diff --git a/lib/feedparser/index.js b/lib/feedparser/index.js
index 7915725..7862864 100644
--- a/lib/feedparser/index.js
+++ b/lib/feedparser/index.js
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ FeedParser.prototype.handleOpenTag = function (node){
     this.xhtml['#'] += '>';
   } else if ( this.stack.length === 0 &&
               (n['#name'] === 'rss' ||
+              (!this.meta['#type'] && n['#name'] === 'channel') ||
               (n['#local'] === 'rdf' && _.nslookup([n['#uri']], 'rdf')) ||
               (n['#local'] === 'feed'&& _.nslookup([n['#uri']], 'atom')) ) ) {
     Object.keys(n['@']).forEach(function(name) {
@@ -191,6 +192,10 @@ FeedParser.prototype.handleOpenTag = function (node){
       this.meta['#type'] = 'rss';
       this.meta['#version'] = n['@']['version'];
       break;
+    case 'channel':
+      this.meta['#type'] = 'rss';
+      this.meta['#version'] = n['@']['version'];
+      break;
     case 'rdf':
       this.meta['#type'] = 'rdf';
       this.meta['#version'] = n['@']['version'] || '1.0';