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TV guide Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka on TV, at a glance.

67 channels with what is on now, the sport worth knowing about this week, and the endpoints that give you every slot. Times are Asia/Colombo.

67channels
87with a schedule today
3 daysahead
2025history from
02:34local time
On now in Sri LankaNext starts, +0530
News1stBengaluru Live03:00
Verbum TVNo Data03:30
Vasantham TVNo Data03:30
VAPA TVNo Data03:30
The BuddhistNo Data03:30
TV DidulaNo Data03:30
TV DeranaNo Data03:30
SwarnavahiniNo Data03:30
Supreme TVNo Data03:30
Sri Sankara TVNo Data03:30
Siyatha TVNo Data03:30
Sirasa TVNo Data03:30
SummarySri Lanka in our data

Counted from our own listings every hour. The detail behind each figure is one API call away.

Channels6787 with a schedule today
Registry ids30
Guide only37
With a logo29
Schedule depth3 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow100%
Day 70%
Field fill100%of today's programmes carry a description
Category8%
Episode no.0%
Series link0%
Sport this week0events on TV in Sri Lanka, next 7 days
Live0
Football0
Other sport0
EndpointsThe API for Sri Lanka listings

Every call below answers for Sri Lanka as shown. The Free key reads yesterday; the plans add today, the days ahead, changes and the archive.

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/LK/channelsEvery TV channel in one country, ordered the way its own guides list them, with ids, names, logos and categories.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/countries/LK/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/LK/tonightPrime time tonight on every TV channel in a country, from the local hour you choose, in one grid.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/LK/coverageHow full the TV data is for a country on a day: the share of programmes with a description, category, episode number and more.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/guideA TV guide grid for up to 50 channels over a window you choose, every slot with its times in UTC, ready to draw.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/channels/{id}/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.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/events?country=LKSports events on TV by sport, league and day, in every country or only those on air where you are.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/changes?country=LKEvery TV listing that moved, appeared or disappeared since a time you give, to keep your own copy of the guide in step.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/channels/{id}/historyPast 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.ArchiveDocs
GET /v1/xmltv?country=LKA country or a set of channels as a standard XMLTV file, up to 14 days ahead, for media centres and IPTV players.Live and aboveDocs
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/countries/LK/now"
What is on now on every channel in Sri Lanka, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/LK/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_15b4e5wa",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T21:00:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-02T21:30:00Z",
                "title": "Bengaluru Live",
                "progress": 0.09
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T21:30:00Z",
                "title": "Suddi E Dina"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 87,
        "at": "2026-11-02T21:04:04Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in Sri Lanka this week

The key competitions first, then the rest with a named competition. Every event and every channel is GET /v1/events?country=LK.

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
No sport listed for Sri Lanka this week yet.
Channel mixWhat Sri Lanka's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

Entertainment6
General5
Education3
Religious2
Music1
News1

Biggest owners

Capital Maharaja3
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation2
Lyca Media1
EAP Broadcasting Company1
Sri Jinarathana Educational Institute of the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple1
Asia Broadcasting Corporation1

The Sri Lanka TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for Sri Lanka covers 67 channels, 87 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 3 days ahead. Every time on this page is Asia/Colombo, and its listings history reaches back to 2025.

Most of Sri Lanka's channels are entertainment, general and education channels, and the biggest owners are Capital Maharaja, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and Lyca Media.

Developers get the same data from the TV Guide API: every channel in Sri Lanka with GET /v1/countries/LK/channels, what is on now with GET /v1/countries/LK/now, and a full day with GET /v1/guide?country=LK.

Who uses it

Apps and set-top boxesThe full Sri Lanka line-up and schedule.
Bars and hotelsLive sport on Sri Lanka's channels tonight.
TravellersWhat is on in Sri Lanka, in local time.
ResearchWhat aired in Sri Lanka, and when.

Questions

How many TV channels does Sri Lanka have?

We list 67 channels in Sri Lanka, 87 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the Sri Lanka TV guide go?

Most of its main channels have listings 3 days ahead; some go further.

What time zone are Sri Lanka TV times in?

This page shows Asia/Colombo. The API returns UTC and converts to any time zone you pass.

How do I get Sri Lanka's TV listings in my app?

With a TV Guide API key: GET /v1/countries/LK/now for what is on now, or GET /v1/guide?country=LK for a whole day. The free key reads yesterday.

More countriesMost listed countries

Every country has one page like this one. Channel by channel detail lives in the API: every country.

Every Sri Lanka channel, in one API call