Free key: real listings for yesterday, 500 calls a day, no card174 countriesGet yours in 30 seconds
tvguideapi

Last 30 days

API uptimefrom the monitorIncidentsfrom the monitor
All systems

Working normally

Checked every minute from outside our own servers.

TV guide Kenya

Kenya on TV, at a glance.

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

88channels
60with a schedule today
4 daysahead
2023history from
23:27local time
On now in KenyaNext starts, EAT
K24BBC- Dira Ya Dunia23:30
Inooro TVInooro TV02:00
Citizen TVCitizen TV02:00
Y254Y25402:00
West TVThe Virginian23:30
Weru TVWeru TV02:00
Ramogi TVUganda Broadcast Corporation02:00
Kass TVKASS TV02:00
Kameme TVKameme TV02:00
KU TVFresh Living23:30
KTNDira Ya Wiki23:30
Akili Kids!Supa Strikas23:30
SummaryKenya in our data

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

Channels8860 with a schedule today
Registry ids14
Guide only74
With a logo14
Schedule depth4 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today96%
Tomorrow96%
Day 70%
Field fill17%of today's programmes carry a description
Category8%
Episode no.4%
Series link4%
Sport this week6events on TV in Kenya, next 7 days
Live0
Football2
Other sport4
EndpointsThe API for Kenya listings

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

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/KE/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/KE/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/KE/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/KE/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=KESports 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=KEEvery 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=KEA 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/KE/now"
What is on now on every channel in Kenya, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/KE/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_dhb4h01w",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T20:00:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-02T20:30:00Z",
                "title": "BBC- Dira Ya Dunia",
                "progress": 0.64
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T20:30:00Z",
                "title": "MTV Shuga West"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 60,
        "at": "2026-11-02T20:27:24Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in Kenya this week

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

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
04:00 Tue 3 NovLiverpool v ArsenalPL 26/271Repeat
20:40 Tue 3 NovGalatasaray v StuttgartNext Match1Repeat
22:55 Tue 3 NovBarcelona v A VillaUCL 26/271Repeat
22:55 Tue 3 NovMan Utd v RomaUCL 26/271Repeat
20:40 Wed 4 NovAEK v R MadridUCL 26/271Repeat
22:55 Wed 4 NovLeipzig v Man CityUCL1Repeat
02:30 Thu 5 NovFenerbahçe v LiverpoolUCL 26/271Repeat
20:40 Thu 5 NovSociedad v LyonUEL 26/271Repeat
22:55 Thu 5 NovBenfica v PoznanUEL 26/271Repeat
Channel mixWhat Kenya's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

General9
Children1
Education1
Entertainment1

Biggest owners

Akili Network1
Royal Media Services Ltd1
Government of Kenya1
Mediamax Network Ltd1
Standard Group1

The Kenya TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for Kenya covers 88 channels, 60 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 4 days ahead. Every time on this page is Africa/Nairobi, and its listings history reaches back to 2023.

Most of Kenya's channels are general, children and education channels, and the biggest owners are Akili Network, Royal Media Services Ltd and Government of Kenya. This week 6 sports events are on TV in Kenya, 0 of them live.

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

Who uses it

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

Questions

How many TV channels does Kenya have?

We list 88 channels in Kenya, 60 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the Kenya TV guide go?

Most of its main channels have listings 4 days ahead; some go further.

What time zone are Kenya TV times in?

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

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

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

Where can I watch sport on TV in Kenya?

6 events are on Kenya's channels this week. Every one, with its channels, is GET /v1/events?country=KE, or see Where to watch.

More countriesMost listed countries

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

Every Kenya channel, in one API call