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Spectrum TV Lite Channel Lineup: Streaming Options, Add-Ons, and More

Check out our Spectrum TV Lite channel guide and see if it’s right for you and your family.

Affordable streaming TV
Spectrum TV Lite
Pro
85+ channels
Pro
Thousands of movies and shows on demand
Con
No local or sports channels
Con
Unreliable Spectrum TV app
Pro
85+ channels
Pro
Thousands of movies and shows on demand
Con
No local or sports channels
Con
Unreliable Spectrum TV app

✦ Edited and fact-checked by Managing Editor Mike Strayer

TV Lite offers 85+ channels without the cable cord

The Spectrum TV® Lite package (formerly called Spectrum TV Stream) includes over 85 channels, giving you a solid selection of entertainment. While the full list is extensive, here are some of the channels you can expect to find:

  • News: CNN, FOX News Channel, HLN, MSNBC
  • Entertainment & Lifestyle: A&E, AMC, Bravo, Comedy Central, E!, Food Network, HGTV, History, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MTV, OWN, Syfy, TLC, Travel Channel, USA Network
  • Kids & Family: Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr.

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Check out the complete TV Lite channel list

Channel
TV Lite (85+ channels)
Local channels
✔
A&E
✔
ACC Network —
Africa Channel —
AMC ✔
American Heroes Channel ✔
Animal Planet ✔
Aspire ✔
BabyFirstTV
—
BBC America ✔
BeIN SPORTS Español
BET ✔
Boomerang ✔
Bounce TV —
Bravo ✔
BYUtv —
C-SPAN
✔
C-SPAN 2 ✔
C-SPAN 3 ✔
Cartoon Network / Adult Swim ✔
CBS Sports Network —
CMT ✔
CNBC ✔
CNN ✔
CINEMAX® —
Comedy Central ✔
COMET TV —
Cooking Channel ✔
Cowboy Channel —
Crime & Investigation ✔
Daystar
—
Destination America ✔
Discovery Channel ✔
Discovery Family ✔
Discovery Life ✔
Discovery en Español —
Discovery Familia —
Disney Channel ✔
Disney Junior —
Disney XD —
E!
✔
ESPN —
ESPN2 —
ESPNEWS —
ESPNU —
EWTN —
EWTN en Español —
Flix
—
Food Network ✔
FOX Business Network ✔
FOX Deportes —
FOX News Channel ✔
FOX Soccer Plus —
FOX Sports 1 —
Freeform —
FX ✔
FYI ✔
Galavisión
—
Grit —
GSN ✔
Hallmark Channel
✔
Hallmark Family ✔
Hallmark Mystery ✔
HBO® —
Heroes & Icons —
HGTV ✔
HISTORY ✔
HISTORY en Español
HLN ✔
HSN ✔
IFC
✔
Impact Network —
IndiePlex —
INSP ✔
ION —
Investigation Discovery ✔
Jewelry Television
✔
Lifetime
✔
Lifetime Movies ✔
LOGO ✔
MeTV
—
MLB Network —
MoreMax —
MSNBC ✔
MTV ✔
MTV2 ✔
MTV Classic ✔
MTV Live ✔
mtvU ✔
Military History ✔
MOTOR TREND ✔
MoviePlex —
Music Choice channels —
NBA TV
—
NBC Universo —
NFL Network —
NFL RedZone —
NHL Network —
National Geographic ✔
Newsmax ✔
Nickelodeon / Nick at Nite ✔
Nick Jr. ✔
Nick Music ✔
Nicktoons ✔
Outdoor Channel
✔
OWN ✔
Oxygen ✔
Paramount Network
✔
Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® —
PBS —
PBS Explorer —
PBS Kids —
Pop —
QVC
✔
QVC 2 ✔
QVC 3 —
RetroPlex
—
Science Channel
✔
SEC Network —
Smithsonian —
STARZ® —
SundanceTV ✔
Syfy ✔
TBN
—
TBS —
Telemundo —
Turner Classic Movies ✔
TeenNick ✔
Tennis Channel —
The CW —
The Movie Channel —
The Movie Channel Xtra —
The Word Network —
TLC ✔
TNT —
Travel Channel ✔
truTV —
TUDN —
TV5Monde —
TV Land ✔
TV One ✔
USA Network
—
UniMás —
Univision —
Up ✔
VH1
✔
VICE ✔
WE tv
✔
Weather Channel ✔

Data effective as of publish date. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.

Spectrum TV Lite offers tons of premium channel add-ons

If you want to beef up your lineup, Spectrum has a bunch of à la carte premium channels to choose from.

  • HBO Max ($19.00/mo.)
  • STARZ + STARZ ENCORE ($11.00/mo.)
  • CINEMAX ($10.00/mo.)
  • MGM+ ($8.00/mo.)

See what real Spectrum customers are saying

Spectrum is all about giving customers a great experience, and the numbers don’t lie! A recent customer satisfaction survey from CableTV.com revealed the following:

  • Overall Satisfaction: 69% of customers were “Completely satisfied” or “Very satisfied.”
  • Comparison to Ideal Service: 68% of customers felt their service was “Extremely close” or “Very close” to their ideal TV service.
  • Enjoyability of Interactions: 66% rated their interactions with Spectrum as “Extremely” or “Very enjoyable.”
  • Meeting Expectations: 68% of customers felt Spectrum “Completely” or “Very much” met their expectations as a service.

You can explore more about these findings with the full report here: Best TV Providers in Customer Satisfaction.

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