Find out what Cox TV channels come with Contour TV Starter, Contour TV Preferred, and Contour TV Ultimate.
75–250+ channels
Cox Contour TV
Editorial rating (3.0/5)
$61.00–$152.00/mo.
Premium channels included in Contour TV Ultimate
Inexpensive add-on packages
Pricy plans
Limited channel offerings
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$61.00–$152.00/mo.
Premium channels included in Contour TV Ultimate
Inexpensive add-on packages
Pricy plans
Limited channel offerings
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By Bill Frost and Logan Jones
Looking for the Cox channel lineup? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Cox TV channels come in three main packages:
- Contour TV Starter ($61.00/mo., 75+ channels)
- Contour TV Preferred ($115.00/mo., 140+ channels)
- Contour TV Ultimate ($152.00/mo., 250+ channels)
Cox Contour TV and internet bundles start at $111.00 per month, which is decent considering you get 75+ live channels in addition to high-speed internet. Use our alphabetical guide below to easily find the channel you are looking for.
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Cox cable TV channels by package
| Channel | Contour TV Starter (75+ channels) | Contour TV Preferred (140+ channels) | Contour TV Ultimate (250+ channels) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local channels | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| A&E | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| ACC Network | — | — | ✔ |
| ActionMax | — | Optional | ✔ |
| Africa Channel | — | — | ✔ |
| AMC | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| American Heroes Channel | — | — | ✔ |
| Animal Planet | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Aspire | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| BabyFirstTV | — | — | ✔ |
| BBC America | — | — | ✔ |
| BET | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Boomerang | — | — | ✔ |
| Bounce TV | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Bravo | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| BYUtv | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| C-SPAN | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| C-SPAN 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| C-SPAN 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Cartoon Network / Adult Swim | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| CBS Sports Network | — | — | ✔ |
| CMT | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| CNBC | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| CNN | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| CNN en Español | — | — | — |
| CINEMAX® | — | Optional | ✔ |
| Comedy Central | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| COMET TV | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Cooking Channel | — | — | ✔ |
| Cowboy Channel | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Crime + Investigation | — | — | ✔ |
| Daystar | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Destination America | — | — | ✔ |
| Discovery Channel | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Discovery Family | — | — | ✔ |
| Discovery Life | — | — | ✔ |
| Disney Channel | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Disney Junior | — | — | ✔ |
| Disney XD | — | — | ✔ |
| E! | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| ESPN | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| ESPN2 | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| ESPNEWS | — | — | ✔ |
| ESPN Deportes | — | — | — |
| ESPNU | — | — | ✔ |
| EWTN | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| EWTN en Español | — | — | — |
| Flix | — | — | ✔ |
| Food Network | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| FOX Business Network | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| FOX Deportes | — | — | — |
| FOX News Channel | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| FOX Soccer Plus | — | — | — |
| FOX Sports 1 | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Freeform | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| FX | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| FXX | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| FYI | — | — | ✔ |
| Galavisión | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| GSN | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Hallmark Channel | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Hallmark Drama | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Hallmark Movies & Mysteries | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| HBO® | — | Optional | ✔ |
| Heroes & Icons | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| HGTV | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| HISTORY | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| HLN | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| HSN | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| IFC | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Impact Network | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| IndiePlex | — | — | ✔ |
| INSP | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| ION | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Investigation Discovery | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Jewelry Television | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Lifetime | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Lifetime Real Women | — | — | ✔ |
| LOGO | — | — | ✔ |
| Longhorn Network | — | — | ✔ |
| MeTV | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| MLB Network | — | — | ✔ |
| MLB Network Strike Zone | — | — | ✔ |
| MoreMax | — | Optional | ✔ |
| MovieMax | — | Optional | ✔ |
| MSNBC | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| MTV | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| MTV2 | — | — | ✔ |
| MTV Classic | — | — | ✔ |
| MTV Tr3s | — | — | ✔ |
| Military History | — | — | ✔ |
| MOTOR TREND | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| MoviePlex | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Music Choice channels | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| NBA TV | — | — | ✔ |
| NBC Universo | — | — | ✔ |
| NFL Network | — | — | ✔ |
| NFL RedZone | — | — | ✔ |
| NHL Network | — | — | ✔ |
| National Geographic | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| NatGeo Wild | — | — | ✔ |
| Newsmax | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Nickelodeon / Nick at Nite | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Nick Jr. | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Nick Music | — | — | ✔ |
| Nicktoons | — | — | ✔ |
| Outdoor Channel | — | — | ✔ |
| OWN | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Oxygen | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Pac-12 Network | — | — | ✔ |
| Paramount Network | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® | — | Optional | ✔ |
| PBS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| PBS Create | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| PBS Kids | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| PBS World | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Pop | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Pursuit | — | — | ✔ |
| QVC | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| QVC 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| QVC 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| RetroPlex | — | — | ✔ |
| Science Channel | — | — | ✔ |
| SEC Network | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| SEC Network 2 | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| ShopHQ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Smithsonian | — | — | ✔ |
| Sportsman Channel | — | — | ✔ |
| STARZ® | — | Optional | ✔ |
| SundanceTV | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Syfy | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| TBN | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| TBS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Telemundo | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Turner Classic Movies | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| TeenNick | — | — | ✔ |
| Tennis Channel | — | — | ✔ |
| The CW | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| The Movie Channel | — | Optional | ✔ |
| The Movie Channel Xtra | — | Optional | ✔ |
| The Word Network | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| ThrillerMax | — | Optional | ✔ |
| TNT | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Travel Channel | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| truTV | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| TUDN | — | — | ✔ |
| TV5Monde | — | — | ✔ |
| TV Land | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| TV One | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| USA Network | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| UniMás | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Universal Kids | — | — | ✔ |
| Univision | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Up | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| VH1 | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| VICELAND | — | — | ✔ |
| WE tv | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Weather Channel | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| World Fishing Network | — | — | ✔ |
| YurView | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Zona Futbol | — | — | ✔ |
A note about channel numbers: Cox TV listings—and those of other cable TV providers—vary depending on your area. So if you want to know the channel number for a particular network, the best way to find it is to visit the Cox channel lineup page. If you can’t find it there, contact Cox customer support and ask a rep.
For more details on Cox TV plans, check out our comprehensive review.
Cox cable TV add-on packages and channels
Cox offers plenty of add-ons that go along with your Cox cable package of choice nicely, including premium channels like Max and STARZ.
Max
Price: $16/mo.
Channels included:
- HBO
- Max App
- HBO2
- HBO Comedy
- HBO Family
- HBO Signature
- HBO Zone
- HBO Latino
CINEMAX
Price: $12/mo.
Channels included:
- CINEMAX
- 5StarMax
- ActionMax
- ThrillerMax
- MaxHD
MGM+
Price: $6/mo. for 12 months
Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
Price: $11/mo.
Channels included:
- SHOWTIME
- SHOWTIME 2
- SHOWCASE
- SHOWTIME EXTREME
- SHOWTIME BEYOND
- SHOWTIME NEXT
- SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE
- SHOWTIME WOMEN
- SHOWTIME HD
- SHOWCASE HD
- SHOWTIME EXTREME HD
STARZ
Price: $10/mo.
Channels included:
- STARZ
- STARZ HD
- STARZ Edge
- STARZ Edge HD
- STARZ Cinema
- STARZ Comedy
- STARZ Comedy HD
- STARZ In Black
- STARZ In Black HD
- STARZ Kids & Family
- STARZ Kids & Family HD
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Cox cable TV channel packs
Supplement your cable lineup with premium, variety, or sports add-on packages. FYI, some packages require that you first subscribe to higher-priced Contour plans.
Variety Pack
Price: $12/mo.
(Cox Contour subscription or higher required.)
Channels included:
- BBC America
- BET Her
- Boomerang
- CMT
- Cooking Channel
- Crime & Investigation
- Disney Junior
- Lifetime
- LOGO
- MTV2
- Nicktoons
- STARZ ENCORE Family
Movie Pack
Price: $12/mo.
(Cox Contour subscription or higher required.)
Channels included:
- FX Movie Channel
- Flix
- IndiePlex
- MGM+
- RetroPlex
- STARZ ENCORE
- STARZ ENCORE Action
- STARZ ENCORE Black
- STARZ ENCORE Classic
- STARZ ENCORE Suspense
- STARZ ENCORE Westerns
- Sundance TV
Sports & Information Pack
Price: $10/mo.
Channels included:
- ACC Network
- CBS Sports Network
- ESPNews
- ESPNU
- FanDuel Racing
- NBA TV
- NFL Network
- NHL Network
- Stadium College Sports Atlantic
- Stadium College Sports Central
- Stadium College Sports Pacific
- Tennis Channel
- Viceland
Sports Pack 2
Price: $10/mo.
Channels included:
- BTN
- Longhorn Network
- MLB Strike Zone
- NBA TV
- NFL Network
- NFL RedZone
- NBC Sports Network
- Outdoor Channel
- PAC 12 Network
- Pursuit Network
- TUDN
- World Fishing Network
- Zona Futbol
Latino Pack
Price: $10/mo.
Channels included:
- Boomerang en Español
- Cine Sony
- CNN en Español
- Discovery en Español
- Discovery Familia
- Disney XD en Español
- FOX Deportes
- Galavisión
- MTV Tr3s
- NBC Universo
- UniMás
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Cox channel lineup FAQ
Cox’s Contour TV Preferred package includes dozens of popular cable channels, including AMC, Cartoon Network/Adult Swim, TNT, TBS, ESPN, FOX Sports, Syfy, USA, Paramount Network, Pop, Investigation Discovery, Oxygen, CNN, FOX News, and MSNBC. Local channels, too, if you’re into that.
The Contour DVR/receiver comes with a pre-installed Netflix app, but it requires your own subscription login—it’s convenient but not free. Amazon Prime Video, Pandora, YouTube, and Tubi apps are also included with the Contour DVR/receiver.
Cox’s standalone Contour TV Preferred package with 140+ channels costs $115.00 per month. DVR service/receiver rental ranges from $8.50 to $30.00 per month.
The onscreen Cox TV guide (not to mention those of other cable TV providers) will show different channel numbers for ESPN in different areas. But you can try checking the Cox channel lineup page for more information, or check out our What Channel Is ESPN On? guide.
What channel ESPN2 is on Cox depends on where you live. Check the Cox channel lineup page for more information.
FOX will have different channel numbers in different areas. Check the Cox channel lineup page for more information, or read through our What Channel Is FOX On? guide.
Freeform’s channel number on Cox is determined by where you live. Check the Cox channel lineup page for more information.
We’re starting to sound like a broken record, but TNT’s channel number on Cox also depends on your location. Check the Cox channel lineup page for more information, or take a look at our What Channel Is TNT On? guide.
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