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CountrySouth Korea
Sun 11 Oct23 programmes
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CategoryGeneral
On now on essential; by Bugs08:02 KST
On now
설레는 하루가 펼쳐질 거야
07:44 to 08:41 KST
40 minutes left
Nothing more listed yet
Scheduleessential; by Bugs schedule

All times Asia/Seoul. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_zq3041r4/schedule?date=2026-10-11&tz=Asia/Seoul

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
23:32누군가와 나란히 걷고 싶은 밤주위의 공간이 넓게 느껴질 때1h 3m
00:35충분한 휴식이 필요한 순간지칠 때는 푹 쉬어봐요1h 9m
01:44물멍하고 싶은 날멍하니 생각을 정리할 때45m
02:29동트기 전의 오묘한 순간처럼설명하기 어려운 기분일 때1h 6m
03:35가만히 사색에 잠기고 싶을 때나에게 집중하는 시간59m
04:35새벽녘 방 안에서조용하고 아늑한 시간1h 7m
05:41달빛 아래서 휴식을 취할 때밤하늘을 바라보며1h 7m
06:49느낌 좋은 하루가 찾아오면상쾌하게 시작해요1h 3m
07:51조금 이르게 시작하는 아침세상 구경하며 여유롭게1h 3m
10:01행운 가득한 날이 될 거야네잎클로버를 찾아 떠나는 시간55m
10:55쏟아지는 햇살과 나란히 앉아나른한 오후의 로파이1h 14m
12:09채도 높은 하루를 보내고 싶어어떤 감정이든 더욱 선명하게1h
13:09애매한 하루, 부담 없이 들어요나도 내 기분을 모를 때1h 6m
14:15자꾸만 눈이 감기는 날유난히 피곤했던 하루52m
15:07달콤쌉싸름한 밀크티가 떠올라단순하면 지루하니까1h 6m
16:13따사로운 날에는 광합성을산책하기 좋은 날56m
17:09환상적인 하루를 보내며꿈같은 이 기분1h 2m
18:11서두르지 않아도 되는 시간성급했던 하루, 잠시 여유를 되찾는 시간56m
19:07무심한 듯, 흐르는 그루브대수롭지 않은 듯, 자꾸 끌리는54m
20:02화창한 날 카페 테라스에서실내에만 있기 아쉬워1h 4m
21:06오늘의 분위기는 차분하고 부드럽게정신없던 시간을 뒤로하고1h 8m
22:13푹신한 쿠션을 끌어안은 듯편안한 자세에 잠들 것처럼1h 8m
23:21깊고 진하게 스며드는 리듬어둠과 어울리는 Deep Groove50m
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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_zq3041r4/schedule?date=2026-10-11&tz=Asia/Seoul"

# what is on now, and next
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_zq3041r4/now"

# any past day (Archive plan)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_zq3041r4/history?from=2026-10-05T00:00:00Z&to=2026-10-06T00:00:00Z"
Free keyEvery time in UTCIds that never change
// GET /v1/channels/ch_zq3041r4/schedule?date=2026-10-11, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_kcbzm607",
            "channel": "ch_zq3041r4",
            "start": "2026-10-10T14:32:25Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-10T15:35:30Z",
            "title": "누군가와 나란히 걷고 싶은 밤",
            "sub_title": null,
            "description": "주위의 공간이 넓게 느껴질 때",
            "category": [],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 23,
        "date": "2026-10-11",
        "tz": "Asia/Seoul"
    }
}
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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=essential; by bugsGETFree 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_zq3041r4GETFree 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_zq3041r4/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_zq3041r4/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_zq3041r4/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_zq3041r4/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_zq3041r4/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_zq3041r4
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