bootheducation
Bosolo TelevisionBosoloTelevision.cdIsraël Mutombonews
CAB-TVCABTV.cdComité pour l'Autopromotion à la Baseoutdoor

For KMC, check programme and edition. If your source uses a different identifier from KMC.cd, use the source’s actual channel field for the mapping.

Convert a programme to the source clock

Democratic Republic of the Congo has 2 distinct offset patterns across the zones shown for these two dates. Start with the exact city or local station. 20:00 in Africa/Kinshasa resolves to 15 Jul 2025 · 19:00 UTC in the July example.

Calculated historical examples. Use the actual date and IANA location for a real listing.
IANA location examples20:00 local on 15 January 202520:00 local on 15 July 2025
Africa/Kinshasa15 Jan 2025 · 19:00 UTC15 Jul 2025 · 19:00 UTC
Africa/Lubumbashi15 Jan 2025 · 18:00 UTC15 Jul 2025 · 18:00 UTC

Audio and captions

Retain the programme's French or local-language title. Keep the full broadcaster name when the app has abbreviated it.

Which device and account details should you check?

  1. Use the broadcaster's own market listing for Democratic Republic of the Congo when checking a current app, subscription or rights question.
  2. Look up the app publisher and exact TV or box model in the local device store. Check live versus replay features and separate app charges.
  3. For a schedule issue, save the exact channel ID, programme title, local date and time zone without sharing account or playlist details.

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The channel finder contains 19 station records for Democratic Republic of the Congo in this edition. Each result opens the catalogue ID and local guide example for that feed.

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