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CountrySouth Korea
Mon 12 Oct24 programmes
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CategoryGeneral
On now on essential; by Bugs08:01 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=2026-10-12&tz=Asia/Seoul

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
23:21깊고 진하게 스며드는 리듬어둠과 어울리는 Deep Groove50m
00:12무드등 켜고 은은하게따뜻한 색감으로 물드는 방1h 6m
01:18선명하지 않아도 괜찮은 날오히려 더 편안해진 듯1h 4m
02:22지나온 것들을 보내주며놓지 못한 기억이 떠오를 때56m
03:17낮게 속삭이는 새벽처럼차분한 무드를 즐겨요1h 8m
04:25무채색 하늘을 닮은 시간빛바랜 분위기에 취해1h 9m
05:34아름다운 숲속 마을을 향해몽환적인 초록빛 풍경 속으로1h 6m
06:40우주를 둥실 떠다니듯이몽롱하고 몽환적이게58m
07:38하루를 깨우는 청량한 재즈몸을 가볍게 일으키고1h 6m
08:43마음이 이끄는 곳으로 향하며마음이 이끄는 곳으로 향하며1h 6m
09:49사뿐히 걷다 보면 상쾌해지니까가벼운 신발을 신고1h 5m
10:54부드러운 커피크림처럼따뜻한 볕이 드는 창가에 앉아1h 10m
12:04일상 속 생기를 더해줄 BGM활기찬 하루가 되길 바라며1h 6m
13:11창가 자리에 편히 앉아서멍하니 바깥 구경이 하고 싶은 날1h 8m
14:19지금부터 이곳은 홈카페밖에 나가기 귀찮은 날1h 6m
15:25느릿한 햇살의 움직임을 따라서아무 생각 없이 늘어져서 듣고 싶을 때58m
16:23떠나자 목적지 없이어디로든 달리고 싶어1h 4m
17:27뻔한 하루도 유쾌할 수 있어매일이 비슷하게 흘러가도1h 6m
18:34쌀쌀한 바람이 스칠 때마음도 시려오는 것 같아57m
19:30볕 좋은 날의 외출맑고 파란 하늘 아래서1h 1m
20:31우연히 발견한 한적한 카페에서마음에 드는 분위기를 찾은 날1h 4m
21:35효율적인 시간을 보내야 할 때짧게 집중하고 빠르게 끝내요58m
22:33몽환적인 순간에 머무는 밤색다른 하루를 마무리하며1h 7m
23:40얼룩진 마음 씻어내며모든 감정을 가만히 흘려보내며58m
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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_zq3041r4/schedule?date=2026-10-12&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=2026-10-12, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_8xbtr3af",
            "channel": "ch_zq3041r4",
            "start": "2026-10-11T14:21:51Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-11T15:12:11Z",
            "title": "깊고 진하게 스며드는 리듬",
            "sub_title": null,
            "description": "어둠과 어울리는 Deep Groove",
            "category": [],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 24,
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "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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