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CGTN Arabic TV guide

CGTN Arabic today, and every day back to January 2026.

The full schedule in Asia/Shanghai time, what is on now and next, and the same data in your app with one call. Search any past day on the Archive plan.

CountryChina
Fri 16 Oct20 programmes
Listings fromJan 2026
CategoryNews
On now on CGTN Arabic18:04 CST
On now
Aflam wtha'eqyh
18:00 to 18:30 CST
26 minutes left
18:30Mslslat tlfzywnyh
19:15Mslslat tlfzywnyh
20:00Alakhbar
20:30Alhwar
ScheduleCGTN Arabic schedule

All times Asia/Shanghai. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_1v1xx5ac/schedule?date=2026-10-16&tz=Asia/Shanghai

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
23:30Mslslat tlfzywnyh45m
00:15Mslslat tlfzywnyh45m
01:00Alakhbar30m
01:30Alfnwn alsynyh30m
02:00Alsyahh fy alsyn30m
02:30Aflam wtha'eqyh30m
03:00Alakhbar30m
03:30Da lynk30m
04:00Alakhbar30m
04:30Mslslat tlfzywnyh45m
05:15Mslslat tlfzywnyh45m
06:00Alakhbar30m
06:30Wjha lwjh30m
07:00Nafdh 'ela alsyn30m
07:30Da lynk30m
08:00Alakhbar30m
08:30Hkayat 'esryh30m
09:00Alfnwn alsynyh30m
09:30Alsyahh fy alsyn30m
10:00Alakhbar30m
In your appThis schedule, in four languages

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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_1v1xx5ac/schedule?date=2026-10-16&tz=Asia/Shanghai"

# what is on now, and next
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_1v1xx5ac/now"

# any past day (Archive plan)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_1v1xx5ac/history?from=2026-01-15T00:00:00Z&to=2026-01-16T00:00:00Z"
Free keyEvery time in UTCIds that never change
// GET /v1/channels/ch_1v1xx5ac/schedule?date=2026-10-16, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_s69d1jah",
            "channel": "ch_1v1xx5ac",
            "start": "2026-10-15T15:30:00Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-15T16:15:00Z",
            "title": "Mslslat tlfzywnyh",
            "sub_title": null,
            "description": null,
            "category": [],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 20,
        "date": "2026-10-16",
        "tz": "Asia/Shanghai"
    }
}
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Search back in timeAny day on CGTN Arabic, back to 15 January 2026

What was on, on any date we hold: for research, catch-up, clip finding or proving a broadcast. Any window up to 31 days with /v1/channels/{id}/history on the Archive plan.

Listings held for CGTN Arabic
The first three programmes of any past day show here. The whole day, and the API, are on Archive.See Archive
TimeThursday 15 January 2026Category
08:00الأخبارMusic
08:15ثقافةCulture
08:30موجز بالأخبارSeries
89 more programmes that day, on Archive
Endpoints for this channelEverything the API knows about CGTN Arabic

8 calls cover a channel from its details to its past. Each one opens in the documentation with Try it.

GETFree keyFind a channelFind a TV channel by its name, an alias or a call sign, in any country, and get the id every other endpoint takes./v1/channels/search?q=cgtn arabicGETFree keyGet a channelOne TV channel in full: its names, owner, country, languages, categories, logo, website, launch year and the guide feeds behind it./v1/channels/ch_1v1xx5acGETFree keyA channel's scheduleA TV channel's day slot by slot: start and stop in UTC, title, description, category, and the series and episode where we matched it./v1/channels/ch_1v1xx5ac/scheduleGETFree keyOn a channel nowWhat is on a TV channel right now and what comes next, with how far through the current programme it is./v1/channels/ch_1v1xx5ac/nowGETFree keyNext on a channelThe next programmes on a TV channel, as many as you ask for, each with its times in UTC and its episode where matched./v1/channels/ch_1v1xx5ac/nextGETFree keyWatch a channel freeThe official free ways to watch a TV channel: the broadcaster's own player, or the FAST service (Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, Plex, Roku) that carries it, with the watch page and the country./v1/channels/ch_1v1xx5ac/free-viewGETPaid plansA channel's past schedulesPast schedules for a TV channel from the archive, slot by slot over any window of up to 31 days, with the same fields as today./v1/channels/ch_1v1xx5ac/historyGETPaid plansXMLTV exportA country or a set of channels as a standard XMLTV file, up to 14 days ahead, for media centres and IPTV players./v1/xmltv?channels=ch_1v1xx5ac
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