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TV guide by countryEvery channel listed149 Channel directoryLogos, owners, launch years31,644 Where to watchLive sport and its channels178,782 Shows and episodesEpisode guides back to 190890,448

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HistoryListings from 2023, episodes from 1908 FreshnessWithin a second of a change Fill by countryTitles, descriptions, episodes Coverage ledgerWhat we hold, country by country

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United KingdomFreeview, Sky and BBC regions United StatesNetworks and local stations GermanyPublic and Sky channels South KoreaCable and satellite, from 2023
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GET /v1/now

What every channel in a country is showing this minute, with the next programme after it.

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TV guide Zambia

On now in Zambia.

Every channel we list in Zambia, with the programme on now and the one after it. Times are Africa/Lusaka.

43channels
21:16local time
Now and nextZambia right now

The first 120 channels in name order. The full list, with every channel's day, is one API call: GET /v1/countries/ZM/now.

ChannelNowOn forNextStarts
Nothing listed right now.
ChannelsEvery channel in Zambia
City TVCrown TVDiamond TVPrime TVZambia Africanews.zmZambia AFRO Music English.zmZambia BET.zmZambia Big Brother Naija pop up.zmZambia Cartoonito.zmZambia Cartoon Network.zmZambia CBS Reality.zmZambia Discovery ID.zmZambia Discovery TLC.zmZambia Disney Junior.zmZambia E! Entertainment.zmZambia ESPN.zmZambia ESPN 2.zmZambia FAITH.zmZambia Food Netwok HD.zmZambia Jim Jam.zmZambia KIX Channel.zmZambia ME Channel.zmZambia Moonbug.zmZambia MTV Base.zmZambia NatGeo Wild.zmZambia National Geographic Channel.zmZambia Nickelodeon.zmZambia NickJr.zmZambia NickTOONS.zmZambia Parliament TV Zambia.zmZambia ROK.zmZambia SS Africa.zmZambia SS Africa 2.zmZambia SS Blitz.zmZambia SS Football.zmZambia SS La Liga.zmZambia Star Life.zmZambia Studio Universal.zmZambia TLNovelas.zmZambia Universal TV.zmZambia WWE.zmZambia Zambian National Broadcast Corporation.zmZambia Zambian National Broadcast Corporation 2.zm
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