diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/vlive.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/vlive.py
index 70bab1f04..b9718901b 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/vlive.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/vlive.py
@@ -6,15 +6,19 @@
 import itertools
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..compat import (
+    compat_urllib_parse_urlencode,
+    compat_str,
+)
 from ..utils import (
     dict_get,
     ExtractorError,
     float_or_none,
     int_or_none,
     remove_start,
+    try_get,
     urlencode_postdata,
 )
-from ..compat import compat_urllib_parse_urlencode
 
 
 class VLiveIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -175,9 +179,9 @@ def _replay(self, video_id, webpage, long_video_id, key):
 
 class VLiveChannelIE(InfoExtractor):
     IE_NAME = 'vlive:channel'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://channels\.vlive\.tv/(?P<id>[0-9A-Z]+)/video'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://channels\.vlive\.tv/(?P<id>[0-9A-Z]+)'
     _TEST = {
-        'url': 'http://channels.vlive.tv/FCD4B/video',
+        'url': 'http://channels.vlive.tv/FCD4B',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'FCD4B',
             'title': 'MAMAMOO',
@@ -191,21 +195,31 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
         webpage = self._download_webpage(
             'http://channels.vlive.tv/%s/video' % channel_code, channel_code)
+
+        app_id = None
+
         app_js_url = self._search_regex(
-            r'(http[^\'\"\s]+app\.js)', webpage, 'app js', default='')
+            r'<script[^>]+src=(["\'])(?P<url>http.+?/app\.js.*?)\1',
+            webpage, 'app js', default=None, group='url')
 
         if app_js_url:
-            app_js = self._download_webpage(app_js_url, channel_code, 'app js')
-            app_id = self._search_regex(
-                r'Global\.VFAN_APP_ID\s*=\s*[\'"]([^\'"]+)[\'"]',
-                app_js, 'app id', default=self._APP_ID)
-        else:
-            app_id = self._APP_ID
+            app_js = self._download_webpage(
+                app_js_url, channel_code, 'Downloading app JS', fatal=False)
+            if app_js:
+                app_id = self._search_regex(
+                    r'Global\.VFAN_APP_ID\s*=\s*[\'"]([^\'"]+)[\'"]',
+                    app_js, 'app id', default=None)
+
+        app_id = app_id or self._APP_ID
 
         channel_info = self._download_json(
             'http://api.vfan.vlive.tv/vproxy/channelplus/decodeChannelCode',
-            channel_code, note='decode channel code',
-            query={'app_id': app_id, 'channelCode': channel_code, '_': int(time.time())})
+            channel_code, note='Downloading decode channel code',
+            query={
+                'app_id': app_id,
+                'channelCode': channel_code,
+                '_': int(time.time())
+            })
 
         channel_seq = channel_info['result']['channelSeq']
         channel_name = None
@@ -214,7 +228,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         for page_num in itertools.count(1):
             video_list = self._download_json(
                 'http://api.vfan.vlive.tv/vproxy/channelplus/getChannelVideoList',
-                channel_code, note='channel list %d' % page_num,
+                channel_code, note='Downloading channel list page #%d' % page_num,
                 query={
                     'app_id': app_id,
                     'channelSeq': channel_seq,
@@ -223,17 +237,27 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                     'pageNo': page_num
                 }
             )
-            if not channel_name:
-                channel_name = video_list['result']['channelInfo']['channelName']
 
-            if not video_list['result'].get('videoList'):
+            if not channel_name:
+                channel_name = try_get(
+                    video_list,
+                    lambda x: x['result']['channelInfo']['channelName'],
+                    compat_str)
+
+            videos = try_get(
+                video_list, lambda x: x['result']['videoList'], list)
+            if not videos:
                 break
 
-            for video in video_list['result']['videoList']:
-                video_id = str(video['videoSeq'])
+            for video in videos:
+                video_id = video.get('videoSeq')
+                if not video_id:
+                    continue
+                video_id = compat_str(video_id)
                 entries.append(
                     self.url_result(
-                        'http://www.vlive.tv/video/%s' % video_id, 'Vlive', video_id))
+                        'http://www.vlive.tv/video/%s' % video_id,
+                        ie=VLiveIE.ie_key(), video_id=video_id))
 
         return self.playlist_result(
             entries, channel_code, channel_name)