IO Digital Cable Service
Optimum TV, formerly known as iO digital cable, is a digital cable service offered by Cablevision, available in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and parts of Pennsylvania. It includes 130 HDTV channels, interactive channels, such as games, and channels that allow viewers to browse listings of autos and homes for sale in the area, and video on demand. HD channels are free with Optimum TV to customers who subscribe to the service package that includes the SD channel. Additionally, Optimum TV comes with 46 channels of Music Choice music channels. Optimum TV also offers a DVR and an HD-DVR, for an additional cost. It was the first American company to offer BBC World News (formerly BBC World). For years, Cablevision was one of the few providers not carrying BBC America until they finally added the channel on August 25, 2011.
Subscription channels
- HBO On Demand
- Cinemax on Demand
- Anime Network On Demand
- Showtime on Demand
- Starz!-Encore on Demand
- The Movie Channel on Demand
- Disney Channel on Demand
- Playboy on Demand
- IFC in Theaters On Demand
- Too Much for TV On Demand
- Here! on Demand
- Howard Stern On Demand
- WWE Classics On Demand
- The Jewish Channel on Demand
Free On Demand channels
- A&E On Demand
- ABC Prime Time On Demand
- AMC On Demand
- Adult Swim On Demand
- Animal Planet On Demand
- BET On Demand
- Bravo On Demand
- Cartoon Network On Demand
- CMT On Demand
- Comedy Central On Demand
- Customer Help Videos On Demand
- Destination America On Demand
- Discovery Channel On Demand
- Food Network On Demand
- Fox Prime Time On Demand
- Fuse On Demand
- Golf Channel On Demand
- HBO Sampler On Demand
- HGTV On Demand
- The Hub On Demand
- Investigation Discovery On Demand
- Mag Rack On Demand
- Local On Demand
- Logo On Demand
- MSG Free On Demand
- MTV On Demand
- MTV2 On Demand
- Music Choice On Demand
- NBC Prime Time On Demand
- NBC Sports Network On Demand
- Nickelodeon On Demand
- Nick Jr. On Demand
- Science On Demand
- Showtime Sampler On Demand
- sportskool On Demand
- TeenNick On Demand
- Thirteen Kids On Demand
- Thirteen on Demand
- TLC On Demand
- Travel Channel On Demand
- Tr3s On Demand
- VH1 On Demand
- VH1 Classic On Demand
- WE On Demand
Optimum TV On Demand Channels
- Movies on Demand
- Free on Demand
- HBO on Demand
- Starz on Demand
- Encore on Demand
- Showtime on Demand
- Disney Channel on Demand
- Cinemax on Demand
- Anime Network On Demand
- Howard Stern on Demand
- Here! on Demand
- IFC in Theaters On Demand
- The Jewish Channel On Demand
- Bollywood Hits On Demand
- WWE Classics on Demand
- Adult On Demand
- Playboy On Demand
- Too Much For TV
- World Picks Latino On Demand (included in Optimum TV en Espanol package)
- World Picks Hindi On Demand (included in Optimum TV Indian/Southeast Asian package)
High definition
Cablevision expanded its HD offerings beginning July 28, 2008. The rollout was complete on August 1, 2008, Cablevision now has over 100 high definition television channels at no additional charge to subscribers. (For a list of HD channels, see channels in the 696-847 range in iO channel list.)
Movie channels
- 11 HBO Channels
- 11 Showtime channels
- 9 Cinemax channels
- 6 Starz channels
- 8 Encore channels
- 4 The Movie Channel channels
Sports packages
- MLB Extra Innings - Major League Baseball
- MLS Direct Kick - Major League Soccer
- NHL Center Ice - National Hockey League
- NBA League Pass - National Basketball Association
- ESPN Game Plan - NCAA college football
- ESPN Full Court - NCAA college basketball
- Optimum TV Sports - Gol TV, MavTV, TVG Network, Fox College Sports, The Outdoor Channel, FUEL TV, NHL Network, Big Ten Network, ESPN Classic, Fox Soccer Plus, GSN, Sportsman Channel, NFL Red Zone, NEO Cricket, and Fight Now, also includes MLB Network, NBA TV, CBS College Sports, Versus, The Golf Channel, NFL Network and ESPNU to customers who get the Sports Pack without the Optimum TV preferred package.
Non-English packages and channels
- Optimum en Español - over 30 Spanish-language channels
- Optimum Russian - Includes an On Demand Russian channel.
- Optimum Korean
- Optimum Indian/Southeast Asian - :Indian and Southeast Asian languages channels
- Optimum Chinese
- Optimum TV Japan - Japanese
- Optimum Portuguese
- Optimum TV Polonia - Polish
- Optimum Rai Italia - Italian
- Optimum TV5MONDE - French
- Optimum Greek
Optimum TV channel list
Channel is also available in HD
Sports Overflow (SO)
Pay Per View (PPV)
Adult Channel (ADT)
Non broadcast Channel (bold NB channel number) (NB)
Sports Package (SPT)
3D Channel (3D)
Music Choice (bold MC channel numbers mean that channel contains ShowOff) (MC)
On Demand (OD)
DVR (DVR)
Enchanced TV (ETV)
Multi-View (MV)
Channel to become available, move, or cease operations Soon
Channel newly launched
Channel temporarily removed due to dispute
Channels 1-99
| Channel | Name
|
|---|---|
| 2 | WCBS New York (CBS) (Not available in Litchfield County, CT) |
| 3 | WPXN New York (Ion) KYW Philadelphia (CBS) (Mercer County, NJ) WFSB Hartford (CBS) (Connecticut) |
| 4 | WNBC New York (NBC) WVIT New Britain (NBC) (Litchfield County, CT) |
| 5 | WNYW New York (Fox) (Not available in New Haven or Litchfield County, CT) WTXF Philadelphia (Fox) (Mercer County, NJ) |
| 6 | WXTV Paterson (Univision) WPVI Philadelphia (ABC) (Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties, NJ) WRNN Kingston, NY (IND) (Southern Westchester County, NY) WVIT New Britain (NBC) (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) WTIC Hartford (Fox) (Litchfield County, CT) (removed due to dispute with Tribune Company) |
| 7 | WABC New York (ABC) (Not Available in Litchfield County, CT) |
| 8 | HSN NJTV (PBS) (New Jersey) WXTV Paterson (Univision) (Southern Westchester County, NY) WTNH New Haven (ABC)(Connecticut) NY1 (New York City) |
| 9 | WWOR-TV Secaucus (MyNetworkTV) CPTV (PBS) (Litchfield County, CT) |
| 10 | WLNY Riverhead (IND) WCAU Philadelphia (NBC) (Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties, NJ) WTBY Poughkeepsie (TBN) (Dutchess and Orange Counties, NY (parts of) Rockland and Westchester Counties, NY Sussex County, NJ and Pike County, PA) CPTV (PBS) (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) WHPX New London (ION) (Litchfield County, CT) |
| 11 | WPIX New York (The CW) (removed due to dispute with Tribune broadcasting) WNBC New York (NBC) (Litchfield County, CT) |
| 12 | News 12 WHYY Wilmington/Philadelphia (PBS) (Mercer County, NJ) WCCT Waterbury (The CW) (Litchfield County, CT) (removed due to dispute with Tribune broadcasting) |
| 13 | WNET Newark/New York (PBS)(Not available in Litchfield County, CT) |
| 14 | MSG Varsity |
| 15 | QVC WFME Newark (Northern New Jersey) WZME (Me-TV) Bridgeport (Southern Westchester County, NY) WFMZ Allentown, PA (IND) (Mercer County, NJ) WYBE Philadelphia (Public TV) (Monmouth and Ocean Counties, NJ) WLNY Riverhead (IND) (Fairfield County, CT) CT-N (The Connecticut Network) (Litchfield County, CT) |
| 16 | WNJU Linden (Telemundo) WUVP Vineland (Univision) (Mercer County, NJ) WRDM-CA Hartford (Telemundo) (Litchfield County, CT) Telemundo (New Haven County, CT) |
| 17 | WFTY Smithtown / WFUT Newark (TeleFutura) WCTX New Haven (MyNetworkTV) (Litchfield County, CT) |
| 18 | HSN (Bronx, Brooklyn, and Lower Westchester County) WGTW Burlington, NJ (TBN) (Mercer County, NJ) WXTV Paterson (Univision) (Monmouth and Ocean Counties, NJ, and Fairfield County, CT) WUVN Hartford (Univision) (New Haven and Litchfield Counties Connecticut) |
| 19 | ShopNBC WPHL Philadelphia (MyNetworkTV) (Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties, NJ) (removed due to dispute with Tribune Broadcasting) WRNN Kingston, NY (IND) (New York City, Rockland, Dutchess, Orange, Counties, NY and Northern Westchester County, NY,Bergen, Sussex Counties, NJ, Pike County, PA and Fairfield County, CT) WGN America Chicago (Superstation) (Litchfield County, CT) (removed due to dispute with Tribune Broadcasting) |
| 20 | WMBC Newton (IND) WNYW New York (Fox) (Mercer County, NJ) WTXF Philadelphia (Fox) (Monmouth and Ocean Counties, NJ) WCCT Waterbury(The CW) (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) (removed due to dispute with Tribune Broadcasting) Public-access television cable TV (Long Island) |
| 21 | WLIW Garden City (PBS) WPPX Wilmington (ION) (Mercer County, NJ) WHYY Wilmington/Philadelphia (PBS) (Monmouth and Ocean Counties, NJ) ShopNBC (New Haven County, CT) |
| 22 | WNYE New York (IND) WPSG Philadelphia (The CW) (Mercer County, NJ) |
| 23 | MSNBC WPXN New York (ION)(Fairfield County, CT) WHPX New London (ION) (New Haven County, CT) WYBE Philadelphia (Public TV) (Mercer County, NJ) |
| 24 | CNBC News 12 New Jersey (Mercer County) WCTX New Haven (MyNetworkTV) (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) |
| 25 | CNN W50DZ (WZBN) Trenton, New Jersey (IND) (Mercer County, NJ) WTIC Hartford (Fox) (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) (removed due to dispute with Tribune Broadcasting) |
| 26 | Fox News Channel MCTV 26 (Mercer County Community College) (Mercer County, NJ) |
| 27 | Discovery Channel |
| 28 | TLC |
| 29 | Food Network Telecare (Long Island) MundoFox via WPXO-LD (New York City) |
| 30 | HGTV Archdiocesan Channel (Bronx) The NET (Brooklyn) |
| 31 | Disney Channel |
| 32 | Cartoon Network/Adult Swim |
| 33 | Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite |
| 34 | TV Land |
| 35 | ESPN2 |
| 36 | ESPN |
| 37 | TNT |
| 38 | USA Network |
| 39 | TBS |
| 40 | FX |
| 41 | Spike TCM (New York City) |
| 42 | We TV |
| 43 | AMC |
| 44 | Bravo |
| 45 | Lifetime |
| 46 | A&E |
| 47 | History |
| 48 | Syfy QVC WRNN Kingston, NY (IND) (Nassau and Western Suffolk Counties) |
| 49 | ABC Family |
| 50 | Comedy Central |
| 51 | E! |
| 52 | VH1 |
| 53 | MTV |
| 54 | BET |
| 55 | MTV2 |
| 56 | fuse Spike (New York City) |
| 57 | Animal Planet |
| 58 | TruTV |
| 59 | HLN SoapNet (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) |
| 60 | SNY |
| 61 | News 12 Traffic & Weather |
| 62 | The Weather Channel |
| 63 | HLN (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) Galavision (Bronx and Brooklyn) |
| 64 | SOAPnet (New York City) |
| 65 | C-SPAN NESN (New Haven County) |
| 66 SO | MSNBC (Mercer County, NJ) Food Network (Long Island) (Southern Suffolk County, NY) C-SPAN 2 along with Sports overflow (New York City and Brookhaven Township, NY) |
| 67 | QVC (Upper Westchester County) CNBC (Mercer County, NJ) Syfy (Nassau and Western Suffolk Counties) Food Network (Long Island) (Northern Suffolk County, NY) Fox News Channel (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) |
| 68 | SoapNet ShopNBC CNN (Mercer County, NJ) MSNBC (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) NESN (Litchfield County, CT) |
| 69 | Speed Fox News Channel (Mercer County, NJ) CNBC (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) |
| 70 | YES Network HSN (Mercer County, NJ) CNN (Connecticut) |
| 71 | MSG Network Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia (Mercer County, NJ) |
| 72 | MSG+ |
| 73 | Optimum TV Sports (mirror of channel 414) News 12 Traffic & Weather (Lower Westchester County) MSG Network (Mercer County, NJ) YES Network (Connecticut) |
| 74 | Public, educational, and government access (PEG) (Upper Westchester County) OTB (Long Island) MSG+ (Mercer County, NJ) |
| 75 | CUNY-TV (New York City) |
| 76 | GSN (New York City) |
| 77 SO | C-SPAN(Long Island) Cablevision Channel Guide along with Sports overflow (Mercer County, NJ) WZME Bridgeport (Me-TV) (Fairfield County, CT) HLN (Brooklyn and The Bronx NY.) |
| 78 | WVVH-CD Wainscott (America One) (Eastern Suffolk County, NY) Jewelry Television (Nassau and Western Suffolk Counties) fuse (Brooklyn and The Bronx NY.) |
| 79 SO | C-SPAN2 along with Sports overflow (Long Island) (except the Brookhaven system) |
| 80 SO | Cablevision Channel Guide along with Sports overflow (Brooklyn and The Bronx NY.) |
| 81 | Oxygen HSN (Bridgeport and Norwalk Ct.) C-SPAN (New Haven Ct.) |
| 82 | HBO |
| 83 | IFC CT-N (The Connecticut Network) (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) |
| 84 | Showtime |
| 85 | Cinemax |
| 86 | TMC |
| 87 | fuse MSG Network (New York City, Newark, and Hudson County, NJ) |
| 88 | GSN MSG+ (New York City, Newark, and Hudson County, NJ) |
| 89 | Soapnet YES Network (New York City, Newark, and Hudson County, NJ) Oxygen (Fairfield and New Haven counties) |
| 90 | Showtime 2 HBO (Fairfield and New Haven counties) iO Sports (New York City, Newark, and Hudson County, NJ) |
| 91 | Flix Cinemax (Fairfield and New Haven counties) |
| 92 | Showtime (Fairfield and New Haven counties) |
| 93 | TMC (Fairfield and New Haven counties) |
| 94 | IFC (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) |
| 96 | Travel Channel |
| 97 | TCM Food Network (Brooklyn and The Bronx NY.) |
| 98 | Zee TV (South Asian Programing) (Raritan Valley,NJ) SPT (Portuguese Programming) (Newark and Elisabeth, NJ) Showtime 2 (Fairfield and New Haven counties) HGTV (Brooklyn and The Bronx NY.) |
| 99 SO | Cablevision Channel Guide along with Sports overflow Speed (Brooklyn and The Bronx NY.) |
| NOTE | The Preview of The NFL Network can be found on Channel 11. |
Channels 100-199
| Channel | Name
|
|---|---|
| 100 NB | Optimum TV Digital Channel Guide |
| 100 | Movieplex (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) |
| 101 | BBC America |
| 102 | C-SPAN3 |
| 103 | EuroNews |
| 104 | BBC World News |
| 105 | Bloomberg TV |
| 106 | Fox Business Network |
| 107 | MundoFox via WPXO-LD East Orange, NJ |
| 108 | Live Well Network (WABC 7.2, WPVI 6.2 in Mercer County) Eyewitness News Now (WFSB 3.3 carried in Litchfield County) |
| 109 | NBC New York Nonstop (WNBC 4.2, WVIT 30.2 in Litchfield County) NBC Philadelphia Nonstop (WCAU 10.2 in Mercer County) |
| 110 NB | Optimum TV Digital Channel Guide (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) |
| 112 | C-SPAN 3 (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) |
| 113 | EuroNews (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) |
| 114 | Antenna TV (WPIX 11.2, WTIC 61.2 in Litchfield County) |
| 115 | Public Access 2 (Long Island) Estrella TV (WASA-LD 24.1) (New York City) New England Cable News (Connecticut) NHK World (WYBE 35.2) (Ocean and Mercer Counties, NJ) |
| 116 | New York State Legislative TV(New York State) CPTV4U (49.2 or 24.2) (Connecticut) France 24 (WYBE 35.3) (Ocean and Mercer Counties, NJ) |
| 117 | WMBC-TV Newton (Nassau and Western Suffolk, NY, and Monmouth County, NJ) Livewell/LivewellHD (WABC 7.2) (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) |
| 118 | Local Programing (Long Island and Middlesex, NJ) NBC New York Nonstop (WNBC) (4.2) (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) |
| 119 | Russia Today(RT) (WYBE 35.4) (Ocean and Mercer Counties, NJ) |
| 120 | The Hub |
| 121 | Disney XD |
| 122 | Nicktoons |
| 123 | Nick Jr. |
| 124 | TeenNick |
| 125 | Boomerang |
| 126 | Disney Junior |
| 131 | Kids Thirteen (WNET) (13.2) |
| 132 | PBS World (WLIW) (21.3) |
| 133 | Create (WLIW) (21.2) |
| 134 | WTBY-TV Poughkeepsie (TBN) (New York City, Long Island, Southern Westchester and Rockland Counties, NY, New Jersey except Mercer County, Fairfield County, CT) TBN (New Haven and Litchfield Counties, CT) |
| 135 | EWTN |
| 136 | Daystar |
| 137 | Telecare (except on Long Island where it's on channel 29) |
| 139 | CPTV Sports (49 or 24.3) (Connecticut) |
| 140 | ESPN Classic |
| 141 | ESPNEWS |
| 142 | Fox Soccer |
| 143 | CBS Sports Network |
| 144 | ESPNU |
| 145 | Golf Channel |
| 146 | NBC Sports Network |
| 148 | NBA TV |
| 149 | MLB Network |
| 150 | NFL Network (Currently also being shown in place of WPIX and WCCT.) |
| 151 | NFL RedZone |
| 158 | Nat Geo Wild |
| 160 | Bio |
| 161 | H2 |
| 162 | Nat Geo |
| 163 | Smithsonian Channel |
| 168 | Chiller |
| 169 | Cloo |
| 170 | Science |
| 171 | Investigation Discovery |
| 172 | Destination America |
| 173 | Military Channel |
| 175 | G4 |
| 176 | Style |
| 177 | ReelzChannel |
| 178 | TV One |
| 179 | Logo |
| 180 | OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network |
| 181 | ShopNBC |
| 182 | Jewelry Television |
| 184 | GAC |
| 185 | Centric |
| 186 | VH1 Classic |
| 187 | CMT |
| 188 | MTV Hits |
| 189 | VH1 Soul |
| 190 | Fox Movie Channel |
| 191 | Hallmark Channel |
| 192 | Sundance Channel |
| 193 | Hallmark Movie Channel |
| 194 | Estrella TV Can now be found on Channel 1010. |
| 194 | NY1 Noticias (New York City) |
| 195 | Tr3s |
| 196 | Fox Deportes |
| 197 | mun2 |
| 198 | Galavision |
| 199 | V-me (WNET 13.3) |
Channels 200-293
| Channel | Name
|
|---|---|
| 290 | The Word Network (New York City, Newark, and Hudson County, NJ) |
| 291 OD | The Jewish Channel On Demand |
Channels 300-399
| Channel | Name
|
|---|---|
| 300 OD | HBO On Demand |
| 301 | HBO Signature |
| 302 | HBO Family |
| 303 | HBO Comedy |
| 304 | HBO Zone |
| 305 | HBO Latino |
| 306 | HBO West |
| 307 | HBO2 West |
| 308 | HBO Signature West |
| 309 | HBO Family West |
| 310 | HBO2 |
| 320 OD | Showtime On Demand |
| 321 | Showtime Showcase |
| 322 | Showtime Extreme |
| 323 | Showtime Beyond |
| 324 | Showtime Next |
| 325 | Showtime Family Zone |
| 326 | Showtime Women |
| 327 | Showtime West |
| 328 | Showtime 2 West |
| 329 | Showtime Showcase W. |
| 330 | Showtime 2 (New York City, Newark, and Hudson County, NJ) |
| 339 OD | STARZ On Demand |
| 340 | STARZ |
| 341 | Starz Cinema |
| 342 | Starz Kids & Family |
| 343 | Starz Edge |
| 344 | Starz InBlack |
| 345 | Starz West |
| 346 | Starz Comedy |
| 349 OD | Encore On Demand |
| 350 | Encore |
| 351 | Encore Action |
| 352 | Encore Suspense |
| 353 | Encore Westerns |
| 354 | Encore Love |
| 355 | Encore Drama |
| 356 | Encore Family |
| 357 | Encore West |
| 370 OD | Cinemax On Demand |
| 371 | ActionMAX |
| 372 | MoreMAX |
| 373 | ThrillerMAX |
| 374 | WMAX |
| 375 | @MAX |
| 376 | 5 Star MAX |
| 377 | Outer MAX |
| 378 | Cinemax West |
| 379 OD | The Movie Channel On Demand |
| 380 | The Movie Channel Xtra |
| 381 | The Movie Channel West |
| 382 | The Movie Channel Xtra West |
| 397 | Flix (Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT) |
Channels 400-465
| Channel | Name
|
|---|---|
| 400 | MLB Network |
| 401 | NHL Network |
| 402 | TVG |
| 403 | Fuel TV |
| 404 | Fox College Sports (Pacific) |
| 405 | Fox College Sports (Central) |
| 406 | Fox College Sports (Atlantic) |
| 407 | Outdoor Channel |
| 408 | NBC Sports Network |
| 409 | GOL TV |
| 410 | Golf Channel |
| 411 | MavTV |
| 412 | CBS Sports Network |
| 413 | Big Ten Network |
| 414 SO | Optimum TV Sports 1 (This channel will only broadcast a blue screen with a note unless a third or fourth game is scheduled on MSG or MSG+ for overflow events.) (Channel also now being used for occasional Big Ten Network overflow events.) |
| 415-428 SPT | NHL Center Ice/MLB Extra Innings |
| 429 | NHL Network |
| 430 | NBA TV |
| 432-441 SPT | NBA League Pass/MLS Direct Kick |
| 445-450 SPT | ESPN PPV (ESPN Game Plan and ESPN Full Court) |
| 460 SO | Optimum TV Sports 2 (Only available in HD) (This channel will only broadcast a blue screen with a note unless a third or fourth game is scheduled on MSG or MSG+ for overflow events.) (Channel also now being used for occasional Big Ten Network overflow events.) |
| 461 | Fox Soccer Plus |
| 462 | Sportsman Channel |
| 463 | NEO Cricket |
| 464 | Fight Now |
| 465 | World Fishing Network |
@ The sports packages change by season.
Channel 500-672
| Channel | Name
|
|---|---|
| 500 OD | Video On Demand |
| 502 OD | Free On Demand |
| 503 OD | Disney Channel On Demand |
| 504 OD | Westchester On Demand (Westchester County) |
| 507 OD | Anime Network |
| 508 OD | IFC in Theaters |
| 509 OD | here! On Demand |
| 512 OD | WWE 24/7 On Demand |
| 513 OD | Howard Stern On Demand |
| 520 OD | Adult On Demand |
| 521 OD | Too Much for TV |
| 530 PPV | Playboy TV (offered as both a premium and a pay-per-view service) |
| 531 OD | Playboy On Demand |
| 533 ADT | PPV Spice Xcess |
| 550 PPV | HD PPV |
| 551 PPV | PPV In Demand 1 |
| 552 PPV | PPV In Demand 2 |
| 591 | MDU Channel 1 |
| 592 | MDU Channel 2 |
| 593 | MDU Channel 3 |
| 594 | MDU Channel 4 |
| 600 ETV | iO Quick Views (multi-view) |
| 601 ETV | Market Showcase |
| 602 ETV | Market Showcase Extra |
| 603 ETV | Market Showcase Plus |
| 604 ETV | MSG Interactive |
| 605 ETV | Optimum Autos |
| 606 ETV | Optimum Homes |
| 608 ETV | Voyage Television |
| 609 ETV | More Market Showcase |
| 610 ETV | tag Games |
| 611 ETV | Newsday TV (Long Island) |
| 612 ETV | News 12 Interactive |
| 614 ETV | MSG Varsity Interactive |
| 615 ETV | Lustgarten Foundation |
| 616 ETV | Health TV |
| 617 ETV | My Government |
| 618 ETV | HealthiNation |
| 619 ETV | HSN Shop By Remote |
| 620 ETV | HGTV Interactive |
| 621 ETV | Food Network Interactive |
| 630 ETV | OV Caller ID on iO TV |
| 640 ETV | iO Photos |
| 641 ETV | Optimum Link |
| 651 ETV | Mattel Barbie Channel β |
| 653 ETV | Ford Channel |
| 656 ETV | AMEX: Explore, Play, Learn |
| 659 ETV | Chrysler Group |
| 660 ETV | Metro Ethernet Now |
β This channel is only available from September to May.
Channels 695-799
| Channel | Name
|
|---|---|
| 695 | WCCT HD (The CW) (Fairfield and New Haven Counties) |
| 696 | WVIT HD (NBC) (Fairfield and New Haven Counties) |
| 697 | WTIC-TV HD (Fox) (Fairfield County) |
| 698 | WTNH HD (ABC) (Fairfield County) |
| 699 | WCTX HD (MyNetworkTV) (Fairfield and New Haven Counties) |
| 701 | WFSB-TV HD (CBS) (Fairfield and New Haven County) |
| 702 | WCBS-TV HD (CBS) WFSB-TV HD (CBS)(Litchfield County) |
| 703 | WPXN-TV HD (Ion) WPPX-TV HD (Ion)(Mercer County) WHPX-TV HD (Ion)(New Haven and Litchfield Counties) |
| 704 | WNBC HD (NBC) WCAU HD (NBC)(Mercer County) WVIT HD (NBC)(Litchfield County) |
| 705 | WNYW HD (Fox)) WTIC-TV HD (Fox)(New Haven County) (removed due to Tribune dispute) WUVN HD (Univision)(Litchfield County) |
| 706 | WXTV HD (Univision)) WUVP HD (Univision)(Mercer County) WUVN HD (Univision)(New Haven County) WTIC-TV HD (Fox)(Litchfield County) (removed due to dispute with Tribune Broadcasting) |
| 707 | WABC-TV HD (ABC) WPVI HD (ABC)(Mercer County) |
| 708 | WFUT HD (Telefutura) WTNH HD (ABC)(New Haven and Litchfield Counties) |
| 709 | WWOR-TV HD (MyNetworkTV) CPTV HD (PBS) (Litchfield County) |
| 710 | WLNY Riverhead HD |
| 711 | WPIX HD (The CW) WPHL-TV HD (MyNetworkTV) (Mercer County) |
| 712 | News 12 HD WCCT HD (The CW) (Litchfield County) (removed due to dispute with Tribune Broadcasting) |
| 713 | WNET HD (PBS) |
| 714 | MSG Varsity HD |
| 715 | YES Network HD |
| 716 | MSG Network HD |
| 717 | MSG Plus HD WCTX HD (MyNetworkTV) (Litchfield County) |
| 718 | SportsNet New York HD |
| 719 | NBC Sports Network HD |
| 720 | Big Ten Network HD |
| 721 | WLIW Digital (PBS)[1] WFMZ-TV HD (IND)(Mercer County) NESN HD (New Haven and Litchfield Counties) |
| 722 | Bloomberg Television HD CPTV HD (PBS) (Fairfield and New Haven Counties) |
| 723 | MSNBC HD |
| 724 | CNBC HD |
| 725 | CNN HD |
| 726 | Nat Geo HD |
| 727 | Velocity HD |
| 728 | WNJU HD (Telemundo) |
| 729 | WABC or WPVI-Live Well HD (7.2/6.2) |
| 730 | HGTV HD |
| 731 | Disney Channel] HD |
| 732 | Cartoon Network/Adult Swim HD |
| 733 | Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite HD |
| 734 | Turner Classic Movies HD |
| 735 | ESPN2 HD |
| 736 | ESPN HD |
| 737 | TNT HD |
| 738 | USA Network HD |
| 739 | TBS HD |
| 740 | MTV2 HD |
| 741 | Spike HD |
| 742 | We TV HD |
| 743 | AMC HD |
| 744 | Bravo HD |
| 745 | Universal HD |
| 746 | A&E HD |
| 747 | History HD |
| 748 | Syfy HD |
| 749 | ABC Family HD |
| 750 | Disney XD HD |
| 751 | E! HD |
| 752 | VH1 HD |
| 753 | MTV HD |
| 754 | BET HD |
| 755 | CMT HD |
| 756 | fuse HD |
| 757 | Animal Planet HD |
| 758 | TruTV HD |
| 759 | Science HD |
| 760 | OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network HD |
| 761 | Fox News Channel HD |
| 762 | The Weather Channel HD |
| 763 | Travel Channel HD (CableCARD only) |
| 764 | TLC HD |
| 765 | Discovery Channel HD |
| 766 | Food Network HD |
| 767 | FX HD |
| 768 | Comedy Central HD |
| 769 | Speed HD |
| 770 | BBC America HD |
| 771 | Bloomberg TV HD (Connecticut) Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia HD (Mercer County, NJ) |
| 772 | Fox Business Network HD |
| 773 SO | Optimum TV Sports 1 HD (CableCARD only) |
| 774 SO | Optimum TV Sports 2 HD |
| 775 | Univision Deportes HD |
| 776 | Disney Junior HD |
| 777 | TV Land HD |
| 778 | Investigation Discovery HD |
| 779 | Nat Geo Wild HD |
| 780 | Smithsonian Channel HD |
| 781 | Bio HD |
| 782 | Hallmark Movie Channel HD |
| 783 | IFC HD |
| 784 | Crime & Investigation Network HD |
| 785 | Palladia HD |
| 786 | G4 HD |
| 787 | Golf Channel HD |
| 788 | Outdoor Channel HD |
| 789 | NBA TV HD |
| 790 | MLB Network HD |
| 791 | NHL Network HD |
| 792 | HD PPV has moved to channel 550 |
| 793 | CBS Sports Network HD |
| 794 | ESPNU HD |
| 795 | NFL Network HD |
| 796 | ESPNews HD |
| 797 | Fox Soccer HD |
| 798 | Fox Soccer Plus HD |
| 799 | NFL RedZone HD |
Channels 800-1300
| Channel | Name
|
|---|---|
| 800 | HBO (east) HD |
| 801 | HBO2 (east) HD |
| 802 | HBO Signature (east) HD |
| 803 | HBO Family (east) HD |
| 804 | HBO Comedy (east) HD |
| 805 | HBO Zone (east) HD |
| 806 | HBO Latino (east) HD |
| 807 | HBO (west) HD |
| 808 | HBO2 (west) HD |
| 809 | HBO Signature (west) HD |
| 810 | HBO Family (west) HD |
| 811 | Starz (east) HD |
| 812 | Starz Kids & Family HD |
| 813 | Starz Edge HD |
| 814 | Starz (west) HD |
| 815 | Starz Comedy HD |
| 816 | Encore HD |
| 818 | IFC HD |
| 820 | Showtime (east) HD |
| 821 | Showtime Too (east) HD |
| 822 | Showtime Showcase (east) HD |
| 823 | Showtime Extreme HD |
| 824 | Showtime (west) HD |
| 825 | Showtime Too (west) HD |
| 826 | Showtime Showcase (west) HD |
| 830 | Cinemax HD |
| 831 | ActionMax HD |
| 832 | MoreMax HD |
| 833 | ThrillerMax HD |
| 834 | WMAX HD |
| 835 | @Max HD |
| 836 | 5StarMAX HD |
| 837 | OuterMax HD |
| 838 | Cinemax (west) HD |
| 840 | The Movie Channel (east) HD |
| 841 | The Movie Channel Xtra (east) HD |
| 842 | The Movie Channel (west) HD |
| 843 | The Movie Channel Xtra (west) HD |
| 845 | QVC HD |
| 846 | Destination America HD |
| 847 | Style HD |
| 848 | Lifetime HD |
| 849 | H2 HD |
| 851 MC | Hit List |
| 852 MC | Hip Hop & R&B |
| 853 MC | MC Mixtape |
| 854 MC | Dance/Electronica |
| 855 MC | Rap |
| 856 MC | Hip-Hop Classics |
| 857 MC | Throwback Jamz |
| 858 MC | R&B Classics |
| 859 MC | R&B Soul |
| 860 MC | Gospel |
| 861 MC | Reggae |
| 862 MC | Classic Rock |
| 863 MC | Retro Rock |
| 864 MC | Rock |
| 865 MC | Metal |
| 866 MC | Alternative |
| 867 MC | Classic Alternative |
| 868 MC | Adult Alternative |
| 869 MC | Soft Rock |
| 870 MC | Pop Hits |
| 871 MC | '90s |
| 872 MC | '80s |
| 873 MC | '70s |
| 874 MC | Solid Gold Oldies |
| 875 MC | Party Favorites |
| 876 MC | Stage & Screen |
| 877 MC | Kidz Only! |
| 878 MC | Toddler Tunes |
| 879 MC | Today's Country |
| 880 MC | True Country |
| 881 MC | Classic Country |
| 882 MC | Contemporary Christian |
| 883 MC | Sounds of the Seasons |
| 884 MC | Soundscapes |
| 885 MC | Smooth Jazz |
| 886 MC | Jazz |
| 887 MC | Blues |
| 888 MC | Singers & Swing |
| 889 MC | Easy Listening |
| 890 MC | Classical Masterpieces |
| 891 MC | Light Classical |
| 892 MC | Musica Urbana |
| 893 MC | Pop Latino |
| 894 MC | Tropicales |
| 895 MC | Mexicana |
| 896 MC | Romances |
| 900 ETV | Explore Optimum |
| 901 ETV | Order Optimum Online |
| 902 ETV | Optimum TV Upgrades |
| 903 ETV | Optimum IDs |
| 904 ETV | Optimum en español Explore Optimum |
| 905 ETV | DVR Plus Upgrade (The Bronx NY, Brooklyn NY, Connecticut, and Long Island NY) |
| 906 ETV | Showtime Preview |
| 907 ETV | Most Watched Programming |
| 908 ETV | Optimum Rewards on Demand |
| 909 ETV | Optimum Rewards |
| 910 ETV | Optimum Wifi |
| 1000 DVR | Optimum TV DVR |
| 1001 DVR | Optimum TV DVR Plus (The Bronx NY, Brooklyn NY, Long Island NY, and Connecticut) |
| 1010 | Estrella TV (WASA-LD 24.1) |
| 1011 | HITN |
| 1012 | CNN en Español |
| 1013 | [[Discovery en Español[[ |
| 1014 | Momentum TV |
| 1015 | Infinito |
| 1016 | Nat Geo Mundo |
| 1017 | History en Español |
| 1018 | Discovery Familia |
| 1023 | Supercanal Caribe |
| 1024 | Telemicro Internacional |
| 1025 | Dominican View |
| 1026 | WAPA America |
| 1027 | Puerto Rico Network |
| 1028 | Cuba Play |
| 1031 | Ecauvisa Internacional |
| 1032 | TV Chile |
| 1033 | TV Colombia |
| 1034 | Caracol TV Internacional |
| 1038 | Tele El Salvador |
| 1039 | Sur Peru |
| 1041 | telefe internacional |
| 1042 | Canal Sur |
| 1043 | TVE Internacional |
| 1046 | Mutimedios |
| 1047 | Azteca America |
| 1058 | Cine Latino |
| 1059 | Viendo Movies |
| 1065 | Univision Deportes |
| 1066 | ESPN Deportes |
| 1067 | Fox Deportes |
| 1068 | GOL TV |
| 1069 | Latin American Sports |
| 1073 | Tr3s |
| 1074 | mun2 |
| 1075 | HTV música |
| 1081 | Vme Kids |
| 1082 | Cartoon Network/Adult Swim En Espanol |
| 1083 | Sorpresa |
| 1084 | Disney XD en espanol |
| 1085 | CBeebies |
| 1086 | Semilitas |
| 1091 | tlNovelas |
| 1092 | La Familia |
| 1093 | Ella |
| 1094 | Utilísima Satelital |
| 1095 | Latele Novela |
| 1097 | EWTN Español |
| 1098 | Maria+Vision |
| 1099 OD | World Picks Latino On Demand |
| 1100 | Noire TV Africa |
| 1101 | Afrotainment Plus |
| 1103 | Cee-TV |
| 1104 | CaribVision |
| 1105 | TEMPO |
| 1109 | TV5MONDE (French Programming) |
| 1112 | Deutsche Welle |
| 1115 | iTVN (Polish Programming) |
| 1116 | TV Polonia (Polish Programming) |
| 1117 | TVN24 (Polish Programming) |
| 1118 | The Israeli Network |
| 1122 | ANT (Greek Programming) |
| 1123 | Mega Cosmos (Greek Programming) |
| 1127 | RTPi (Portuguese Programming) |
| 1128 | SPT (Portuguese Programming) |
| 1129 | TV Globo (Portuguese-Brazilian Programming) |
| 1130 | TV Record International |
| 1135 | ART (Arabic Programming) |
| 1148 | Chinese Channel |
| 1149 | ET Global NY |
| 1150 | CCTV-4 |
| 1152 | MKTV (Korean Programming) |
| 1153 | MBC (Korean Programming) |
| 1154 | The Korean Channel |
| 1157 | TV Japan |
| 1161 | The Filipino Channel (Filipino Programming) |
| 1162 | GMA Pinoy TV (Filipino Programming) |
| 1164 | Jus Punjabi |
| 1165 OD | Bollywood Hits On Demand |
| 1166 OD | World Picks Hindi On Demand |
| 1167 | TV Asia (South Asian Programming) |
| 1168 | ITV Gold (South Asian Programming) |
| 1169 | Zee TV (South Asian Programming) |
| 1171 | SET Asia (South Asian Programming) |
| 1173 | NEO Cricket |
| 1182 | RTV-i (Russian Programming) |
| 1183 | RTN (Russian Programming) |
| 1184 | Channel 1 Russia |
| 1185 | NTV America (Russian Programming) |
| 1186 | CTC |
| 1188 | TeleKlub |
| 1189 | RTR Planeta |
| 1194 | RAI Italia (Italian Programming) |
| 1195 | Mediaset Italia |
| 1300 3D | 3D Channel |
[2] Note: HD feeds for Bloomberg TV, MTV2, Disney Junior, TV Land, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, and H2 are only on systems which have switched over to fully digital.
Retired Channels
Channels on Demand
- Toon Disney
- Discovery Kids
Notable Channels
- The Optimum TV Digital Channel Guide channel is a non broadcast programming channel. It only displays the guide and information.
- The Cablevision Channel Guide listings channel is sometimes used for overflow game programming in Analog areas. Channel Guide will remain on screen in All Digital areas.
- The C-SPAN 2 channel is sometimes used for overflow game programming.
- Voom HD Networks channels were dropped on January 20, 2009 when the service was shut down. Voom provided 15 channels, like Ch. 777 Monsters HD and Ch. 776 Kung Fu HD.
- Food Network and HGTV were dropped temporarily starting January 1, 2010 during negotiating distribution rights.[3] The channels were activated again January 21.[4]
- Ch. 7 ABC was dropped March 7, 2010 due to distribution rights dispute,[5] but came back on the network that same day.
- Fox and MyNetworkTV were dropped from Cablevision on October 16 due to a contract dispute. On October 27, 2010 Fox rejected the new offer that Cablevision offered for them. As of October 30, 2010 Fox and MyNetworkTV are now back on the air.[6] (Fox station in Hartford and My Network affiliates in Hartford and Philadelphia were not affected during the dispute and stayed on the systems that carried them.)
- The iO Games channel has been dropped, it has been replaced by a new games channel named tag games which is now available of November 10, 2010.
- The Tennis Channel channel 399/channel 795 HD was removed when Cablevision refused to carry the Tennis Channel on a broader distribution package on September 3rd, 2011. The contract Tennis Channel had with the N.C.T.C. allowed Cablevision to carry the channel on the IO Sports and Entertainment package, which Tennis Channel had refused, because the package is about an extra six dollars a month which does not get many subscribers. Cablevision is unwilling to revisit the situation and so is the Tennis Channel as of September 2012.
- Optimum Link on Channel 641 is now available.
- Optimum TV DVR Plus on Channel 1001 is now available only in Bronx, NY and Connecticut. It will be coming soon in all other towns.
- Optimum TV Quick Views on Channel 600 is now available.
- A retransmission consent dispute with Tribune Company over fees has caused on August 17th the removal of WPIX, WPHL, and WCCT from Cablevision systems. [7]
- On September 7, 2012 Cablevision rebranded iO TV to Optimum TV to go with the naming flow of Optimum Online and Optimum Voice, a new logo was unveiled also. Cablevision used the branding Optimum TV in the 1990’s as well.
Criticisms
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- Many have criticized the advertising of a "digital cable service" where many of the most popular channels are broadcast in an analog format.
- High compression on digital (including HD) channels has been criticized as excessive, causing the picture to appear pixelized due to low bandwidth. While other cable providers usually multiplex 2 HD streams per 6Mhz QAM carrier, Cablevision multiplexes 3, 4 or 5 HD streams for some of its channels.
- There is a high rate of instability of the Scientific Atlanta cable boxes.
- Cablevision has also been criticized in the past for not having as many channels as other providers, such as Verizon FiOS, DirecTV, Dish Network, and Time Warner Cable, who carry the NFL Network, Cooking Channel, DIY Network, BBC America, Tennis Channel, and ESPN 3. Tennis Channel was on Cablevision from late September 2009 to September 3rd 2011, under the agreements of the N.C.T.C. contract, but has not since been back on Cablevision. BBC America was finally added on August 25, 2011.[8] NFL Network and NFL Red Zone were finally added on August 17, 2012.
References
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- This channel does not transmit in HD*
- ^ "Channel List". Cablevision, Inc. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ^ "Cablevision drops Food, HGTV networks". CNN. January 1, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ Stelter, Brian (January 22, 2010). "Food Network and HGTV Back Aboard Cablevision". The New York Times. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/86120417_DeMarrais__Channel_7_could_go_dark_in_Cablevision_Disney_dispute.html
- ^ "Fox programs back on Cablevision". MSN. October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ {{cite news| url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/488575-Tribune_s_WPIX_Three_Other_Stations_Go_Dark_On_Cablevision.php
- ^ http://www.tvpredictions.com/cablevision082311.htm