diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7df10db4..9eeadb0e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Generate [RaBe CRIDs](https://github.com/radiorabe/crid-spec) based on several d
 poetry add rabe-cridlib
 
 # or on old setup style projects
-pip -m install rabe-cridlib
+pip install rabe-cridlib
 ```
 
 ## Usage
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pip -m install rabe-cridlib
 >>> # parse an existing crid
 >>> crid = cridlib.parse("crid://rabe.ch/v1/klangbecken#t=clock=19930301T131200.00Z")
 >>> print(f"version: {crid.version}, show: {crid.show}, start: {crid.start}")
-version: v1, show: klangbecken, start: 1993-03-01 13:12:00
+version: v1, show: klangbecken, start: 1993-03-01 13:12:00+00:00
 
 >>> # get crid for current show
 >>> crid = cridlib.get()
diff --git a/cridlib/__init__.py b/cridlib/__init__.py
index d237e295..e8a50a4c 100644
--- a/cridlib/__init__.py
+++ b/cridlib/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Generate RaBe Content Reference Idenitifier Spcification (CRID) Identifiers.
 
 * [`cridlib.get(timestamp=None, fragment='')`](./get/#cridlib.get.get)
-* [`cridlib.parse(value)`](./parse/#gridlib.parse.parse)
+* [`cridlib.parse(value)`](./parse/#cridlib.parse.parse)
 """
 
 from .get import get
diff --git a/cridlib/get.py b/cridlib/get.py
index 4af8be4d..98dea002 100644
--- a/cridlib/get.py
+++ b/cridlib/get.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ def get(timestamp: datetime | None = None, fragment: str = "") -> CRID:
         >>> with patch("cridlib.strategy.past.get_session") as mock_gs:
         ...     mock_gs.return_value.get.return_value = mock_resp
         ...     crid = get(datetime(2020, 3, 1, 0, 0, tzinfo=timezone('Europe/Zurich')))
-        >>> print(f"version: {crid.version}, start: {crid.start}")
-        version: v1, start: ...
+        >>> print(f"version: {crid.version}, start: {crid.start}")  # doctest:+ELLIPSIS
+        version: v1, start: ...-...-... ...+00:00
 
         ```
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def get(timestamp: datetime | None = None, fragment: str = "") -> CRID:
         _show = now.get_show()
     elif _ts < _now:
         _show = past.get_show(past=_ts)
-    elif _ts > _now:  # pragma: no cover
+    elif _ts > _now:
         _show = future.get_show(future=_ts)
 
     if _show:
diff --git a/cridlib/lib.py b/cridlib/lib.py
index 36ec55b5..661a5a91 100644
--- a/cridlib/lib.py
+++ b/cridlib/lib.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import PurePath
 from typing import Self
 from urllib.parse import parse_qs
@@ -102,12 +102,10 @@ def __init__(self: Self, uri: str | None = None) -> None:
         # fragments are optional, but if provided we want them to contain t=code
         if self.fragment:
             try:
-                # TODO(hairmare): investigate noqa for bug
-                # https://github.com/radiorabe/python-rabe-cridlib/issues/244
-                self._start = datetime.strptime(  # noqa: DTZ007
+                self._start = datetime.strptime(
                     parse_qs(parse_qs(self.fragment)["t"][0])["clock"][0],
                     "%Y%m%dT%H%M%S.%fZ",
-                )
+                ).replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
             except KeyError as ex:
                 raise CRIDMissingMediaFragmentError(self.fragment, uri) from ex
             except ValueError as ex:  # pragma: no cover
@@ -200,7 +198,25 @@ def start(self: Self) -> datetime | None:
 
         Returns
         -------
-            Start time form CRIDs media fragment.
+            Start time from CRIDs media fragment as a UTC-aware datetime, or
+            ``None`` when no fragment was present.  The timezone is always
+            ``datetime.timezone.utc`` so the value can be compared directly
+            to any other timezone-aware datetime without a ``TypeError``.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+            Start time is UTC-aware and safe to compare with aware datetimes:
+            ```python
+            >>> from datetime import datetime, timezone
+            >>> crid = CRID("crid://rabe.ch/v1/test#t=clock=19930301T131200.00Z")
+            >>> crid.start
+            datetime.datetime(1993, 3, 1, 13, 12, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
+            >>> crid.start.tzinfo == timezone.utc
+            True
+            >>> crid.start < datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+            True
+
+            ```
 
         """
         return self._start
diff --git a/cridlib/strategy/__init__.py b/cridlib/strategy/__init__.py
index 69c0bf71..644d8bc2 100644
--- a/cridlib/strategy/__init__.py
+++ b/cridlib/strategy/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Different strategies for getting CRIDs from different sources.
 
 * [`cridlib.strategy.past`](./past/)
-* [`cridlib.strategy.present`](./present/)
+* [`cridlib.strategy.now`](./now/)
 * [`cridlib.strategy.future`](./future/)
 """
diff --git a/cridlib/strategy/future.py b/cridlib/strategy/future.py
index aefe4376..d3e8352f 100644
--- a/cridlib/strategy/future.py
+++ b/cridlib/strategy/future.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 )
 
 
-def get_show(future: datetime) -> str:  # pragma: no cover
+def get_show(future: datetime) -> str:
     """Return the slug for a show from LibreTime if it is in the next 7 days.
 
     Only returns a show for the next seven days because everything futher than
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 6e7fc0f6..500e1376 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Configureation for pytest."""
+"""Configuration for pytest."""
 
 # pylint: disable=line-too-long
 
diff --git a/tests/strategy/test_future.py b/tests/strategy/test_future.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a725ed99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/strategy/test_future.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""Tests for the future show strategy."""
+
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+from freezegun import freeze_time
+
+import cridlib.strategy.future
+
+
+def test_get_show(libretime_mock):  # noqa: ARG001
+    """Test that the correct future show is returned for a given timestamp."""
+    with freeze_time("1993-03-01 00:00:00 UTC"):
+        show = cridlib.strategy.future.get_show(
+            future=datetime(1993, 3, 1, 11, 15, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc),
+        )
+    assert show == "info"
+
+
+def test_get_show_no_match(libretime_mock):  # noqa: ARG001
+    """Test that an empty string is returned when no show matches the timestamp."""
+    with freeze_time("1993-03-01 00:00:00 UTC"):
+        show = cridlib.strategy.future.get_show(
+            future=datetime(1993, 3, 8, 13, 12, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc),
+        )
+    assert show == ""
diff --git a/tests/test_get.py b/tests/test_get.py
index 9649c2c4..eeb07b5e 100644
--- a/tests/test_get.py
+++ b/tests/test_get.py
@@ -16,13 +16,16 @@ def test_get_now(klangbecken_mock):  # noqa: ARG001
 
 def test_get_past(archiv_mock):  # noqa: ARG001
     """Test meth:`get` for past shows."""
+    ts = datetime(1993, 3, 1, 13, 12, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
     with freeze_time("1993-03-02 00:00:00 UTC"):
-        crid = cridlib.get(
-            timestamp=datetime(1993, 3, 1, 13, 12, 00, tzinfo=timezone.utc),
-        )
+        crid = cridlib.get(timestamp=ts)
     assert crid.version == "v1"
     assert crid.show == "test"
     assert str(crid) == "crid://rabe.ch/v1/test#t=clock=19930301T131200.00Z"
+    # start is UTC-aware; it can be compared directly to the original timestamp
+    assert crid.start is not None
+    assert crid.start.tzinfo is timezone.utc
+    assert crid.start == ts
 
     # show with additional local args in fragments
     with freeze_time("1993-03-02 00:00:00 UTC"):
diff --git a/tests/test_lib.py b/tests/test_lib.py
index 37b61886..f544339a 100644
--- a/tests/test_lib.py
+++ b/tests/test_lib.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Test high level cridlib API."""
 
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 import pytest
 from freezegun import freeze_time
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
             {
                 "version": "v1",
                 "show": "test",
-                "start": datetime(1993, 3, 1, 13, 12),
+                "start": datetime(1993, 3, 1, 13, 12, tzinfo=timezone.utc),
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
             {
                 "version": "v1",
                 "show": None,
-                "start": datetime(1993, 3, 1, 13, 12),
+                "start": datetime(1993, 3, 1, 13, 12, tzinfo=timezone.utc),
             },
         ),
     ],
@@ -46,6 +46,21 @@ def test_crid_roundtrip(crid_str, expected):
     assert crid.start == expected["start"]
 
 
+def test_start_is_utc_aware():
+    """Test that start is a UTC-aware datetime.
+
+    The ``Z`` in the clock fragment encodes UTC.  Before the tzinfo fix
+    ``crid.start`` was naive, so comparing it to any timezone-aware
+    datetime would raise a ``TypeError``.  Now it carries
+    ``timezone.utc`` and comparisons work as expected.
+    """
+    crid = cridlib.lib.CRID("crid://rabe.ch/v1/test#t=clock=19930301T131200.00Z")
+    assert crid.start is not None
+    assert crid.start.tzinfo is timezone.utc
+    # Direct comparison with another UTC-aware datetime must not raise TypeError
+    assert crid.start < datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+
 def test_crid_scheme_mismatch():
     with pytest.raises(cridlib.lib.CRIDSchemeMismatchError):
         cridlib.lib.CRID("https://rabe.ch/v1/test")