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 | Field          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Required | Example                        |
 | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------ |
 | id             | Unique channel ID derived from the `name` and `country` separated by dot. May only contain Latin letters, numbers and dot.                                                                                        | Required | `AnhuiTV.cn`                   |
-| name           | Official channel name in English. May include: `a-z`, `à-ÿ`, `0-9`, `space`, `-`, `!`, `:`, `&`, `.`, `+`, `'`, `/`, `»`, `#`, `%`, `°`, `$`, `@`, `?`, `(`, `)`.                                                 | Required | `Anhui TV`                     |
-| native_name    | Channel name in the original language. Used when different from `name`. May contain any characters except `,` and `"`.                                                                                            | Optional | `安徽卫视`                     |
+| name           | Official channel name in English or call sign. May include: `a-z`, `à-ÿ`, `0-9`, `space`, `-`, `!`, `:`, `&`, `.`, `+`, `'`, `/`, `»`, `#`, `%`, `°`, `$`, `@`, `?`, `(`, `)`.                                    | Required | `Anhui TV`                     |
+| alt_names      | List of alternative channel names separated by `;`. May contain any characters except `,` and `"`.                                                                                                                | Optional | `安徽卫视`                     |
 | network        | Network of which this channel is a part. May contain any characters except `,` and `"`.                                                                                                                           | Optional | `Anhui`                        |
 | owners         | List of channel owners separated by `;`. May contain any characters except `,` and `"`.                                                                                                                           | Optional | `China Central Television`     |
 | country        | Country code from which the channel is transmitted. A list of all supported countries and their codes can be found in [data/countries.csv](data/countries.csv)                                                    | Required | `CN`                           |