In short: When your IPTV EPG is not working, the channels usually still play fine — because the guide and the stream are two separate downloads. A blank guide does not mean the service is down, and a guide with the wrong times does not mean the channels are wrong. Find your exact symptom in the table below first, then work the matching fix in order. Most guide problems are fixed in under five minutes, without touching your subscription.
Match the symptom, then fix it in order
Do not start by reinstalling the player or resetting the box. Read the table, find the row that looks like your screen, and jump to the fix it names. If two rows look close, start with the first one — the order in the table is the order that fixes the most cases with the least work.
| What you see | What it usually means | Fix to use |
|---|---|---|
| Guide completely blank, channels play | Guide data did not load, or the guide source is not set | Fix 1 — reload the guide |
| Guide shows “No information” on every channel | Guide data loaded, but programme details are missing | Fix 2 — refresh the guide source |
| Guide times are wrong by hours | TV or player time zone is wrong | Fix 3 — check the time zone |
| Some channels have a guide, others do not | Guide data is incomplete for part of the list | Fix 4 — reload the channel list, then the guide |
| Guide worked yesterday, blank today | Stale guide cache, or the guide did not refresh overnight | Fix 5 — clear the guide cache and reload |
| Guide is slow or freezes when you scroll | Player cache or device memory is full | Fix 6 — clear the player cache and restart |
If your channels do not play either, that is a different problem — a connection or service problem, not a guide problem. Fix the stream first, then come back to the guide. The Firestick vs Android TV Box guide explains how the device you watch on changes where these settings live, which helps when a menu is not where you expect it.
Fix 1 — Reload the guide
Use this when the guide is completely blank but the channels play. Open your player, find the guide or EPG menu, and choose the reload or refresh option. Do not change any address or login detail — reloading only asks the player to download the guide again. Wait for the load to finish before you judge it; on a large channel list the first load can take a few minutes, and a half-loaded guide looks blank even when it is working. Open one channel’s guide entry and check that programme names appear. If they do, you are done.
Fix 2 — Refresh the guide source
Use this when every channel says “No information” even after a reload. The player knows the channels exist, but it has no programme details to show. In the player settings, find the guide or EPG source setting and refresh it, or re-save the same details without changing them — that forces the player to fetch a fresh guide file. Then reload the guide once more. If programme names appear on some channels but not others, move to Fix 4 rather than repeating this one.
Fix 3 — Check the time zone
Use this when the guide shows programmes, but at the wrong times — a game listed at 3 PM when it is on at 7 PM, or last night’s shows listed as “now”. This is almost always the device clock, not the guide. Check the TV or box time zone first: it should be your US time zone, with automatic time turned on. Then check the time zone inside the player if it has its own setting — the two must agree. After correcting it, reload the guide. Do not shift the guide by hand or change the programme times yourself; the guide data is correct once the clock is correct. Our IPTV on Roku USA guide shows where these settings sit on a Roku, and the same idea applies on every device: device clock first, player second.
Fix 4 — Reload the channel list, then the guide
Use this when some channels have a guide and others do not. The channel list and the guide are matched by channel name or number, so a list that loaded before the guide was ready can leave gaps. Refresh the channel list first, wait for it to finish, then reload the guide. Do this in that order — reloading the guide against an old list just reproduces the same gaps. If the same channels stay empty after two tries, note which ones they are before you contact support, because that detail points to the fault.
Fix 5 — Clear the guide cache and reload
Use this when the guide worked yesterday and is blank today. Guide data goes stale: a cached file from yesterday can block today’s download. In the player settings, clear the guide cache (sometimes called EPG data or guide data — do not clear the whole player data unless the player tells you to), then reload the guide. If your player has an automatic guide refresh setting, turn it on so the guide updates overnight instead of going stale again.
Fix 6 — Clear the player cache and restart the device
Use this when the guide is slow, freezes while you scroll, or loads only partway. Close the player completely, clear its cache in the device settings, and restart the TV or box. A restart clears temporary memory that a cache clear alone does not, and on a Firestick or a small box it is often the step that makes the difference. Open the player again, let the channel list load, then let the guide load. Do not reinstall the player yet — a reinstall is the last step, not the first, and it costs you your favourites and settings.
Stop the guide going blank again
A guide that keeps breaking usually has a cause you can remove once, instead of fixing every evening.
- Leave automatic guide refresh turned on, so the guide updates without you remembering it.
- Keep the device time zone on automatic, and check it after any power cut or software update.
- Let the guide finish loading before you scroll or switch channels — a half-loaded guide can look broken.
- Update the player when an update is available, then test the guide once before you change anything else.
- Restart the box once a week if you watch every day; a fresh start keeps the cache small.
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When to contact support
Contact support when you have worked the matching fix twice and the guide is still blank, when the same channels are always missing from the guide, or when the guide is blank on every device in the house at the same time — that last one points to the guide source, not your TV. Before you write, note three things: which symptom from the table you have, which fixes you already tried, and whether the channels themselves still play. With those three facts, support can check the guide source directly instead of asking you to start over. If you are still deciding on a service, the Best IPTV Service USA 2026 guide explains what a full channel list and guide should look like, and you can run the free trial first and test the guide at the time you normally watch.