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TV guide Tanzania

Tanzania on TV, at a glance.

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

11channels
18with a schedule today
4 daysahead
2023history from
23:22local time
On now in TanzaniaNext starts, EAT
Wasafi TVWasafi TV01:00
TBC1Tanzania TV02:00
ZBC TVZBC TV01:00
Upendo TVUpendo TV01:00
TV ImaanTV Imaan01:00
Spice TV360' Daily23:30
ITVITV01:00
Azam Sports 4No Data00:00
Azam Sports 3No Data00:00
Azam Sports 2No Data00:00
Azam Sports 1No Data00:00
SummaryTanzania in our data

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

Channels1118 with a schedule today
Registry ids11
Guide only0
With a logo11
Schedule depth4 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow100%
Day 70%
Field fill87%of today's programmes carry a description
Category5%
Episode no.0%
Series link0%
Sport this week0events on TV in Tanzania, next 7 days
Live0
Football0
Other sport0
EndpointsThe API for Tanzania listings

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

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/TZ/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/TZ/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/TZ/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/TZ/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=TZSports 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=TZEvery 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=TZA 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/TZ/now"
What is on now on every channel in Tanzania, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/TZ/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_xhdwffk9",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T17:00:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-02T23:00:00Z",
                "title": "Wasafi TV",
                "progress": 0.56
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T22:00:00Z",
                "title": "Wasafi TV"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 18,
        "at": "2026-11-02T20:22:00Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in Tanzania this week

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

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

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

Sport4
General4
Religious2
Entertainment1

Biggest owners

Bakhresa Group4
IPP Limited1
Spice Media Zanzibar1
Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation1
The Islamic Foundation1
Upendo Media Network1

The Tanzania TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for Tanzania covers 11 channels, 18 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 4 days ahead. Every time on this page is Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, and its listings history reaches back to 2023.

Most of Tanzania's channels are sport, general and religious channels, and the biggest owners are Bakhresa Group, IPP Limited and Spice Media Zanzibar.

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

Who uses it

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

Questions

How many TV channels does Tanzania have?

We list 11 channels in Tanzania, 18 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the Tanzania TV guide go?

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

What time zone are Tanzania TV times in?

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

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

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