Cable Television Services
Ohio State offers basic cable services to select locations on and off campus. You may browse availability and options within the video services listing of the IT Service Catalog.
Columbus On-Campus Basic Cable
Basic Cable Service is provided as a standard service in many undergraduate residence halls, and must be ordered in other main campus locations.
Customers must have Basic Cable and TV equipment with the appropriate QAM tuner/receiver to receive and view the Basic Digital (Free-in-the-Clear) Channels. Customers with an analog TV will need a special digital-to-analog receiver to view these channels. Customers with an older digital or HDTV that does not have a built-in QAM tuner/receiver will need a digital-to-digital receiver to view these channels.
Channel Line Up
Updated 12/6/2023 — The channel lineup is subject to change.
| Channel | Programming | Channel | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | WCMH NBC HD1 | 4.2 | WCMH METV DTV1 |
| 6.1 | WSYX ABC HD1 | 6.2 | WSYX THIS DTV1 |
| 6.3 | WSYX ANT DTV2 | ||
| 7.1 | HLN | 7.2 | MSNBC |
| 7.3 | Spectrum News | ||
| 8.1 | CNN | 8.2 | Fox News |
| 8.3 | Accu Weather | ||
| 9.1 | CNBC | 9.2 | Fox Business |
| 9.3 | Bloomberg | ||
| 10.1 | WBNS CBS HD 1 | 10.2 | WBNS Decades DTV1 |
| 11.1 | C-SPAN | ||
| 12.1 | OCIO reserved | 12.2 | OCIO reserved |
| 13.1 | Disney | ||
| 14.1 | Nick | 14.2 | Nick Jr. |
| 14.3 | Nicktoons | ||
| 15.1 | Cartoon Net | 15.2 | Teen Nick |
| 15.3 | Sprout | 15.4 | Boomerang |
| 16.1 | ESPN | 16.2 | ESPN 2 |
| 16.3 | ESPNU | ||
| 17.1 | Fox Sports OH | 17.2 | Fox Sports OH Alt |
| 17.3 | STO | ||
| 18.1 | CBS Sports | 18.3 | Spectrum Sports |
| 19.1 | BuckeyeTV | 19.2 | The Weather Channel |
| 19.3 | WGN America | ||
| 20.1 | FS1 | 20.2 | FS2 |
| 20.3 | BEIN Sports | ||
| 21.1 | NFL Network | 21.2 | NHL Network |
| 21.3 | NBA Network | ||
| 22.1 | Golf | 22.2 | Tennis |
| 22.3 | Outdoor Channel | ||
| 23.1 | MLB Network | 23.2 | MLB Strikezone |
| 23.3 | TVG | ||
| 24.1 | The Olympic Channel | 24.2 | Willow |
| 25.1 | ESPN News | 25.2 | ACC Network |
| 25.3 | SEC Alt | ||
| 26.1 | BTN Primary | 26.2 | BTN Alt 1 |
| 27.1 | BTN Alt 2 | 27.2 | BTN Alt 3 |
| 28.1 | WTTE Fox HD1 | 28.2 | WTTE Get DTV1 |
| 28.3 | WTTE ASN DTV2 | ||
| 29.1 | SEC HD | 29.2 | PAC 12 National |
| 29.3 | PAC 12 Arizona | ||
| 30.1 | PAC 12 Bay | 30.2 | PAC 12 LA |
| 30.3 | PAC 12 Mountain | ||
| 31.1 | PAC 12 Oregon | 31.2 | PAC 12 Washington |
| 31.3 | Available | ||
| 32.1 | MTV | 32.2 | VH1 |
| 32.3 | CMT | ||
| 33.1 | GAC | 33.2 | BET |
| 33.3 | Fuse | ||
| 34.1 | WOSU PBS HD1 | 34.2 | WOSU Ohio DTV1 |
| 34.3 | WOSU Plus DTV2 | 34.4 | WOSU Kids DTV3 |
| 35.1 | MTV2 | 35.2 | MTV Live |
| 35.3 | MTV Classics | ||
| 36.1 | Revolt | ||
| 37.1 | Pl-MC70s | 37.2 | Pl-MC80s |
| 37.3 | Pl-MC90s | 37.4 | Pl-MCAdultAlternative |
| 37.5 | Pl-MCAlternative | 37.6 | Pl-MCBlues |
| 37.7 | Pl-MCClasMasterpiece | 37.8 | Pl-MCClassicCountry |
| 37.9 | Pl-MCClassicRock | 37.10 | Pl-MCContempChristian |
| 37.11 | Pl-MCCountryHits | 37.12 | Pl-MCDance/EDM |
| 37.13 | Pl-MCEasyListening | 37.14 | Pl-MCGospel |
| 37.15 | Pl-MCHip-HopandR | 37.16 | Pl-MCHip-HipClassics |
| 38.1 | Pl-MCHitList | 38.2 | Pl-MCJazz |
| 38.3 | Pl-MCKidzOnly | 38.4 | Pl-MCLightClassical |
| 38.5 | Pl-MCLoveSongs | 38.6 | Pl-MCMCU |
| 38.7 | Pl-MCMetal | 38.8 | Pl-MCMexicana |
| 38.9 | Pl-MCMusicaUrbana | 38.10 | Pl-MCPartyFavorites |
| 38.11 | Pl-MCPopCountry | 38.12 | Pl-MCPopHits |
| 38.13 | Pl-MCPopLatino | 38.14 | Pl-MCPopRythmic |
| 38.15 | Pl-MCRap | 38.16 | Pl-MCRBClassics |
| 39.1 | Pl-MCRBSoul | 39.2 | Pl-MCReggae |
| 39.3 | Pl-MCRock | 39.4 | Pl-MCRockHits |
| 39.5 | Pl-MCRomances | 39.6 | Pl-MCSingers |
| 39.7 | Pl-MCSmoothJazz | 39.8 | Pl-MCSoftRock |
| 39.9 | Pl-MCSolidGoldOldies | 39.10 | Pl-MCSoundscapes |
| 39.11 | Pl-MCSoundsofSeasons | 39.12 | Pl-MCStage |
| 39.13 | Pl-MCTeenMC | 39.14 | Pl-MCThrowbackJamz |
| 39.15 | Pl-MCTodaysCountry | 39.16 | Pl-MCToddlerTunes |
| 39.17 | Pl-MCTropicales | 39.18 | Pl-MCY2K |
| 40.1 | Animal Planet | 40.2 | Nat Geo |
| 41.1 | Cooking | 41.2 | Food |
| 41.3 | Travel | ||
| 42.1 | History | 42.2 | TLC |
| 42.3 | American Heroes | ||
| 43.1 | Science | 43.2 | NASA |
| 44.1 | Smithsonian | 44.2 | Pop |
| 45.1 | A&E | 45.2 | Bravo |
| 45.3 | Tru TV | ||
| 46.1 | SyFy | 46.2 | Destination America |
| 46.3 | Magnolia Network | ||
| 47.1 | USA | 47.2 | TNT |
| 47.3 | TBS | ||
| 48.1 | Velocity | 48.2 | HGTV |
| 48.3 | FYI | ||
| 49.1 | Comedy Channel | 49.2 | FX |
| 49.3 | FXX | ||
| 50.1 | AMC | 50.2 | Spike |
| 50.3 | E! | ||
| 51.1 | Discovery | 51.2 | Discovery Family |
| 51.3 | Disc Life | ||
| 52.1 | Lifetime | 52.2 | LMN |
| 52.3 | Oxygen | ||
| 53.1 | WWHO CW HD1 | 53.2 | WWHO Grit DTV1 |
| 53.3 | WWHO Comet DTV2 | ||
| 54.1 | Hallmark | 54.2 | Hallmark Moves & Mysteries |
| 54.3 | WE | ||
| 55.2 | TVLand | 55.3 | Ovation |
| 56.1 | Independent Film Channel | 56.2 | Sundance |
| 56.3 | TMC | ||
| 57.1 | Centric | 57.2 | TV One |
| 57.3 | Investigation Disc | ||
| 58.1 | OWN | 58.2 | Logo |
| 58.3 | Game Show Net | ||
| 59.1 | BBC America | 59.2 | Viceland |
| 60.1 | Telemundo | 60.2 | Univision |
| 60.3 | Unimas | ||
| 61.1 | BBC World News | 61.2 | DW Amer HD |
| 61.3 | CCTV | 61.4 | CGTN |
| 61.5 | TVK | 61.6 | TVK2 |
| 62.1 | Cnn ESP | 62.2 | Univision Deportes |
| 62.3 | Available | ||
| 63.1 | ESPN Deportes | 63.2 | Fox Deportes |
| 63.3 | Spectrum Deportes | ||
| 64.1 | OCIO reserved | 64.2 | OCIO reserved |
| 65.104 | NASA 4K | ||
| 67.1 | ESPN College Extra 1 | 67.2 | ESPN College Extra 2 |
| 70.1 | Color Bars |
FAQs
How do I manage and pay my bill?
How do I move or cancel my service?
Contact our IT Service Desk at 614-688-HELP (4357) before the date you need to move, change or cancel the optional services you ordered. You are responsible for all related fees until your service order has been completed.
Why am I not receiving all cable channels available?
- Some older cable ready TVs have a channel limitation. Refer to your owner's manual to verify your equipment is cable ready and how many channels the equipment can receive. If your equipment does have a channel limitation, you may need to purchase a converter box from a local electronics vendor to view all available basic channels.
- Make sure your television is set to "Cable TV Reception" and not to "Antenna" Reception."
- Make sure you have programmed your TV to receive all the basic channels available.
Why is there poor quality on all or several cable channels?
- Check your equipment to make sure everything is hooked up properly and that all cables are connected securely.
- Remove any extra equipment, such as a DVD or game, and plug the TV directly into the cable jack in the wall. If this eliminates the bad picture, the problem may be related to one of the pieces of equipment you removed. If the problem still occurs, you may need to open a repair request.
Why do the picture and audio not match?
- Check your equipment to make sure everything is hooked up properly and that all cables are connected securely.
- Consult your owner's manual to change the audio receiver format out of SAP.
Why is there no sound, picture, or a distorted picture?
Verify that all cables are properly connected and secure.