Korean slang profile
EPG
epg
Electronic television-program guide
An abbreviation for a guide feature that displays television schedules by channel and program information on an electronic screen.
- Expanded form
- Electronic Program GuideElectronic Program Guide
- Other spellings
- 이피지
- Earliest source found
- Apr 2006
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
EPG에서 오늘 저녁 방송 편성표를 확인했다.
I checked this evening’s television schedule in the EPG.
02Documented history
- 2006-04This source introduced “EPG” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2006 paper from the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute explains EPG as an electronic program guide and gives its English expansion. Its first user has not been identified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in an official paper describing broadcasting services at the time was checked. Detailed features may vary by service.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- IPTV 서비스 추진 동향 및 전망 — 전자통신동향분석21권2호 (한국전자통신연구원)Published Apr 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026