List of United States pay television channels

Pay television networks in the United States

Industry	Television broadcasting
Area served	United States

The list below presents pay television networks or channels accessible within the United States, categorized by their coverage region and programming type.

Certain providers designate channel slots for east/west time-shifted feeds, high-definition broadcasts, secondary audio options, and video on demand services. Channel availability depends on the provider; some also transmit free-to-air signals.

This compilation includes channels distributed through cable, satellite, or terrestrial platforms, excluding those offered solely via online streaming.

It is not an exhaustive directory but highlights a selection from the approximately 2,675 TV providers across the U.S.

National channels

These channels are accessible nationwide through pay television services.

Key	Description
Launch Date	The date when the channel began broadcasting, which may differ from its parent company's founding date.
OTA	Denotes if the channel is affiliated with free-to-air terrestrial networks. Refer to List of United States over-the-air television networks.
East/West	Shows whether time-shifted network feeds are provided.
HD	Indicates availability of high-definition broadcasts. See High-definition television in the United States.
VOD	Specifies if video on demand content is offered to subscribers.
SAP	Marks availability of secondary audio tracks, commonly audio descriptions or Spanish language options.
Households	Number of households with access to the channel (excluding non-subscribers).

English Language

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Genre	Name	Logo	Owner (Subsidiary)	Launch Date	OTA	East/ West	HD	VOD	SAP	Households	Notes
Variety	A&E		The Walt Disney Company (50%) /Hearst Communications (50%) (A&E Networks)	1984	-	Yes			-	90,343,000	Created through merging 'ARTS' and 'The Entertainment Channel' in 1984; rebranded as A&E Network in 1995
	ABC		The Walt Disney Company (Walt Disney Television)	1948	Yes			-	Yes	114,848,000	Leading commercial broadcast network
	Antenna TV		Nexstar Media Group	2010	Yes	-	-	-	-	-	Features classic television programming
	Aspire TV		Magic Johnson Enterprises	2012	-	-	Yes	-	-
	AWE		Herring Networks inc.	2004	-	-		-	-		Originally launched as Wealth TV
	AXS TV		Anthem Sports & Entertainment (majority stake) /2929 Entertainment/AEG (AXS TV, LLC)	2001	-	Yes			-		Initially introduced as HDNet
	BBC America		AMC Networks	1998	-				-	71,343,000	Focuses on European imports
	BET		Paramount Global (Paramount Media Networks)	1980	-				-	83,897,000	Targets African-American audiences
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Spanish Language

Category	Channel	Parent Company (Subsidiary)	Launch Year	OTA	East/West	HD	VOD	SAP	Audience Reach	Remarks
Variety	Atreseries	Atresmedia	2015	-	-	-	-	-
	Azteca América	Azteca International Corporation	2000	Yes	-	Yes	-	-
	Estrella TV	Estrella Media (Liberman Broadcasting)	2009		-		-	-
	Galavisión	TelevisaUnivision	1979	-	Yes			-
	HTV	Warner Bros. Discovery	1995	-	-	-	-	-
	Universo	NBCUniversal (NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises)	1993	-	Yes			-	42,378,000	Originally launched as mun2, later renamed NBC Universo
	TeleHit Música	TelevisaUnivision	2006	-	-	-	-	-
	UniMás	TelevisaUnivision	2002	Yes				-	59,600,000	Spanish commercial network. Initially launched as TeleFutura
	Univision	TelevisaUnivision	1962					-	94,100,000	Spanish commercial network. Began as Spanish International Network
Lifestyle	Hogar de HGTV	Warner Bros. Discovery	2020	-	-	Yes	-	-	American-Spanish adaptation of HGTV and Food Network programming

Scripted Drama	TeleHit	TelevisaUnivision	1993	-	-	-	-
	Telemundo	NBCUniversal (NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises)	1984	Yes				92,476,422 Spanish commercial network. Originally launched as NetSpan
	Univision Tlnovelas	TelevisaUnivision	2012	-	-	Yes ? -

Film Channels	! Cine Mexicano	! Olympusat, Inc.	! -	! -	! -	! -	! -	!	!
	! Sony Cine	! Sony Pictures Television	! 2018	! -	! -	! Yes	! -	!	!
	! Cinelatino	! MVS Comunicaciones	! 1993	! -	! -	! -	! -	!	!
	! De Película	! TelevisaUnivision	! 1991	! -	! -	! -	! -	!	!
	! De Película Clásico	! TelevisaUnivision	! 1991	! -	! -	! -	! -	!	!
	! Gran Cine	! Olympusat, Inc.	! -	! -	! -		Yes		-
		TeleXitos		NBCUniversal (NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises)		2012		Yes		-		-		-		32,661,468 Spanish commercial network
		ViendoMovies		SomosTV		2006		-		-		Yes		-		-

Music ! MTV Tres ! Paramount Global (Paramount Media Networks) ! 1998 !- !Yes !- !Yes !- ! Launched originally as MTV en Español.

Children's Programming ! CBeebies ! BBC Studios ! 2010 !- !- !- !- !- !- |- ! Discovery Familia ! Warner Bros. Discovery [60%]/Hasbro [40%] ! 2007 !- !- !- !- !5,515,000 ! Initially launched as Discovery Kids en Español |-} News Channels ! CNN en Español ! Warner Bros. Discovery (CNN Global) ! 1997 !- !- !- !- !- |- ! FOROtv ! TelevisaUnivision ! 2010 !- !- !- !- |- ! TeleFórmula ! Radio Fórmula ! 2000 !- !- Yes -} - Sports Networks beIN Sports en Español beIN Media Group 2012 - - - Yes - ESPN Deportes ESPN Inc. 2004 - - Yes - ! Fox Deportes Fox Corporation 2010 - 21,282,000 |- GOL TV Gol TV Inc. 2003 Yes |- TUDN (TV network) TelevisaUnivision 2012 Previously Univision Deportes Network |- TyC Sports Torneos y Competencias/Clarín Group -} - Premium Channels ! HBO Latino ! Warner Bros. Discovery (Home Box Office, Inc.) ! 2000 !- Yes - Cinemáx ! Warner Bros. Discovery (Home Box Office, Inc.) ! 2001 Previously known as @Max and MaxLatino |- ! Starz Encore Español ! Lionsgate (Starz Inc.) ! 2013 Initiated as Encore Español |- ! Ultra Banda ! Olympusat, Inc. Ultra HD resolution |- ! Ultra Cine ! Olympusat, Inc. |- ! Ultra Clasico ! Olympusat, Inc. |- ! Ultra Docu ! Olympusat, Inc. |- ! Ultra Familia ! Olympusat, Inc. |- ! Ultra Fiesta ! Olympusat, Inc. |- ! Ultra Film ! Olympusat, Inc. |- ! Ultra Kidz ! Olympusat, Inc. |- ! Ultra Luna ! Olympusat, Inc. |- ! Ultra Macho ! Olympusat, Inc. |- ! Ultra Mex ! Olympusat, Inc. |- ! Ultratainment ! Olympusat, Inc. ! - Religious Programming 3ABN Latino Three Angels Broadcasting Network 2003 Yes 23,680,000 Bilingual channel in Spanish and Portuguese based in Illinois |- Enlace Trinity Broadcasting Network - Esperanza TV Seventh-day Adventist Church - EWTN Español Eternal Word Television Network -} Antena 3 Internacional !! Atresmedia !! - Bandamax !! TelevisaUnivision !! - Canal 22 Internacional !! Secretariat of Culture !! - Canal Once !! Instituto Politécnico Nacional !! - Caracol TV !! Julio Mario Santo Domingo !! - Centroamérica TV !! - CubaMAX !! - CubaPlay+ !! Olympusat, Inc. - International Channels ¡Sorpresa! ! Olympusat, Inc. ! - ! - ! Yes !! - ! - ! - ! - ! - ! - ! Channel broadcast from Spain (Europe) ! - ! - ! - ! - ! - ! Yes !! - ! - ! - ! - ! - ! - ! - ! - ! - ! - ! - ! - ! - ! - ! - ! - ! Available on Dish Network || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ! - ! - ！！ Yes！！ −！！ Available via VEMOX || |- !! Ecuador TV !! −！！ −！！ −！！ −！！ Only accessible on DirecTV Channel 457 || | - ! Channel Name ! Parent Organization ! Year Established ! OTA Availability ! East/West Coverage ! HD Availability ! VOD Availability ! SAP Availability ! Household Penetration ! Additional Notes | - ! LATV ! LATV Networks ! 2001 ! Yes ! – Yes ! – 37,248,000 ! Bilingual entertainment channel | - ! Mega TV ! Spanish Broadcasting System ! 2006 ! – Yes ! – 6,984,000 ! Spanish-language commercial network | - ! Mexicanal ! Castalia Communications & Cablecom ! 2005 ! – – – – – | - ! Multimedios Televisión ! Grupo Multimedios ! 1968 ! Yes ! – Yes ! – 6,942,039 ! Spanish commercial broadcaster | - ! Pasiones (TV channel) ! Hemisphere Media Group ! 2008 ! – – – – – | - ! PXTV ! – – – – – – | - ! RCN Nuestra Tele ! RCN Group ! – – – – – | - ! TELE N ! Olympusat, Inc. – – Yes ! – – | Originally introduced as Latele Novela. - ! Telefe Internacional ! Telefe ! – – – – – | - ! TV Chile ! Televisión Nacional de Chile ! – – – – – | - ! TV Venezuela ! Globovisión/Canal Sur ! – – – – – | - ! TVE Internacional！ Televisión Española！ –！ –！ –！ –！ –！ –！ –！ | -！ VePlus！ –！ –！ –！ –！ –！ –！ –！ | -！rowspan =1！Adult Entertainment！Playboy TV en Español ！Aylo ！1997！－！－！－！Yes！－！Pay-per-view service｜} Regional channels The channels listed below are tailored to specific regions and predominantly provide content in English: Category Channel Area Served Operator (Division) Additional Information News News 12/ News 12+ Long Island New York metropolitan area Altice USA (Altice News) News 12/ News 12+ New Jersey News 12/ News 12+ Westchester News 12/ News 12+ Connecticut News 12/ News 12+ The Bronx News 12/ News 12+ Brooklyn News 12/ News 12+ Hudson Valley Arizona Capitol Television Phoenix, Arizona Arizona State Legislature Also known as ACP Cable 11 Northern Lancaster County Eastern Pennsylvania Blue Ridge Communications TV 13 The Poconos Eastern Pennsylvania Bay News 9 Tampa, Florida Charter Communications News 13 Orlando, Florida Previously Central Florida News 13 NY1 New York City Spectrum News 1 (Kentucky/Southwestern Ohio/Southern Indiana) Louisville, Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, Paducah, Kentucky, Owensboro, Kentucky, Evansville, Indiana, and Cincinnati, Ohio Formerly cn|2 Spectrum News 1 (Massachusetts) Pittsfield, Massachusetts and Worcester, Massachusetts Spectrum News 1 (Ohio) Cleveland, Ohio, Cincinnati, and Columbus, Ohio Spectrum News 1 (Wisconsin) Milwaukee, Madison, Wisconsin, Green Bay, Wisconsin and the Fox Cities, Wisconsin Spectrum News 1 Austin Austin, Texas Previously known as News 8 Austin, YNN Austin, Time Warner Cable News Austin, and Spectrum News Austin Spectrum News 1 Buffalo Buffalo, New York Formerly YNN Buffalo, Time Warner Cable News Buffalo, and Spectrum News Buffalo Spectrum News 1 Capital Region Upstate New York Previously Capital News 9, YNN Capital Region, Time Warner Cable News Capital Region, and Spectrum News Capital Region Spectrum News 1 Central New York Syracuse, New York Formerly News 10 Now, YNN Central New York, Time Warner Cable News Central New York, and Spectrum News Capital Region Spectrum News 1 Dallas-Fort Worth Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex Spectrum News 1 North Carolina Raleigh–Durham–Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point and Charlotte, North Carolina Previously known as News 14 Carolina, Time Warner Cable News North Carolina, and Spectrum News North Carolina Spectrum News 1 Rochester "Original station of the Spectrum News system; formerly WGRC-TV, GRC9News, R News, YNN Rochester, Time Warner Cable News Rochester" "Pittsburgh Cable News Channel" "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" "Cox Media Group" "Also referred to as PCNC; utilizes resources from co-owned WPXI" "News Channel Nebraska" "Norfolk to Omaha and Beatrice, Nebraska" "Flood Communications" "Focused on regional news coverage" "News 9 Now / News on 6 Now" "Oklahoma City and Tulsa" "Griffin Communications" "New England Cable News" "New England" "NBCUniversal" "Commonly abbreviated as NECN" "WJLA 24/7 News" "Washington D.C. metropolitan area including Virginia and Maryland" "Sinclair Broadcast Group" "Previously known as NewsChannel 8 and TBD TV" "Arizona NewsChannel / Idaho's Very Own 24/7" "Phoenix and Boise" "Tegna Inc." "NewsWatch 15" "New Orleans, Louisiana" "Tegna / Cox Communications" Sports "Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN)" Baltimore Orioles / Washington Nationals Available in English and Spanish audio feeds "Big Ten Network" Fox Corporation / Big Ten Conference Covers Big Ten sports; offers English and Spanish audio feeds "New England Sports Network" Fenway Sports Group (80%) / Delaware North (20%) "Oc16 / Spectrum Sports (Kansas City) / Spectrum SportsNet (Los Angeles) / Spectrum SportsNet LA" Charter Communications University of Hawaii sports coverage; previously Metro Sports and TWC SportsNet "Cox Sports Television" Cox Communications "ACC Network / SEC Network" ESPN Inc. "Altitude Sports and Entertainment" Kroenke Sports & Entertainment Coverage of Denver sports "Marquee Sports Network" Sinclair Broadcast Group / Chicago Cubs Broadcasts Chicago Cubs games "MSG / MSG 2 / MSG Sportsnet / MSG Western New York" MSG Entertainment Provides English and Spanish audio feeds; formerly UA-Columbia network "NBC Sports Bay Area / Chicago / Washington / Boston / Philadelphia / California" Comcast/NBCUniversal Previously various FSN regional networks "SportsNet New York" New York Mets / Charter Communications / NBCUniversal Offers English and Spanish audio feeds "Pac-12 Network" Pac-12 Conference National channel with six regional feeds for Pac-12 athletics "Bally Sports regional networks (Detroit, Florida, Midwest, Indiana, Kansas City, North, Wisconsin, Ohio feeds, SoCal, South/Southeast/Sun/Southwest/New Orleans/San Diego)" Diamond Sports Group (majority owned by Sinclair) Serves multiple markets; formerly Fox Sports regional networks; selected markets provide English and Spanish audio feeds "Longhorn Network" University of Texas at Austin / ESPN Inc. / IMG College "Root Sports Northwest" Seattle Mariners (71%) / Warner Bros. Discovery (29%) Previously Northwest Cable Sports & FSN Northwest "Space City Home Network" Houston Astros (50%) / Houston Rockets (50%) Formerly CSN Houston & AT&T SportsNet Southwest "SportsNet Pittsburgh" Fenway Sports Group Previously Pirates Cable Network & AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh "YES Network" Yankee Global Enterprises (26%), Diamond Sports Group (20%), Amazon (15%), Blackstone Group (13%), Redbird Capital (13%), Mubadala Investment Company (13%) Available with English and Spanish audio options Distant locals The list below includes distant local channels that are distributed outside their primary market, targeting regions lacking a corresponding affiliate. (Stations that are owned and operated or prominent PBS members are indicated in bold): ... [Content continues with similar compression applied throughout] ... Affiliate Call Sign Logo Location Owner (Subsidiary or Operator) Notes ABC KABC-TV 7 Los Angeles, California The Walt Disney Company (ABC Owned Television Stations) Flagship station of ABC on the West Coast KGO-TV 7 San Francisco, California KFSN-TV 30 Fresno, California KTRK-TV 13 Houston, Texas KMGH-TV 7 Denver, Colorado E. W. Scripps Company KSTP-TV 5 Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota Hubbard Broadcasting WABC-TV 7 New York City, New York The Walt Disney Company (ABC Owned Television Stations) Flagship station of the ABC network WCVB-TV 5 Boston, Massachusetts Hearst Communications (Hearst Television) WFAA 8 Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas Tegna, Inc. WHAM-TV 13 Rochester, New York Deerfield Media (Sinclair Broadcast Group) WHTM-TV 27 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Nexstar Media Group WJLA-TV 7 Washington, D.C. Sinclair Broadcast Group PBS ... [Content continues similarly] ... Roar ... ShopHQ ... TBN ... Telemundo ... True Crime Network ... World ... Multicultural Name Owner Description 3ABN Français Three Angels Broadcasting Network French-language channel broadcasting from West Frankfort, Illinois 3ABN International Features programming from 3ABN including shows from 3ABN Australia 3ABN Russia 'Russian'-language channel based in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia The Africa Channel Various Investors Africa-focused television channel operating out of North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California AMGA TV Armenian Media Group of America Armenian-language channel headquartered in Glendale, California The Arabic Channel Allied Media 'Arabic'-language TV station located in New York City, New York Afrotainment Soundview Africa African-themed channel broadcasting from New York City, New York Afrotainment Music (under Soundview Africa) Music-focused African channel based in New York City, New York AABC TV Armenian American Broadcasting Corporation 'Armenian'-language channel headquartered in Glendale, California Shant TV (ARTN) 'Armenian-Russian Television Network' Armenian language station based in Glendale, California Animax 'Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan' 24-hour anime channel serving Southeast Asia markets Aniplus Asia (Aniplus) 'Plus Media Networks Asia' Southeast Asian anime channel broadcasting around the clock style= "border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:100%;" | - ! style= "width:25%;" | Name ! style= "width:25%;" | Owner ! style= "width:50%;" | Description | - |Bonjour America |Bonjour America Media Group |French-language television service based in Miami, Florida | - |Bostel |RTV Bostel |Bosnian language TV channel operating from Chicago | - |CaribVision Inc. |Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) |English Caribbean cable television service headquartered in Barbados with affiliates in the U.S. | - |DFH Network |DFH Network Inc. |Turkish pay television provider with seven channels based in Santa Ana, California | - |Eleven Sports Network (United States) |Eleven Sports |International sports broadcaster located in Stamford, Connecticut | - |German Kino Plus |FennFamLLC |German-language TV station operating out of Marietta, Georgia | - |High Vision |HighVisionTV |Armenian language channel headquartered in Glendale, California | - |Horizon TV |Horizon Armenian TV |Armenian television network based in Glendale, California | - |ITV Gold |International Broadcasting Network |South Asian programming channel located in Long Island City, New York | - |Impact Television |Impact Television Network |Russian language broadcaster based in Sacramento, California | - |Jewish Broadcasting Service ||English-language Jewish news and cultural channel headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey | - |Jewish Life Television |Jewish Life Television |Hebrew-language Jewish programming service based in Los Angeles, California | - |JUS One | rowspan= "2"|JUS Broadcasting |Punjabi language TV channel located in Long Island City, New York | - |JUS Punjabi ||Punjabi language station operating from Long Island City, New York | - |KO-AM TV |KO_AM TV Inc. |Korean language broadcaster headquartered in Seattle | - |The Korean Channel |The Korean Channel Inc. |Korean language television service based in College Point, Queens, New York | - |MKTV |Media Korea Inc. |Korean television network operating out of Fort Lee, New Jersey | - |Myx TV ||ABS-CBN Corporation |Asian-American focused TV channel serving the Los Angeles metro area | - |New Greek TV ||New Greek TV Inc.  Greek-language broadcaster based in Astoria, Queens NY | -  PanArmenian TV ||PanArmenian TV  Armenian-language station headquartered in Glendale, California | -  RSC ||Romanian Satellite Network  Romanian pay television service with five channels headquartered in Rockville, Maryland | -  TV503 Crossing TV ||Lincoln Square Media  Russian-language broadcaster located in New York City | -  Saigon Broadcasting Television Network ||SBTN Inc. Vietnamese language channel based in Garden Grove, California | -  Sino TV ||Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Inc. Chinese-language network headquartered in New York City | -  Sky Link TV ||Sky Link TV Inc. Chinese-language television service headquartered in Rosemead, California | -  SPT TV ||Seabra Portuguese Television Portuguese-language broadcaster based out of Newark, New Jersey | - Tai Seng Sat TV Tai Seng Entertainment Chinese-language network with headquarters in San Francisco, California - Tapesh TV Persian Broadcasting Company Persian-language broadcaster located in Los Angeles, California - Jadeworld TVB USA Inc. Chinese-language television station operating from Norwalk, California - TV Asia Asia Star Broadcasting Inc South Asian programming channel headquartered in Edison, New Jersey - TV Japan NHK Cosmomedia America Japanese language network based in New York City - tvK Television Korea24 Inc. Korean language television service headquartered in Los Angeles, California - USArmenia TV USATV LLC Armenian language broadcaster located in Glendale, California - Viên Thao TV Vien Thao Media Vietnamese language television station based out of San Jose, California - Zee TV Asia TV LTD Hindi-language television channel headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey Radio Channels Pay television subscribers have access to the following audio-only channels, some of which feature freeze frame television to display on-screen information: Category Service Name Channel Count Provider Additional Details Variety Sirius Satellite Radio / XM Satellite Radio 134 Sirius XM Holdings Accessible on Dish Network channels 6002 through 6099 and Hopper channel 99 Music DMX (SongTap) 84 Mood Media Commercial digital audio platform tailored for business environments Music Choice 50 Comcast, Cox Communications, Charter Communications, Microsoft, Arris International, Verizon Communications Provided via digital cable and Metal Choice on channel 822 Muzak 60 Muzak Holdings Commercial digital audio service available on Dish Network channels 920–979 and 981 Stingray Music 400 Stingray Group (Canada) Offered through AT&T U-verse channels 5100 to 5174 See Also Cable television in the United States High-definition television in the United States Satellite television in the United States Television in the United States Lists List of Canadian television stations available in the United States List of defunct television networks in the United States List of television stations in the United States List of United States over-the-air television networks List of United States stations available in Canada List of television stations in North America by media market Streaming service References