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VIA TV guide

VIA today, and every day back to February 2021.

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CountrySouth Africa
Thu 15 Oct36 programmes
Listings fromFeb 2021
CategoryGeneral
On now on VIA04:36 SAST
On now
Wins Of verlies?
04:30 to 05:00 SAST
24 minutes left
05:00Wie weet wat?
05:30Aneeka se kombuis
06:00Goeiemôre, good morning
07:00Maak my 'n miljoenêr
ScheduleVIA schedule

All times Africa/Johannesburg. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_dvf5v6tw/schedule?date=2026-10-15&tz=Africa/Johannesburg

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
00:00Tafel-toere30m
00:30Gesels1h
01:30Wins Of verlies?30m
02:00Hier Sit Die Manne1h
03:00Agnee Rêgtig!30m
03:30Hart op soek30m
04:00Huisgenoot: Ware Lewensdramas1h
05:00Wie weet wat?30m
05:30Herman se halfuur30m
06:00Goeiemôre, good morning1h
07:00Verander jou siening30m
07:30Wins Of verlies?30m
08:00Hier Sit Die Manne1h
09:00Agnee Rêgtig!30m
09:30Hart op soek30m
10:00Goeiemôre, good morning1h
11:00Wie weet wat?30m
11:30Herman se halfuur30m
12:00Ons Gesels Troeteldiere30m
12:30Landbouweekliks1h
13:30Verander jou siening30m
14:00Goeiemôre, good morning1h
15:00Gesels1h
16:00Kom Ons Braai: Familie En Vriende1h
17:00Wie weet wat?30m
17:30Herman se halfuur30m
18:00Ons Gesels Troeteldiere30m
18:30Landbouweekliks1h
19:30Verander jou siening30m
20:00Wat 'n ma moet weet30m
20:30Dorpie-doenlys30m
21:00Gesels1h
22:00Padel in die bloed30m
22:30Koffie En Kapitaal30m
23:00Wie weet wat?30m
23:30Herman se halfuur30m
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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_dvf5v6tw/schedule?date=2026-10-15&tz=Africa/Johannesburg"

# what is on now, and next
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_dvf5v6tw/now"

# any past day (Archive plan)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_dvf5v6tw/history?from=2025-10-13T00:00:00Z&to=2025-10-14T00:00:00Z"
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// GET /v1/channels/ch_dvf5v6tw/schedule?date=2026-10-15, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_m2kdcpzn",
            "channel": "ch_dvf5v6tw",
            "start": "2026-10-14T22:00:00Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-14T22:30:00Z",
            "title": "Tafel-toere",
            "sub_title": null,
            "description": null,
            "category": [],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 36,
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "tz": "Africa/Johannesburg"
    }
}
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TimeMonday 13 October 2025Category
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