Keep the numbered service and title together
The official live page displays separate91,92,93,94,95 and96 service labels. Retain the relevant number and name with the programme and date. A sports item, general bulletin and satellite-labelled service can have different schedules; a shared TDM logo is not enough to merge them.
Use the programme’s own description to identify the intended service. If a television app abbreviates the name, compare it with the official label before reporting a missing programme. Do not treat a working different TDM channel as proof that the intended edition should be there.
Choose Portuguese television or radio deliberately
TDM’s 2024 report identifies Canal Macau as Portuguese television and Rádio Macau as Portuguese radio. Preserve the medium when following a recommendation. A radio discussion can provide a complete interview while a television news report uses a shorter excerpt.
A Portuguese article or English navigation option does not establish translated audio on every video. Inspect the actual item for the soundtrack, captions and any labelled language edition. Keep those observations separate from the overall broadcaster’s bilingual publishing context.
Distinguish local channels, relays and assembly coverage
The live page also shows mainland channel labels and a separate Macau Assembly live reference. Those are different objects from TDM’s own programme family. A local news report about proceedings is not the full assembly recording, and a relayed channel is not automatically an alternative edit of the local bulletin.
For a formal event, retain the event name and date. For an archive discussion, retain the programme family and edition. A generic “Macau live” bookmark is too broad to identify which object another household member should open.
Use the dated Macao reference and actual access result
Use Asia/Macau with the real programme or event date before converting to the Canadian city. Retain the local edition date for replay searches. Keep a satellite distribution label distinct from an internet access promise.
The official live catalogue and historical report establish service identities, not Canadian playback, current operator carriage or universal language tracks. Test the intended permitted item and preserve any restriction message separately from a technical error or an unrelated working stream.
Related questions
Are Canal Macau and Rádio Macau the same medium?
No. TDM’s official report distinguishes Portuguese television and Portuguese radio.
Does a satellite-labelled96 service guarantee every91 programme online?
No. Preserve the separate service and verify the intended programme and access conditions.
Sources and scope
Scope notes distinguish published documentation, supplied information and editorial methods. They do not report a hands-on service test.
- TDM — official live service list — Current observed numbered local services, mainland relays and Assembly live reference; no playback test.
- TDM —2024 annual report — Historical official Portuguese TV/radio and satellite-service identity descriptions.
