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IPTV and TV guide times in Zimbabwe

ZBC publishes a dedicated line-up item for ZBC TV. The publication date matters because older programme posts can still be found beside a more recent line-up.

Zimbabwe · ZW

Use the local programme and station ID together. The catalogue records HStv as HStv.zw in Zimbabwe.

Check the local source in Zimbabwe

ZBC publishes a dedicated line-up item for ZBC TV. The publication date matters because older programme posts can still be found beside a more recent line-up.

Compare the date or period stated in the source with the guide day you are investigating. Keep ZBC TV with the title when reporting a missing scheduled programme.

Identify the exact station in the guide

Sample identities associated with this source country. Confirm the broadcaster's current local edition.
Station in sourceCatalogue identifierRecorded group or siteCategory
HStvHStv.zwAlpha Media Holdingsentertainment
NRTVNRTV.zwRusununguko Media Pvt Ltdgeneral
KeYona TVKeYonaTV.zwFairtalk Communications Limitedculture
Yadah TVYadahTV.zwProphetic Healing and Deliverance Ministriesreligious
ZBC NewsZBCNews.zwZimbabwe Broadcasting Corporationnews

For HStv, check programme and edition. If your source uses a different identifier from HStv.zw, use the source’s actual channel field for the mapping.

Convert a programme to the source clock

20:00 in Africa/Harare resolves to 15 Jul 2025 · 18:00 UTC in the July example. An early listing at 01:00 local is 14 Jul 2025 · 23:00 UTC. Match the full date and time before looking for a programme by day of week.

Calculated historical examples. Use the actual date and IANA location for a real listing.
IANA location examples20:00 local on 15 January 202520:00 local on 15 July 2025
Africa/Harare15 Jan 2025 · 18:00 UTC15 Jul 2025 · 18:00 UTC

Audio and captions

Record the broadcaster's programme title and the audio language of the particular broadcast.

Which device and account details should you check?

  1. Use the broadcaster's own market listing for Zimbabwe when checking a current app, subscription or rights question.
  2. Look up the app publisher and exact TV or box model in the local device store. Check live versus replay features and separate app charges.
  3. For a schedule issue, save the exact channel ID, programme title, local date and time zone without sharing account or playlist details.

Browse channel references for Zimbabwe

Channel references to check

Find the exact local station

The channel finder contains 12 station records for Zimbabwe in this edition. Each result opens the catalogue ID and local guide example for that feed.

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