IPTV and TV guide times in Saudi Arabia

IPTV Complete Forum editorial desk

2026-11-13

Use the Arabic name that appears on the screen

Saudi Broadcasting Authority's Aloula site presents البث المباشر for live broadcasts alongside catalogue programming. If your issue is a news feed or another scheduled broadcast, start in that live area and record the named service. A title visible in an English interface can be translated differently in a separate guide.

Keep the Arabic title, the broadcaster and the translated label in one note. If the schedule uses a general network name, look for the actual channel in the broadcaster list and compare its programme before and after the entry you care about. This helps when a channel is listed under an abbreviation or a romanised spelling.

One sample time in the source and on the receiver

A Riyadh listing at 21:00 on 15 January 2026 would be 15 Jan 2026, 18:00 UTC in UTC and 15 Jan 2026, 22:00 +04 in Dubai. This is an illustrative conversion. Verify the start for an actual Saudi programme directly in the publisher’s current listing.

For a guide correction, note when you checked the live page and whether the receiver's timeline is shown in Riyadh time or the viewer's local time. Include a second title around the same slot if the issue spans more than one item. The clock data helps a guide maintainer identify a timestamp problem without guessing from the channel logo.

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · SA

Use the local programme and station ID together. The catalogue records Al Saudiya as AlSaudiya.sa in Saudi Arabia.

Identify the exact station in the guide

For Al Saudiya, check local programme and feed edition. If your source uses a different identifier from AlSaudiya.sa, use the source’s actual channel field for the mapping.

Convert a programme to the source clock

20:00 in Asia/Riyadh resolves to 15 Jul 2025 · 17:00 UTC in the July example. An early listing at 01:00 local is 14 Jul 2025 · 22:00 UTC. Match the full date and time before looking for a programme by day of week.

Audio and captions

Compare the audio, subtitles and programme titles published for the specific Saudi Arabia feed. The catalogue also records السعودية for Al Saudiya. Check the original listing for the programme language.

Which device and account details should you check?

1. Use the broadcaster's own market listing for Saudi Arabia 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.

Browse channel references for Saudi Arabia

Channel references to check

• ART Aflam 1
• ART Aflam 2
• ART Cinema
• ART Hekayat 2
• ART Hekayat
• ART Tarab
• Al Ekhbariya

Find the exact local station

The channel finder contains 45 station records for Saudi Arabia in this edition. Each result opens the catalogue ID and local guide example for that feed.

• Al Resalah AlResalah.sa Religious
• ART Aflam 1 ARTAflam1.sa Movies
• KSA Sports 1 KSASports1.sa Sports
• Asharq News AsharqNews.sa Business
• Al-Majd Documentary AlMajdDocumentary.sa Documentary
• Al Saudiya AlSaudiya.sa General
• ART Tarab ARTTarab.sa Music
• ART Hekayat 2 ARTHekayat2.sa Series

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