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Discovery is channel 278 on DIRECTV and 182 on DISH Network in every city. Cable and fiber numbers depend on your provider and city. Find yours in the city tables below.

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Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

21 channel number
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Alabama

3 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
BirminghamYour areaFound	No lineup on file	27	No lineup on file
HuntsvilleYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	32 HD 1449
MobileYour areaFound	25 Also 842	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

Arizona

4 cities

City	Cox	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
Apache JunctionYour areaFound	No lineup on file	23	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
PhoenixYour areaFound	23	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
TucsonYour areaFound	23	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	43 HD 224
YumaYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	34	No lineup on file

Arkansas

3 cities

City	Cox	Xfinity
Fort SmithYour areaFound	58	No lineup on file
Little RockYour areaFound	No lineup on file	53 HD 1449
Northwest ArkansasYour areaFound	28	No lineup on file

California

9 cities

City	Cox	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
BakersfieldYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	55	No lineup on file
Los AngelesYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	73	No lineup on file
MenifeeYour areaFound	No lineup on file	59	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Orange CountyYour areaFound	21	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Palos VerdesYour areaFound	21	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
San Diego NorthYour areaFound	24	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
San Diego SouthYour areaFound	35	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
San FranciscoYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	15 HD 750
Santa BarbaraYour areaFound	32	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

Colorado

3 cities

City	Spectrum	Xfinity
Colorado SpringsYour areaFound	No lineup on file	46 HD 762
DenverYour areaFound	No lineup on file	16 HD 716
GunnisonYour areaFound	26	No lineup on file

Connecticut

11 cities

City	Cox	Optimum	Spectrum	Verizon Fios	Xfinity
Ashford/WillimanticYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	39	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
BridgeportYour areaFound	No lineup on file	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
EnfieldYour areaFound	26	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Fairfield CountyYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
GreenwichYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	120 Also 1562, 620	No lineup on file
HartfordYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	47 HD 1449
LitchfieldYour areaFound	No lineup on file	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
ManchesterYour areaFound	26	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Meriden AreaYour areaFound	26	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
New HavenYour areaFound	No lineup on file	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
NorwalkYour areaFound	No lineup on file	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

Delaware

1 city

City	Verizon Fios	Xfinity
WilmingtonYour areaFound	120 Also 1562, 620	44 HD 869

District of Columbia

1 city

City	Verizon Fios	Xfinity
WashingtonYour areaFound	120 Also 1562, 620	41 HD 869

Florida

9 cities

City	Cox	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
Fort Walton BeachYour areaFound	30	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
JacksonvilleYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	38 HD 424
Manatee CountyYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	34	No lineup on file
MiamiYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	55 HD 424
MiltonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	33 Also 842	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
OcalaYour areaFound	31	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
OrlandoYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	41	53 HD 424
Pensacola AreaYour areaFound	30	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
TampaYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	34	46 HD 424

Georgia

5 cities

City	Cox	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
AlbanyYour areaFound	No lineup on file	46 Also 842	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
AtlantaYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	53	40 HD 840
Middle GeorgiaYour areaFound	26	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
SavannahYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	27 HD 424
ValdostaYour areaFound	No lineup on file	50 Also 842	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

Hawaii

1 city

City	Spectrum
HonoluluYour areaFound	91

Idaho

2 cities

City	Cox	Spectrum
Coeur d'AleneYour areaFound	No lineup on file	28
Sun ValleyYour areaFound	25	No lineup on file

Illinois

3 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
AltonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	33	No lineup on file
ChicagoYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	46 HD 218
MolineYour areaFound	62 Also 742	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

Indiana

3 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
Fort WayneYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	34 HD 1250
IndianapolisYour areaFound	No lineup on file	33	36 HD 1449
KendallvilleYour areaFound	35 Also 742	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

Iowa

12 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV
AmesYour areaFound	46 Also 842
BettendorfYour areaFound	62 Also 742
BurlingtonYour areaFound	40 Also 842
Cedar RapidsYour areaFound	29 Also 842
ClintonYour areaFound	62 Also 742
DavenportYour areaFound	62 Also 742
Des MoinesYour areaFound	46 Also 842
DubuqueYour areaFound	45 Also 742
Iowa CityYour areaFound	29 Also 842
Mason CityYour areaFound	46 Also 842
WaterlooYour areaFound	10 Also 842
West Des MoinesYour areaFound	46 Also 842

Kansas

4 cities

City	Cox	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum
Kansas CityYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	45
Osage CityYour areaFound	No lineup on file	25 Also 742	No lineup on file
Southeast KansasYour areaFound	42	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Wichita MetroYour areaFound	42	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

Kentucky

3 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
AlbanyYour areaFound	31 Also 742	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
LexingtonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	4	No lineup on file
LouisvilleYour areaFound	No lineup on file	38	33 HD 424

Louisiana

4 cities

City	Cox	Spectrum
Baton RougeYour areaFound	46	No lineup on file
GramercyYour areaFound	46	No lineup on file
HammondYour areaFound	No lineup on file	47
New OrleansYour areaFound	32	No lineup on file

Maine

1 city

City	Spectrum
PortlandYour areaFound	24

Maryland

4 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Verizon Fios	Xfinity
BaltimoreYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	38 HD 869
BerlinYour areaFound	44 Also 842	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
CrisfieldYour areaFound	No lineup on file	47	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Montgomery CountyYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	120 Also 1562, 620	No lineup on file

Massachusetts

3 cities

City	Spectrum	Verizon Fios	Xfinity
BostonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	120 Also 1562, 620	39 HD 823
SpringfieldYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	39 HD 823
WorcesterYour areaFound	29	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

Michigan

3 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
DetroitYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	25 HD 191
MattawanYour areaFound	18	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Ottawa CountyYour areaFound	No lineup on file	26	No lineup on file

Minnesota

3 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
HutchinsonYour areaFound	43 Also 842	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
MinneapolisYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	55 HD 816
RosemountYour areaFound	No lineup on file	70 HD 791	No lineup on file

Mississippi

3 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
JacksonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	69 HD 424
PicayuneYour areaFound	No lineup on file	47	No lineup on file
WavelandYour areaFound	59 Also 559	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

Missouri

5 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
ColumbiaYour areaFound	40 Also 742	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Jefferson CityYour areaFound	40 Also 742	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Kansas CityYour areaFound	No lineup on file	45	40 HD 816
SpringfieldYour areaFound	62 Also 742	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
St. LouisYour areaFound	No lineup on file	33	No lineup on file

Montana

1 city

City	Spectrum
BillingsYour areaFound	48 HD 548

Nebraska

2 cities

City	Cox	Spectrum
LincolnYour areaFound	No lineup on file	43
OmahaYour areaFound	37	No lineup on file

Nevada

2 cities

City	Cox	Spectrum
Las VegasYour areaFound	25	No lineup on file
RenoYour areaFound	No lineup on file	42

New Hampshire

2 cities

City	Spectrum	Xfinity
ConwayYour areaFound	55	No lineup on file
ManchesterYour areaFound	No lineup on file	60 HD 765

New Jersey

16 cities

City	Optimum	Spectrum	Verizon Fios	Xfinity
BayonneYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Bergen CountyYour areaFound	27	18	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
ElizabethYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
FreeholdYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
HamiltonYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Hamilton (Philly DMA)Your areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Jersey CityYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	120 HD 620 Also 1562	No lineup on file
Morris CountyYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
NewarkYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	44 HD 869
OaklandYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
PatersonYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
RaritanYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
SeasideYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
SpartaYour areaFound	67	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
WallYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Warren-SussexYour areaFound	67	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

New Mexico

2 cities

City	Spectrum	Xfinity
AlbuquerqueYour areaFound	No lineup on file	54 HD 224
Las CrucesYour areaFound	59	No lineup on file

New York

26 cities

City	Optimum	Spectrum	Verizon Fios
AlbanyYour areaFound	No lineup on file	37	No lineup on file
BronxYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
BrookhavenYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
BrooklynYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
BuffaloYour areaFound	No lineup on file	14	No lineup on file
DutchessYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
East HamptonYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
EastchesterYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Great NeckYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
HauppaugeYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
HempsteadYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	120 HD 620 Also 1562
IslipYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
LynbrookYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
New York CityYour areaFound	No lineup on file	66	120 HD 620 Also 1562
OssiningYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Ossining (Rockland)Your areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Port ChesterYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
RamapoYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
RochesterYour areaFound	No lineup on file	36	No lineup on file
Rockland CountyYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Southern WestchesterYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
SyracuseYour areaFound	No lineup on file	32	No lineup on file
Wappingers FallsYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
WarwickYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
YonkersYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
YorktownYour areaFound	27	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

North Carolina

5 cities

City	Optimum	Spectrum
CharlotteYour areaFound	No lineup on file	35
GreensboroYour areaFound	No lineup on file	25
HendersonvilleYour areaFound	16	No lineup on file
RaleighYour areaFound	No lineup on file	30 HD 106
West JeffersonYour areaFound	24	No lineup on file

Ohio

5 cities

City	Cox	Spectrum
AkronYour areaFound	No lineup on file	54
CincinnatiYour areaFound	No lineup on file	79
ClevelandYour areaFound	33	54
ColumbusYour areaFound	No lineup on file	40 HD 130
DaytonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	50

Oklahoma

2 cities

City	Cox
Oklahoma CityYour areaFound	32
TulsaYour areaFound	30

Oregon

2 cities

City	Spectrum
Coburg & Elmira AreaYour areaFound	49
MedfordYour areaFound	50

Pennsylvania

4 cities

City	Spectrum	Verizon Fios	Xfinity
ErieYour areaFound	38	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
HarrisburgYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	38 HD 869
PhiladelphiaYour areaFound	No lineup on file	120 Also 1562, 620	28 HD 869
PittsburghYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	61 HD 869

Rhode Island

1 city

City	Cox	Verizon Fios
ProvidenceYour areaFound	24	120 Also 1562, 620

South Carolina

2 cities

City	Spectrum	Xfinity
CharlestonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	27 HD 424
GreenvilleYour areaFound	49	No lineup on file

Tennessee

5 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
ArdmoreYour areaFound	28 Also 842	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
BolivarYour areaFound	No lineup on file	56	No lineup on file
KnoxvilleYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	66 HD 1250
MemphisYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	44 HD 858
NashvilleYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	39 HD 1449

Texas

9 cities

City	Astound Broadband	Spectrum	Xfinity
AustinYour areaFound	41 Streaming lineup	34 HD 106	No lineup on file
BrownwoodYour areaFound	40 Streaming 45	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Corpus ChristiYour areaFound	50 Streaming 50	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
DallasYour areaFound	52 Streaming 52	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Dallas-Fort WorthYour areaFound	No lineup on file	3 HD 789	No lineup on file
El PasoYour areaFound	No lineup on file	59	No lineup on file
HoustonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	29 HD 629
Midland & OdessaYour areaFound	50 Streaming 50	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
San AntonioYour areaFound	No lineup on file	30 HD 106	No lineup on file

Vermont

2 cities

City	Spectrum	Xfinity
BarreYour areaFound	47	No lineup on file
BurlingtonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	50 HD 765

Virginia

6 cities

City	Cox	Spectrum	Verizon Fios	Xfinity
AlexandriaYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	120 Also 1562, 620	No lineup on file
Fairfax CountyYour areaFound	73	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Hampton RoadsYour areaFound	31	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
RichlandsYour areaFound	No lineup on file	25	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
RichmondYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	44 HD 869
RoanokeYour areaFound	14	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

Washington

2 cities

City	Spectrum	Xfinity
Moscow/PullmanYour areaFound	29	No lineup on file
SeattleYour areaFound	No lineup on file	8 HD 668

West Virginia

1 city

City	Spectrum
ClarksburgYour areaFound	45

Wisconsin

3 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum
MadisonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	40
MilwaukeeYour areaFound	No lineup on file	41 HD 130
Prairie du ChienYour areaFound	38 Also 842	No lineup on file

Wyoming

1 city

City	Spectrum
CheyenneYour areaFound	46

Nationwide services

Same number in every city

Service	Number
DIRECTV Satellite	278 Streaming 278
DISH Network Satellite	182

Watch Discovery without cable

Live TV streaming services that carry it, with the plan that includes it.

Service	Plan
Hulu + Live TV	Base
Philo	Base
Sling TV	Sling Blue
YouTube TV	Base
YouTube TV	Entertainment Plan
YouTube TV	News + Entertainment + Family Plan
YouTube TV	News + Entertainment Plan
YouTube TV	Sports + Entertainment + Family Plan
YouTube TV	Sports + Entertainment Plan

Outside the US

Canada

Area	Provider	Number
Nationwide	Bell Satellite TV	1604
Manitoba	Bell Fibe TV	1100
Ontario	Bell Fibe TV	1526

United Kingdom

Area	Provider	Number
Nationwide	EE TV	320
Nationwide	EE TV	320
Nationwide	EE TV	325
Nationwide	EE TV	325
Nationwide	Sky	125
Nationwide	Sky	138
Nationwide	Virgin Media	177

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How we get these numbers

Numbers come from each provider's channel lineup for that city. Each lineup page shows the month we last checked it.

What the dot means

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