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TV guide South Korea

South Korea on TV, at a glance.

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

491channels
837with a schedule today
1 daysahead
2023history from
04:17local time
On now in South KoreaNext starts, KST
KBS WorldA Trap Called Desire (Episode 46)04:45
tvN놀라운 토요일04:25
Arirang TVWithin The Frame (Episode 4)04:30
ENA추성훈의 밥값은 해야지04:26
tvN Story이젠 날 따라와05:50
tvN SportsUFC THE FINISH05:00
Yonhap News TV뉴스 0404:20
YTN뉴스퀘어 4AM04:50
Telenovela오로라04:59
TV Chosun허영만의 팔도밥상04:40
STB구도의 여정 시즌204:30
SBS Plus솔로라서05:43
SummarySouth Korea in our data

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

Channels491837 with a schedule today
Registry ids173
Guide only318
With a logo172
Schedule depth1 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow42%
Day 78%
Field fill32%of today's programmes carry a description
Category80%
Episode no.1%
Series link0%
Sport this week13events on TV in South Korea, next 7 days
Live2
Football0
Other sport13
EndpointsThe API for South Korea listings

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

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/KR/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/KR/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/KR/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/KR/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=KRSports 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=KREvery 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=KRA 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/KR/now"
What is on now on every channel in South Korea, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/KR/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_sq7jt7hf",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-05T19:05:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-05T19:45:00Z",
                "title": "A Trap Called Desire (Episode 46)",
                "progress": 0.26
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-05T19:45:00Z",
                "title": "K-Beauty Pop-Up (Episode 1)"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 837,
        "at": "2026-11-05T19:17:57Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in South Korea this week

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

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
09:00 Fri 6 NovPhiladelphia Flyers v New YorNational Hockey League1Repeat
10:15 Fri 6 NovJaguars v RavensNational Football League1Live
12:00 Fri 6 NovMiami Heat v Golden State WarriorsNational Basketball Association1Live
10:00 Sat 7 NovSan Jose Sharks v Minnesota WNational Hockey League1Repeat
09:00 Sun 8 NovUtah Mammoth v Ottawa SenatorNational Hockey League1Repeat
Channel mixWhat South Korea's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

Entertainment22
Sport21
General17
Shop16
Films11
Series11
Children9
Education9

Biggest owners

Korean Broadcasting System8
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation7
Government of South Korea5
JoongAng Holdings Ltd5
CJ Group4
Korea International Broadcasting Foundation3

The South Korea TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for South Korea covers 491 channels, 837 of them with a schedule today. Every time on this page is Asia/Seoul, and its listings history reaches back to 2023.

Most of South Korea's channels are entertainment, sport and general channels, and the biggest owners are Korean Broadcasting System, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation and Government of South Korea. This week 13 sports events are on TV in South Korea, 2 of them live.

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

Who uses it

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

Questions

How many TV channels does South Korea have?

We list 491 channels in South Korea, 837 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the South Korea 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 South Korea TV times in?

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

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

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

Where can I watch sport on TV in South Korea?

13 events are on South Korea's channels this week. Every one, with its channels, is GET /v1/events?country=KR, 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 South Korea channel, in one API call