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Alabama
Arizona
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California
Colorado
Connecticut
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District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
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Michigan
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Mississippi
Missouri
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Nevada
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Wyoming

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Alabama

3 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
BirminghamYour areaFound	No lineup on file	62	No lineup on file
HuntsvilleYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	109 HD 1473
MobileYour areaFound	207 Also 849	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	207 Also 849	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
PhoenixYour areaFound	72	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
TucsonYour areaFound	72	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	109 HD 223
YumaYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	67	No lineup on file

Arkansas

3 cities

City	Cox	Xfinity
Fort SmithYour areaFound	75	No lineup on file
Little RockYour areaFound	No lineup on file	109 HD 1473
Northwest ArkansasYour areaFound	75	No lineup on file

California

9 cities

City	Cox	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
BakersfieldYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	62	No lineup on file
Los AngelesYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	75	No lineup on file
MenifeeYour areaFound	No lineup on file	113	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Orange CountyYour areaFound	108	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Palos VerdesYour areaFound	108	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
San Diego NorthYour areaFound	70	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
San Diego SouthYour areaFound	70	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	273 HD 757
Santa BarbaraYour areaFound	127	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	120 HD 757
DenverYour areaFound	No lineup on file	273 HD 674
GunnisonYour areaFound	75	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	47	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
BridgeportYour areaFound	No lineup on file	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
EnfieldYour areaFound	83	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	25	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
GreenwichYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	121 Also 621	No lineup on file
HartfordYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	109 HD 1473
LitchfieldYour areaFound	No lineup on file	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
ManchesterYour areaFound	83	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Meriden AreaYour areaFound	83	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
New HavenYour areaFound	No lineup on file	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
NorwalkYour areaFound	No lineup on file	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

Delaware

1 city

City	Verizon Fios	Xfinity
WilmingtonYour areaFound	121 Also 621	109 HD 871

District of Columbia

1 city

City	Verizon Fios	Xfinity
WashingtonYour areaFound	121 Also 621	109 HD 871

Florida

9 cities

City	Cox	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
Fort Walton BeachYour areaFound	83	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	109 HD 413
Manatee CountyYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	65	No lineup on file
MiamiYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	109 HD 413
MiltonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	207 Also 849	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
OcalaYour areaFound	83	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
OrlandoYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	85	109 HD 413
Pensacola AreaYour areaFound	83	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
TampaYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	65	109 HD 413

Georgia

5 cities

City	Cox	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
AlbanyYour areaFound	No lineup on file	224 Also 849	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
AtlantaYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	54	138 HD 839
Middle GeorgiaYour areaFound	83	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	109 HD 413
ValdostaYour areaFound	No lineup on file	224 Also 849	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

Hawaii

1 city

City	Spectrum
HonoluluYour areaFound	92

Idaho

2 cities

City	Cox	Spectrum
Coeur d'AleneYour areaFound	No lineup on file	56
Sun ValleyYour areaFound	75	No lineup on file

Illinois

3 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
AltonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	57	No lineup on file
ChicagoYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	273 HD 206
MolineYour areaFound	71 Also 749	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	109 HD 1261
IndianapolisYour areaFound	No lineup on file	67	109 HD 1473
KendallvilleYour areaFound	250 Also 749	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

Iowa

12 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV
AmesYour areaFound	208 Also 849
BettendorfYour areaFound	71 Also 749
BurlingtonYour areaFound	68 Also 849
Cedar RapidsYour areaFound	65 Also 849
ClintonYour areaFound	71 Also 749
DavenportYour areaFound	71 Also 749
Des MoinesYour areaFound	208 Also 849
DubuqueYour areaFound	273 Also 749
Iowa CityYour areaFound	65 Also 849
Mason CityYour areaFound	208 Also 849
WaterlooYour areaFound	208 Also 849
West Des MoinesYour areaFound	208 Also 849

Kansas

4 cities

City	Cox	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum
Kansas CityYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	56
Osage CityYour areaFound	No lineup on file	250 Also 749	No lineup on file
Southeast KansasYour areaFound	75	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Wichita MetroYour areaFound	75	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

Kentucky

3 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
AlbanyYour areaFound	68 Also 749	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
LexingtonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	53	No lineup on file
LouisvilleYour areaFound	No lineup on file	62	109 HD 413

Louisiana

4 cities

City	Cox	Spectrum
Baton RougeYour areaFound	108	No lineup on file
GramercyYour areaFound	108	No lineup on file
HammondYour areaFound	No lineup on file	48
New OrleansYour areaFound	106	No lineup on file

Maine

1 city

City	Spectrum
PortlandYour areaFound	54

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	109 HD 871
BerlinYour areaFound	207 Also 849	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
CrisfieldYour areaFound	No lineup on file	72	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Montgomery CountyYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	121 Also 621	No lineup on file

Massachusetts

3 cities

City	Spectrum	Verizon Fios	Xfinity
BostonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	121 Also 621	210 HD 821
SpringfieldYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	210 HD 821
WorcesterYour areaFound	57	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	109 HD 199
MattawanYour areaFound	250	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Ottawa CountyYour areaFound	No lineup on file	48	No lineup on file

Minnesota

3 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
HutchinsonYour areaFound	208 Also 849	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
MinneapolisYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	66 HD 819
RosemountYour areaFound	No lineup on file	47 HD 766	No lineup on file

Mississippi

3 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
JacksonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	109 HD 413
PicayuneYour areaFound	No lineup on file	48	No lineup on file
WavelandYour areaFound	113 Also 613	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

Missouri

5 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum	Xfinity
ColumbiaYour areaFound	273 Also 749	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Jefferson CityYour areaFound	273 Also 749	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Kansas CityYour areaFound	No lineup on file	56	109 HD 819
SpringfieldYour areaFound	273 Also 749	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
St. LouisYour areaFound	No lineup on file	57	No lineup on file

Montana

1 city

City	Spectrum
BillingsYour areaFound	72 HD 665

Nebraska

2 cities

City	Cox	Spectrum
LincolnYour areaFound	No lineup on file	48
OmahaYour areaFound	75	No lineup on file

Nevada

2 cities

City	Cox	Spectrum
Las VegasYour areaFound	68	No lineup on file
RenoYour areaFound	No lineup on file	43

New Hampshire

2 cities

City	Spectrum	Xfinity
ConwayYour areaFound	50	No lineup on file
ManchesterYour areaFound	No lineup on file	120 HD 770

New Jersey

16 cities

City	Optimum	Spectrum	Verizon Fios	Xfinity
BayonneYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Bergen CountyYour areaFound	162	43	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
ElizabethYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
FreeholdYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
HamiltonYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Hamilton (Philly DMA)Your areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Jersey CityYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	121 HD 621	No lineup on file
Morris CountyYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
NewarkYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	109 HD 871
OaklandYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
PatersonYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
RaritanYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
SeasideYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
SpartaYour areaFound	69	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
WallYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Warren-SussexYour areaFound	69	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	52 HD 223
Las CrucesYour areaFound	44	No lineup on file

New York

26 cities

City	Optimum	Spectrum	Verizon Fios
AlbanyYour areaFound	No lineup on file	61	No lineup on file
BronxYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
BrookhavenYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
BrooklynYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
BuffaloYour areaFound	No lineup on file	68	No lineup on file
DutchessYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
East HamptonYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
EastchesterYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Great NeckYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
HauppaugeYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
HempsteadYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	121 HD 621
IslipYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
LynbrookYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
New York CityYour areaFound	No lineup on file	65	121 HD 621
OssiningYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Ossining (Rockland)Your areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Port ChesterYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
RamapoYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
RochesterYour areaFound	No lineup on file	70	No lineup on file
Rockland CountyYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Southern WestchesterYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
SyracuseYour areaFound	No lineup on file	129	No lineup on file
Wappingers FallsYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
WarwickYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
YonkersYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
YorktownYour areaFound	162	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

North Carolina

5 cities

City	Optimum	Spectrum
CharlotteYour areaFound	No lineup on file	58
GreensboroYour areaFound	No lineup on file	29
HendersonvilleYour areaFound	64	No lineup on file
RaleighYour areaFound	No lineup on file	70 HD 129
West JeffersonYour areaFound	64	No lineup on file

Ohio

5 cities

City	Cox	Spectrum
AkronYour areaFound	No lineup on file	66
CincinnatiYour areaFound	No lineup on file	73
ClevelandYour areaFound	83	81
ColumbusYour areaFound	No lineup on file	61 HD 134
DaytonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	44

Oklahoma

2 cities

City	Cox
Oklahoma CityYour areaFound	72
TulsaYour areaFound	129

Oregon

2 cities

City	Spectrum
Coburg & Elmira AreaYour areaFound	30
MedfordYour areaFound	54

Pennsylvania

4 cities

City	Spectrum	Verizon Fios	Xfinity
ErieYour areaFound	28	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
HarrisburgYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	109 HD 871
PhiladelphiaYour areaFound	No lineup on file	121 Also 621	109 HD 871
PittsburghYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	109 HD 871

Rhode Island

1 city

City	Cox	Verizon Fios
ProvidenceYour areaFound	83	121 Also 621

South Carolina

2 cities

City	Spectrum	Xfinity
CharlestonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	109 HD 413
GreenvilleYour areaFound	50	No lineup on file

Tennessee

4 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Xfinity
ArdmoreYour areaFound	207 Also 849	No lineup on file
KnoxvilleYour areaFound	No lineup on file	109 HD 1261
MemphisYour areaFound	No lineup on file	247 HD 847
NashvilleYour areaFound	No lineup on file	109 HD 1473

Texas

9 cities

City	Astound Broadband	Spectrum	Xfinity
AustinYour areaFound	34 Streaming lineup	73 HD 129	No lineup on file
BrownwoodYour areaFound	61 Streaming 56	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Corpus ChristiYour areaFound	36 Streaming 36	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
DallasYour areaFound	70 Streaming 70	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Dallas-Fort WorthYour areaFound	No lineup on file	62 HD 758	No lineup on file
El PasoYour areaFound	No lineup on file	44	No lineup on file
HoustonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	335 HD 676
Midland & OdessaYour areaFound	35 Streaming 35	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
San AntonioYour areaFound	No lineup on file	57	No lineup on file

Utah

1 city

City	Xfinity
Salt Lake CityYour areaFound	273 HD 660

Vermont

2 cities

City	Spectrum	Xfinity
BarreYour areaFound	53	No lineup on file
BurlingtonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	120 HD 770

Virginia

6 cities

City	Cox	Spectrum	Verizon Fios	Xfinity
AlexandriaYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	121 Also 621	No lineup on file
Fairfax CountyYour areaFound	97	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
Hampton RoadsYour areaFound	71	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
RichlandsYour areaFound	No lineup on file	166	No lineup on file	No lineup on file
RichmondYour areaFound	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	109 HD 871
RoanokeYour areaFound	79	No lineup on file	No lineup on file	No lineup on file

Washington

2 cities

City	Spectrum	Xfinity
Moscow/PullmanYour areaFound	75	No lineup on file
SeattleYour areaFound	No lineup on file	273 HD 673

West Virginia

1 city

City	Spectrum
ClarksburgYour areaFound	166

Wisconsin

3 cities

City	Mediacom Xtream TV	Spectrum
MadisonYour areaFound	No lineup on file	52
MilwaukeeYour areaFound	No lineup on file	38 HD 134
Prairie du ChienYour areaFound	208 Also 849	No lineup on file

Wyoming

1 city

City	Spectrum
CheyenneYour areaFound	72

Nationwide services

Same number in every city

Service	Number
DIRECTV Satellite	276 Streaming 276
DISH Network Satellite	197

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Outside the US

Canada

Area	Provider	Number
Nationwide	Bell Satellite TV	524
Nationwide	Bell Satellite TV	1609
Manitoba	Bell Fibe TV	272
Manitoba	Bell Fibe TV	1272
Ontario	Bell Fibe TV	524
Ontario	Bell Fibe TV	1524

United Kingdom

Area	Provider	Number
Nationwide	Sky	129
Nationwide	Sky	144
Nationwide	Virgin Media	183

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