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.
Departments can order IPTV service for Columbus Campus locations using Service Now, include your department Work Tag. OTDI provides the required IPTV Set Top Box (STB). Customer's televisions must have an available HDMI connection.
Channel Line Up
Updated 2/6/2024 — The channel lineup is subject to change.
Columbus On-Campus — Basic Cable Channel Lineup
| CATV CHANNEL | IPTV CHANNEL | Programming | CATV CHANNEL | IPTV CHANNEL | Programming |
| 4.1 | 41 | WCMH NBC 4 | 37.16 | 966 | MC - 7 MC HIP HOP CLASS |
| 4.2 | 42 | WCMH Court TV | 38.1 | 967 | MC - 1 MC HIT LIST |
| 4.3 | 43 | ION | 38.2 | 968 | MC - 45 MC JAZZ |
| 4.4 | 44 | Laff | 38.3 | 969 | MC - 24 MC KIDZ ONLY |
| 6.1 | 61 | WSYX ABC 6 | 38.5 | 970 | MC - 20 MC LOVE SONGS |
| 6.2 | 62 | WSYX This | 38.6 | 971 | MC - 4 MC INDIE |
| 7.1 | 71 | HLN | 38.7 | 972 | MC - 14 MC METAL |
| 7.2 | 72 | MSNBC | 38.8 | 973 | MC - 38 MC MEXICANA |
| 7.3 | 73 | Spectrum news | 38.9 | 974 | MC - 37 MC MUSICA URBANA |
| 8.1 | 81 | CNN | 38.10 | 975 | MC - 22 MC PARTY FAVORITES |
| 8.2 | 82 | FOX news | 38.11 | 976 | MC - 31 MC POP N COUNTRY |
| 8.3 | 83 | Accuweather | 38.12 | 977 | MC - 21 MC POP HITS |
| 9.1 | 91 | CNBC | 38.13 | 978 | MC - 36 MC POP LATINO |
| 9.2 | 92 | Fox Business | 38.14 | 979 | MC - 2 MC MAX |
| 9.3 | 93 | Bloomberg | 38.15 | 980 | MC - 6 MC RAP |
| 10.1 | 101 | WBNS CBS 10 | 38.16 | 981 | MC - 9 MC RnB CLASSICS |
| 10.2 | 102 | WBNS Metv | 39.1 | 982 | MC - 10 MC RnB SOUL |
| 10.3 | 103 | WBNS Dabl | 39.2 | 983 | MC - 12 MC REGGAE |
| 10.4 | 104 | WBMS Justice | 39.3 | 984 | MC - 13 MC ROCK |
| 10.5 | 105 | WBNS Quest | 39.4 | 985 | MC - 17 MC ROCK HITS |
| 10.6 | 106 | WBNS Defy | 39.5 | 986 | MC - 40 MC ROMANCES |
| 11.1 | 111 | CSPAN | 39.6 | 987 | MC - 47 MC SWINGERS AND SWING |
| 12.1 | 121 | CIO RESERVED 1 | 39.7 | 988 | MC - 44 MC SMOOTH JAZZ |
| 12.2 | 122 | CIO RESERVED 2 | 39.8 | 989 | MC - 19 MC SOFT ROCK |
| 13.1 | 131 | Disney | 39.9 | 990 | MC - 30 MC SOLID GOLD OLD |
| 14.1 | 141 | Nick | 39.10 | 991 | MC - 43 MC SOUNDSCAPES |
| 14.2 | 142 | Nick jr | 39.11 | 992 | MC - 41 MC SOUNDS OF THE SEASON |
| 14.3 | 143 | Nicktoons | 39.12 | 993 | MC - 42 MC STAGE AND SCREEN |
| 15.1 | 151 | TOON | 39.13 | 994 | MC - 23 MC TEEN BEATS |
| 15.2 | 152 | Teen Nick | 39.14 | 995 | MC - 8 MC THROWBACK JMZ |
| 15.3 | 153 | Sprout | 39.15 | 996 | MC - 32 MC TODAY'S COUNTRY |
| 15.4 | 154 | Boom | 39.16 | 997 | MC - 25 MC TODDLER TUNES |
| 16.1 | 161 | ESPN | 39.17 | 998 | MC - 39 MC TROPICALES |
| 16.2 | 162 | ESPN2 | 39.18 | 999 | MC - 26 MC Y2K |
| 16.3 | 163 | ESPNU | 40.1 | 401 | Animal Planet |
| 17.1 | 171 | Bally Sports Ohio | 40.2 | 402 | Natgeo |
| 17.2 | 172 | bBally Sports Ohio plus | 40.3 | 403 | UP |
| 17.3 | 173 | Bally Sports Great Lakes | 41.1 | 411 | Cooking Channel |
| 18.1 | 181 | CBS Sports | 41.2 | 412 | Food |
| 18.2 | 182 | NFL Red Zone | 41.3 | 413 | Travel |
| 19.1 | 191 | BUCKEYETV | 42.1 | 421 | History |
| 19.2 | 192 | Weather Channel | 42.2 | 422 | TLC |
| 19.3 | 193 | WGN - America | 42.3 | 423 | Amercian Heros |
| 20.1 | 201 | Fox Sports One | 43.1 | 431 | Science |
| 20.2 | 202 | Fox Sports Two | 43.2 | 432 | NASA |
| 20.3 | 203 | BEIN | 44.1 | 441 | RFD - rural farm network |
| 21.1 | 211 | NFL | 44.2 | 442 | POP |
| 21.2 | 212 | NHL | 45.1 | 451 | A&E |
| 21.3 | 213 | NBA | 45.2 | 452 | Bravo |
| 22.1 | 221 | Golf | 45.3 | 453 | TRUTV |
| 22.2 | 222 | Tennis | 46.1 | 461 | SYFY |
| 22.3 | 223 | Outdoor | 46.2 | 462 | Destination America |
| 23.1 | 231 | MLB | 46.3 | 463 | Magnolia |
| 23.2 | 232 | MLB Strike Zone | 47.1 | 471 | USA |
| 23.3 | 233 | TVG(games) | 47.2 | 472 | TNT |
| 24.1 | 241 | Cowboy | 47.3 | 473 | TBS |
| 24.2 | 242 | Willow | 48.1 | 481 | Motortrend |
| 25.1 | 251 | ESPN News | 48.2 | 482 | HGTV |
| 25.2 | 252 | ACC Network | 48.3 | 483 | FYI |
| 25.3 | 253 | SEC Alternate | 49.1 | 491 | Comedy |
| 27.1 | 271 | BTN alt 2 | 49.2 | 492 | FX |
| 27.2 | 272 | BTN alt 3 | 50.1 | 501 | AMC |
| 28.1 | 281 | WTTE FOX 28 | 50.2 | 502 | Paramount |
| 28.2 | 282 | WTTE TBD | 50.3 | 503 | E-TV! |
| 28.3 | 283 | WTTE Antenna | 51.1 | 511 | Discovery |
| 26.1 | 261 | BTN | 51.2 | 512 | Discovery Family |
| 29.1 | 291 | SEC | 51.3 | 513 | Discovery Life |
| 29.2 | 292 | PAC 12 | 52.1 | 521 | Lifetime |
| 29.3 | 293 | PAC12-AZ | 52.2 | 522 | LMN - Lifetime Move Network |
| 30.1 | 301 | PAC12-Bay | 52.3 | 523 | Oxygen |
| 30.2 | 302 | PAC12-LA | 53.1 | 531 | WWHO CW 53 |
| 30.3 | 303 | PAC12-Mountain | 53.2 | 532 | Charge! |
| 31.1 | 311 | PAC12-OR | 53.3 | 533 | Comet |
| 31.2 | 312 | PAC12-WA | 54.1 | 541 | Hallmark |
| 32.1 | 321 | MTV | 54.2 | 542 | Hallmark Movies |
| 32.2 | 322 | VH1 | 54.3 | 543 | WE - womens' entertainment |
| 32.3 | 323 | CMT | 55.2 | 552 | TVLAND |
| 33.1 | 331 | GAC - Great American Country | 55.3 | 553 | Ovation |
| 33.2 | 332 | BET | 56.1 | 561 | IFC - International Film Channel |
| 33.3 | 333 | Fuse | 56.2 | 562 | Sun |
| 34.1 | 341 | WOSU PBS 34 | 56.3 | 563 | TCM - turner classic movies |
| 34.2 | 342 | WOSU Ohio dtv1 | 57.1 | 571 | BET her |
| 34.3 | 343 | WOSU plus dtv2 | 57.2 | 572 | TVONE |
| 34.4 | 344 | WOSU kids dtv3 | 57.3 | 573 | ID - Investigation Discovery |
| 34.9 | 349 | WOSU Voice Corps | 58.1 | 581 | OWN |
| 35.1 | 351 | MTV2 | 58.2 | 582 | LOGO |
| 35.2 | 352 | MTV live | 58.3 | 583 | GSN - Game Show Network |
| 35.3 | 353 | MTV classics | 59.1 | 591 | BBC - America |
| 36.1 | 361 | Revolt | 59.2 | 592 | VICELAND |
| 36.2 | 362 | MTV U | 60.1 | 601 | Telemundo |
| 36.3 | 363 | VH1SOUL | 60.2 | 602 | Univision |
| 37.1 | 952 | MC - 29 MC 70S | 60.3 | 603 | Unimas |
| 37.2 | 953 | MC - 28 MC 80S | 61.1 | 611 | BBC - World |
| 37.3 | 954 | MC - 27 MC 90S | 61.2 | 612 | DW Amerika |
| 37.4 | 955 | MC - 16 MC ADULT ALTERNATIVE | 61.3 | 613 | CCTV 4 |
| 37.5 | 956 | MC - 15 MC ALTERNATIVE | 61.4 | 614 | CGTN |
| 37.6 | 957 | MC - 46 MC BLUES | 61.5 | 615 | TVK |
| 37.8 | 958 | MC - 34 MC CLASSIC COUNTRY | 61.6 | 616 | TVK2 |
| 37.9 | 959 | MC - 18 MC CLASSIC ROCK | 62.1 | 621 | CNN - Espanol |
| 37.10 | 960 | MC - 35 MC CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN | 62.2 | 622 | TUDN - Univision Deportes |
| 37.11 | 961 | MC - 33 MC COUNTRY HITS | 63.1 | 631 | ESPN Deportes |
| 37.12 | 962 | MC - 3 MC DANCE EDM | 63.2 | 632 | FOX Deportes |
| 37.13 | 963 | MC - 48 MC EASY LISTENING | 64.1 | 641 | CIO RESERVED 3 |
| 37.14 | 964 | MC - 11 MC GOSPEL | 64.2 | 642 | CIO RESERVED 4 |
| 37.15 | 965 | MC - 5 MC HIP HOP RB | 65.104 | 65 | NASA UHD |
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.