Cox Contour TV Starter Channel Lineup
Find out if the Cox Contour TV Starter package is right for you with our channel lineup guide.
Contour TV Starter is Cox’s cheapest TV plan. It comes with over 75 local channels, including The CW and BET.
Unfortunately, TV Starter doesn’t have popular channels like CBS Sports Network, CNN, or FX, so be sure to double-check the table below for your favorite channels before you sign up.
Pro tip: Looking for a specific channel? If you are using a laptop or computer press Ctrl + F (or Command + F on Macs) and type in the channel name.
Cox Contour TV Starter channels
| Channel |
Contour TV Starter (75+ channels) |
|---|---|
|
Local channels |
✔ |
|
A&E |
— |
| ACC Network | — |
| ActionMax | — |
| 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® | — |
| 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® | — |
| 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 | — |
| MovieMax | — |
| 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® | — |
| 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® | — |
| SundanceTV | — |
| Syfy | — |
| TBN | ✔ |
|
TBS |
✔ |
| Telemundo | ✔ |
| Turner Classic Movies | — |
| TeenNick | — |
| Tennis Channel | — |
| The CW | ✔ |
| The Movie Channel | — |
| The Movie Channel Xtra | — |
| The Word Network | — |
| ThrillerMax | — |
| 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.
Contour TV Starter add-on packages and channels
Cox Contour TV Starter channel lineup FAQ
What is in the Cox TV Starter package?
The Contour TV Starter package is Cox’s cheapest TV package, costing $61.00 per month for 75+ local channels.
If you want local channels only, we recommend buying an over-the-air antenna (OTA). An OTA will give you the local channels offered in Contour TV Starter for a single one-time fee.
How much is Cox Contour TV Starter a month?
Cox Contour TV Starter costs $61.00 per month for one year. All Cox cable TV packages include your first HD receiver at no charge. You also may pay extra taxes and fees for additions like extra receivers and regional sports networks (RSN). Learn more about Cox cable TV’s hidden fees here.
What's the difference between Contour TV Starter vs Contour TV Preferred?
Cox Contour TV Starter costs $61.00 per month for 75+ channels, all of which are local channels. Cox Contour TV Preferred has almost double the amount of channels (140+, both local and cable) for $115.00 per month.
What's the difference between Contour TV Starter vs Contour TV Ultimate?
Cox Contour TV Starter is Cox’s most basic TV package, coming in at $61.00 per month for 75+ channels, all of which are local channels.
Cox Contour TV Ultimate is Cox’s top-tier TV package, offering 250+ channels for $152.00 per month. With Contour TV Ultimate you’ll get local and cable channels, plus premium channels like HBO, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, and STARZ.
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