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TV guide Jamaica

Jamaica on TV, at a glance.

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

198channels
131with a schedule today
Todayahead
2023history from
15:20local time
On now in JamaicaNext starts, EST
TVJFIFA WORLD CUP 202622:00
JNNJamaican News Network18:00
SportsMax 2No Data16:00
SportsMaxNo Data16:00
RETVCross Over Mondays - Music Videos15:30
Mercy and Truth Ministries TelevisionCaught In The Act: Unfaithful15:20
Hype TVNo Data16:00
Caribbean Gospel TVMovie Hour17:00
CVM TVNo Data16:00
A Wealth of Entertainment HDTVNo Data16:00
CVM TelevisionNo Data16:00
CVM Television LimitedJamaica Premier League Soccer16:00
SummaryJamaica in our data

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

Channels198131 with a schedule today
Registry ids9
Guide only189
With a logo9
Schedule depthTodayahead, on most of its main channels
Today42%
Tomorrow42%
Day 74%
Field fill99%of today's programmes carry a description
Category21%
Episode no.23%
Series link2%
Sport this week0events on TV in Jamaica, next 7 days
Live0
Football0
Other sport0
EndpointsThe API for Jamaica listings

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

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/JM/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/JM/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/JM/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/JM/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=JMSports 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=JMEvery 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=JMA 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/JM/now"
What is on now on every channel in Jamaica, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/JM/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_be9yqk5p",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-03T03:00:00Z",
                "title": "FIFA WORLD CUP 2026",
                "progress": 0.16
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-03T03:00:00Z",
                "title": "FIFA WORLD CUP 2026"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 131,
        "at": "2026-11-02T20:20:26Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in Jamaica this week

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

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

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

Religious2
General2
Entertainment2
Sport2
News1

Biggest owners

RJRGleaner Communications Group3
Digicel2
Verticast Media Group1
Mercy and Truth Ministries1

The Jamaica TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for Jamaica covers 198 channels, 131 of them with a schedule today. Every time on this page is America/Jamaica, and its listings history reaches back to 2023.

Most of Jamaica's channels are religious, general and entertainment channels, and the biggest owners are RJRGleaner Communications Group, Digicel and Verticast Media Group.

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

Who uses it

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

Questions

How many TV channels does Jamaica have?

We list 198 channels in Jamaica, 131 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the Jamaica TV guide go?

Today's listings are held for its main channels; days ahead fill in as its guides publish them.

What time zone are Jamaica TV times in?

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

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

With a TV Guide API key: GET /v1/countries/JM/now for what is on now, or GET /v1/guide?country=JM 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 Jamaica channel, in one API call