What Channel is CNN On?
CNN is on DIRECTV channel 202 and DISH Network channel 200 nationwide. On Xfinity, Spectrum, Cox, Optimum, Verizon Fios, Mediacom Xtream TV and Astound Broadband, channel numbers vary by location. Find your exact CNN number below.
| Provider | Location | Ch # | Package | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Albuquerque, NM |
33
HD 229
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Atlanta, GA |
34
HD 834
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Baltimore, MD |
58
HD 817
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Boston, MA |
42
HD 842
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Burlington, VT |
35
HD 760
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Charleston, SC |
10
HD 423
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Chicago, IL |
57
HD 216
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Colorado Springs, CO |
36
HD 736
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Denver, CO |
38
HD 738
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Detroit, MI |
40
HD 213
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Fort Wayne, IN |
17
HD 1106
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Harrisburg, PA |
29
HD 817
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Hartford, CT |
62
HD 1111
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Houston, TX |
25
HD 625
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Huntsville, AL |
49
HD 1111
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Indianapolis, IN |
66
HD 1111
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Jackson, MS |
40
HD 423
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Jacksonville, FL |
35
HD 423
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Knoxville, TN |
22
HD 1106
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Little Rock, AR |
43
HD 1111
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Louisville, KY |
24
HD 423
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Manchester, NH |
38
HD 760
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Memphis, TN |
47
HD 849
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Miami, FL |
28
HD 423
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Minneapolis, MN |
3
HD 842
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Nashville, TN |
13
HD 1111
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Newark, NJ |
65
HD 817
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Orlando, FL |
40
HD 423
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Philadelphia, PA |
27
HD 817
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Pittsburgh, PA |
32
HD 817
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Portland, OR |
44
HD 744
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Richmond, VA |
27
HD 817
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Sacramento, CA |
40
HD 759
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Salt Lake City, UT |
41
HD 685
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | San Francisco, CA |
56
HD 759
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | San Jose, CA |
56
HD 759
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Savannah, GA |
30
HD 423
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Seattle, WA |
44
HD 657
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Springfield, MA |
42
HD 842
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Tucson, AZ |
24
HD 229
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Washington, DC |
36
HD 817
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Wilmington, DE |
56
HD 817
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Spectrum | Akron, OH |
24
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Albany, NY |
46
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Alton, IL |
38
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Ashford/Willimantic, CT |
57
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Atlanta, GA |
44
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Austin, TX |
46
HD 201
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Bakersfield, CA |
49
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Barre, VT |
36
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Bergen County, NJ |
62
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Billings, MT |
31
HD 531
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Birmingham, AL |
36
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Bolivar, TN |
46
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Buffalo, NY |
29
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Charlotte, NC |
32
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Cheyenne, WY |
32
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Cincinnati, OH |
77
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Clarksburg, WV |
42
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Cleveland, OH |
34
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Coburg & Elmira Area, OR |
72
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Coeur d'Alene, ID |
27
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Columbus, OH |
28
HD 350
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Conway, NH |
24
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Crisfield, MD |
51
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Dallas-Fort Worth, TX |
36
HD 760
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Dayton, OH |
70
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | El Paso, TX |
31
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Erie, PA |
23
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Fairfield County, CT |
63
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Greensboro, NC |
34
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Greenville, SC |
43
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Gunnison, CO |
25
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Hammond, LA |
41
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Honolulu, HI |
51
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Indianapolis, IN |
38
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Kansas City, KS |
44
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Kansas City, MO |
44
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Las Cruces, NM |
31
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Lexington, KY |
30
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Lincoln, NE |
22
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Los Angeles, CA |
37
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Louisville, KY |
34
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Madison, WI |
60
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Manatee County, FL |
29
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Medford, OR |
59
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Milwaukee, WI |
44
HD 350
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Moscow/Pullman, WA |
27
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | New York City, NY |
78
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Orlando, FL |
24
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Ottawa County, MI |
32
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Picayune, MS |
41
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Portland, ME |
38
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Raleigh, NC |
29
HD 201
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Reno, NV |
44
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Richlands, VA |
18
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Rochester, NY |
20
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Rosemount, MN |
30
HD 752
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | San Antonio, TX |
35
HD 201
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | St. Louis, MO |
38
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Syracuse, NY |
22
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Tampa, FL |
29
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Worcester, MA |
41
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Yuma, AZ |
49
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| DIRECTV | United States: Nationwide |
202
HD
|
Entertainment | Satellite |
| DIRECTV | United States: Nationwide |
202
|
Entertainment | Streaming over Internet |
| DISH Network | United States: Nationwide |
200
HD
|
Flex Pack | Satellite |
| Cox | Baton Rouge, LA |
34
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Cleveland, OH |
36
HD
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Enfield, CT |
33
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Fairfax County, VA |
71
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Fort Smith, AR |
45
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Fort Walton Beach, FL |
35
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Gramercy, LA |
34
HD
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Hampton Roads, VA |
8
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Las Vegas, NV |
20
HD
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Manchester, CT |
33
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Meriden Area, CT |
33
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Middle Georgia, GA |
23
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | New Orleans, LA |
29
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Northwest Arkansas, AR |
32
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Ocala, FL |
35
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Oklahoma City, OK |
43
HD
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Omaha, NE |
33
HD
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Orange County, CA |
14
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Palos Verdes, CA |
14
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Pensacola Area, FL |
35
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Phoenix, AZ |
36
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Providence, RI |
49
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Roanoke, VA |
33
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | San Diego North, CA |
31
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | San Diego South, CA |
31
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Santa Barbara, CA |
22
|
Contour TV Starter | Cable |
| Cox | Southeast Kansas, KS |
25
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Sun Valley, ID |
26
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Tucson, AZ |
31
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Tulsa, OK |
41
HD
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Wichita Metro, KS |
25
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Optimum | Bayonne, NJ |
25
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Bergen County, NJ |
25
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Bridgeport, CT |
70
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Bronx, NY |
25
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Brookhaven, NY |
25
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Brooklyn, NY |
25
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Dutchess, NY |
25
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | East Hampton, NY |
25
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Eastchester, NY |
25
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Elizabeth, NJ |
25
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Freehold, NJ |
25
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Great Neck, NY |
25
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Hamilton (Philly DMA), NJ |
68
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Hamilton, NJ |
68
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Hauppauge, NY |
25
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Hendersonville, NC |
37
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Islip, NY |
25
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Jersey City, NJ |
25
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Litchfield, CT |
25
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Lynbrook, NY |
25
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Morris County, NJ |
25
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | New Haven, CT |
70
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Newark, NJ |
25
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Norwalk, CT |
70
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Oakland, NJ |
25
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Ossining (Rockland), NY |
25
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Ossining, NY |
25
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Paterson, NJ |
25
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Port Chester, NY |
25
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Ramapo, NY |
25
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Raritan, NJ |
25
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Rockland County, NY |
25
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Seaside, NJ |
25
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Southern Westchester, NY |
25
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Sparta, NJ |
23
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Wall, NJ |
25
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Wappingers Falls, NY |
25
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Warren-Sussex, NJ |
23
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Warwick, NY |
25
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | West Jefferson, NC |
28
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Yonkers, NY |
25
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Yorktown, NY |
25
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Verizon Fios | Alexandria, VA |
100 / 1541
HD 600
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Boston, MA |
100 / 1541
HD 600
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Greenwich, CT |
100 / 1541
HD 600
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Hempstead, NY |
100 / 1541
HD 600
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Jersey City, NJ |
100 / 1541
HD 600
|
— | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Montgomery County, MD |
100 / 1541
HD 600
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | New York City, NY |
100 / 1541
HD 600
|
— | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Philadelphia, PA |
100 / 1541
HD 600
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Providence, RI |
100 / 1541
HD 600
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Washington, DC |
100 / 1541
HD 600
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Wilmington, DE |
100 / 1541
HD 600
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Albany, GA |
70
HD 837
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Albany, KY |
32
HD 737
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Ames, IA |
65
HD 837
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Apache Junction, AZ |
31
HD 837
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Ardmore, TN |
38
HD 837
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Berlin, MD |
35
HD 837
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Bettendorf, IA |
32
HD 737
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Burlington, IA |
50
HD 837
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Cedar Rapids, IA |
33
HD 837
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Clinton, IA |
32
HD 737
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Columbia, MO |
42
HD 737
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Davenport, IA |
32
HD 737
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Des Moines, IA |
65
HD 837
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Dubuque, IA |
33
HD 737
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Hutchinson, MN |
60
HD 837
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Iowa City, IA |
33
HD 837
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Jefferson City, MO |
42
HD 737
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Kendallville, IN |
63
HD 737
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Mason City, IA |
42
HD 837
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Mattawan, MI |
31
HD
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Menifee, CA |
46
HD 546
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Milton, FL |
32
HD 837
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Mobile, AL |
30
HD 837
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Moline, IL |
32
HD 737
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Osage City, KS |
39
HD 737
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Prairie du Chien, WI |
48
HD 837
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Springfield, MO |
47
HD 737
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Valdosta, GA |
45
HD 837
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Waterloo, IA |
31
HD 837
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Waveland, MS |
46
HD 546
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | West Des Moines, IA |
65
HD 837
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Astound Broadband | Austin, TX |
44
HD
|
Preferred TV | Streaming TV |
| Astound Broadband | Brownwood, TX |
47
|
Basic TV | Digital TV |
| Astound Broadband | Brownwood, TX |
40
HD
|
Basic TV | Streaming TV |
| Astound Broadband | Corpus Christi, TX |
42
HD
|
$ Add-on | Digital TV |
| Astound Broadband | Corpus Christi, TX |
42
HD
|
Preferred TV | Streaming TV |
| Astound Broadband | Dallas, TX |
37
HD
|
$ Add-on | Digital TV |
| Astound Broadband | Dallas, TX |
37
HD
|
Preferred TV | Streaming TV |
| Astound Broadband | Midland & Odessa, TX |
43
HD
|
$ Add-on | Digital TV |
| Astound Broadband | Midland & Odessa, TX |
43
HD
|
Preferred TV | Streaming TV |
Streaming availability
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About CNN
CNN was the first 24-hour cable news network in the United States when it launched on June 1, 1980, founded by Ted Turner in Atlanta.
What's on CNN
CNN's live coverage of the January 1991 Gulf War from inside Baghdad pushed its viewership past the Big Three American broadcast networks for the first time and helped establish the term 'CNN effect' for the influence of round-the-clock global news on diplomatic and military decisions. Correspondents Bernard Shaw, John Holliman, and Peter Arnett reported live as the first U.S. airstrikes hit the city. The network has since built international bureaus across more than two dozen countries and operates CNN International as a separate feed for viewers outside the United States.
Written by Manikandan · Last updated April 14, 2026