diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e388af72..0a270759 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "programs:save": "node scripts/commands/programs/save.js",
     "guides:update": "NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=5120 node scripts/commands/guides/update.js",
     "guides:update_legacy": "node scripts/commands/guides/update_legacy.js",
+    "guides:validate": "node scripts/commands/guides/validate.js",
     "api:load": "./scripts/commands/api/load.sh",
     "api:update": "node scripts/commands/api/update.js",
     "readme:update": "node scripts/commands/readme/update.js",
diff --git a/scripts/commands/api/load.sh b/scripts/commands/api/load.sh
index 00b0a62a..6915c456 100755
--- a/scripts/commands/api/load.sh
+++ b/scripts/commands/api/load.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-mkdir -p scripts/data 
-curl -L -o scripts/data/channels.json https://iptv-org.github.io/api/channels.json 
-curl -L -o scripts/data/countries.json https://iptv-org.github.io/api/countries.json 
-curl -L -o scripts/data/regions.json https://iptv-org.github.io/api/regions.json 
-curl -L -o scripts/data/subdivisions.json https://iptv-org.github.io/api/subdivisions.json
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+mkdir -p scripts/data
+curl -L -o scripts/data/channels.json https://iptv-org.github.io/api/channels.json
+curl -L -o scripts/data/countries.json https://iptv-org.github.io/api/countries.json
+curl -L -o scripts/data/regions.json https://iptv-org.github.io/api/regions.json
+curl -L -o scripts/data/subdivisions.json https://iptv-org.github.io/api/subdivisions.json
+curl -L -o scripts/data/guides.json https://iptv-org.github.io/api/guides.json
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diff --git a/scripts/commands/guides/validate.js b/scripts/commands/guides/validate.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfd045eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/commands/guides/validate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+const { db, logger, api } = require('../../core')
+const chalk = require('chalk')
+
+async function main() {
+    await api.channels.load()
+    await api.guides.load()
+    logger.info('loading database/programs.db...')
+    await db.programs.load()
+    let db_programs = await db.programs.find({})
+    logger.info(`found ${db_programs.length} programs`)
+
+    const stats = {
+        files: 0,
+        errors: 0
+    }
+    const errors = []
+    let api_channels = await api.channels.all()
+
+    api_channels.forEach(channel => {
+        let programs = db_programs.filter(p => p.channel == channel.id)
+        if (programs.length > 0) {
+            if (!api.guides.find({ channel: channel.id })) {
+                errors.push({ type: 'no_guide', xmltv_id: channel.id, ...channel })
+                stats.errors++
+            }
+         }
+    })
+
+    if (errors.length) {
+        console.table(errors, ['type', 'xmltv_id', 'name', 'country'])
+        console.log()
+        stats.files++
+    }
+
+    if (stats.errors > 0) {
+        logger.error(chalk.red(`${stats.errors} error(s)`))
+        process.exit(1)
+    }
+}
+
+main()
diff --git a/scripts/core/api.js b/scripts/core/api.js
index e18e4da3..9f96a2cd 100644
--- a/scripts/core/api.js
+++ b/scripts/core/api.js
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ api.channels = new API(`${DATA_DIR}/channels.json`)
 api.regions = new API(`${DATA_DIR}/regions.json`)
 api.countries = new API(`${DATA_DIR}/countries.json`)
 api.subdivisions = new API(`${DATA_DIR}/subdivisions.json`)
+api.guides = new API(`${DATA_DIR}/guides.json`)
 
 module.exports = api