Here’s a list of High Definition (HD) channels available from specific television providers, as well as a complete list of HD channels available in the US including local broadcast, cable, premium networks, and live TV streaming services. You can sort the list by Channel Name, HD Format, and Category by clicking on the header. Channels are typically broadcast in 720p or 1080i (although 4k may be available with select providers and content). Streaming HD channels may be available in Full HD (1080p). For a list of broadcast high-definition channels available over-the-air, view our list of local HD channels. For a list of UHD (Ultra HD) channels, see our list of 4k (2160p) channels available in the US. [Updated Aug. 7, 2024]
Cable & Satellite Providers
Charter (Spectrum) HD Channels
Comcast XFINITY TV HD Channels
Cox HD Channels
DirecTV HD Channels
DISH Network HD Channels
Frontier HD Channels
Optimum
Spectrum HD Channels
Suddenlink HD Channels
Verizon FiOS HD Channels
Streaming TV Providers
List of HD Channels in the US
Channel | Format | Category |
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A&E | 1080i | Entertainment |
ABC | 720p | Broadcast |
AccuWeather Network | 1080i | News |
Adult Swim | 1080i | Entertainment |
Altitude | 1080i | Sports |
AMC | 1080i | Entertainment |
American Heroes Channel | 1080i | Entertainment |
Animal Planet | 1080i | Lifestyle |
ASPiRE | 1080i | Entertainment |
AT&T SportsNet | 720p | Sports – Regional |
AWE | 1080i | Lifestyle |
AXS TV | 1080i | Entertainment |
Azteca | 1080i | Broadcast – Spanish |
BBC America | 1080i | Entertainment |
BBC World News | 1080i | News |
beIN Sports | 720p | Sports |
beIN Sports en Español | 720p | Sports – Spanish |
BET | 1080i | Entertainment |
BET Her | 1080i | Entertainment |
Big Ten Network | 720p | Sports |
Bloomberg TV | 1080i | News |
Boomerang | 720p | Family |
Bravo | 1080i | Lifestyle |
Cars.TV | 1080i | Sports |
Cartoon Network | 1080i | Family |
CBS | 1080i | Broadcast |
CBS Sports Network | 1080i | Sports |
Cinemax(MoreMax, ActionMax, ThillerMax, 5starMax, MovieMax, OuterMax, MaxLatino) | 1080i | Premium Movies |
CMT | 1080i | Entertainment |
CNBC | 1080i | News |
CNN | 1080i | News |
Comedy Central | 1080i | Entertainment |
Comedy.TV | 1080i | Entertainment |
Cooking Channel | 1080i | Lifestyle |
Crime & Investigation Network | 720p | Entertainment |
The CW | 1080i | Broadcast |
Daystar | 720p | Religion |
Destination America | 1080i | Lifestyle |
Discovery Channel | 1080i | Entertainment |
Discovery en Español | 1080i | Spanish |
Discovery Family | 1080i | Family |
Discovery Life | 1080i | Family |
Disney Channel | 720p | Family |
Disney Junior | 720p | Family |
Disney XD | 720p | Family |
E! | 1080i | Lifestyle |
Epix (Now MGM+) (Epix 2, Epix Hits, Epix Drive-In) | 1080i | Premium Movies |
ES.TV | 1080i | Entertainment |
ESPN | 720p | Sports |
ESPN2 | 720p | Sports |
ESPNews | 720p | Sports |
ESPNU | 720p | Sports |
ESPN Deportes | 720p | Sports – Spanish |
EVINE Live | 1080i | Shopping |
Flix | 1080i | Premium Movies |
FM | 1080i | Music |
Food Network | 1080i | Lifestyle |
Fox | 720p | Broadcast |
Fox Business Network | 720p | News |
Fox Deportes | 720p | Sports – Spanish |
Fox News Channel | 720p | News |
FS1 | 720p | Sports |
FS2 | 720p | Sports |
Fox Soccer Plus | 720p | Sports |
Fox Sports Networks (All Networks) | 720p | Sports – Regional |
Freeform | 720p | Family |
Fuse | 1080i | Music |
FX | 720p | Entertainment |
FXM | 720p | Movies |
FXX | 720p | Entertainment |
FYI | 720p | Lifestyle |
GAC Family | 1080i | Family |
GAC Living | 1080i | Lifestyle |
Galavisión | 1080i | Spanish |
Game Show Network (GSN) | 1080i | Entertainment |
Gol TV | 1080i | Sports – Spanish |
Golf Channel | 1080i | Sports |
Hallmark Channel | 1080i | Family |
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries | 1080i | Movies |
HBOÂ (HBO2, HBO Comedy, HBO Family, HBO Latino, HBO Signature, HBO Zone) | 1080i | Premium Movies |
HDNet Movies | 1080i | Movies |
HGTV | 1080i | Lifestyle |
History | 1080i | Entertainment |
HLN | 1080i | News |
HSN | 1080i | Shopping |
HSN 2 | 1080i | Shopping |
IFC | 1080i | Movies |
Investigation Discovery | 1080i | Entertainment |
Ion | 720p | Entertainment |
Justice Central | 1080i | News |
Lifetime | 1080i | Lifestyle |
LMN | 1080i | Lifestyle |
Logo TV | 1080i | Lifestyle |
Magnolia Network | 1080i | Lifestyle |
MASN (MASN2) | 1080i | Sports – Regional |
MAVTV | 1080i | Sports |
Mega TV | 1080i | Broadcast – Spanish |
MGM+ (was Epix) (Epix 2, Epix Hits, Epix Drive-In) | 1080i | Premium Movies |
Midco Sports Network | 1080i | Sports – Regional |
Minnesota Channel | 1080i | Entertainment |
MLB Network | 720p | Sports |
MLB StrikeZone | 720p | Sports |
The Movie Channel (The Movie Channel Xtra) | 1080i | Premium Movies |
MoviePlex (IndiePlex, RetroPlex) | 1080i | Premium Movies |
MotorTrend | 1080i | Sports |
MSG (MSG Plus, MSG Western New York) | 1080i | Sports – Regional |
MSNBC | 1080i | News |
MTV | 1080i | Entertainment |
MTV2 | 1080i | Entertainment |
MTV Live | 1080i | Music |
MyDestination.TV | 1080i | Lifestyle |
MyNetworkTV | 720p | Broadcast |
Nat Geo Wild | 720p | Lifestyle |
National Geographic Channel | 720p | Entertainment |
NBA TV | 1080i | Sports |
NBC | 1080i | Broadcast |
NBC Sports Regional Networks | 1080i | Sports |
NBC Universo | 1080i | Spanish |
NESN | 1080i | Sports – Regional |
Newsmax TV | 720i | News |
NewsNation | News | |
NFL Network | 1080i | Sports |
NFL RedZone | 1080i | Sports |
NHL Network | 1080i | Sports |
Nick at Nite | 1080i | Family |
Nickelodeon | 1080i | Family |
Nicktoons | 1080i | Family |
Nick Jr. Channel | 1080i | Family |
One America News Network | 1080i | News |
Outdoor Channel | 1080i | Sports |
Ovation | 1080i | Lifestyle |
OWN | 1080i | Lifestyle |
Oxygen | 1080i | Lifestyle |
Pac-12 Network | 1080i | Sports – College |
Paramount Network | 1080i | Entertainment |
PBS | 1080i | Broadcast |
Pets.TV | 1080i | Lifestyle |
Playboy TV | 1080i | Adult |
Pop | 1080i | Lifestyle |
QVC | 1080i | Shopping |
Recipe.TV | 1080i | Lifestyle |
Reelz | 720p | Entertainment |
Revolt | 1080i | Music |
RFD-TV | 1080i | Lifestyle |
Science | 1080i | Lifestyle |
SEC Network | 720p | Sports |
ShortsTV | 1080i | Movies |
Showtime (Showtime 2, Showcase, Showtime Extreme, Showtime Beyond, Showtime Next, Showtime Women) | 1080i | Premium Movies |
Smithsonian Channel | 1080i | Lifestyle |
SNY | 1080i | Sports – Regional |
Sony Movie Channel | 1080i | Movies |
Spectrum SportsNet LA | 1080i | Sports – Regional |
Spectrum SportsNet | 1080i | Sports – Regional |
Sportsman Channel | 1080i | Sports |
Starz (Starz Comedy, Starz Edge, Starz Kids and Family, Starz InBlack, Starz Cinema) | 1080i | Premium Movies |
Starz Encore (Starz Encore, Starz Encore Action, Starz Encore Black, Starz Encore Classic, Starz Encore Suspense) | 1080i | Premium Movies |
SundanceTV | 1080i | Movies |
Syfy | 1080i | Entertainment |
TBS | 1080i | Entertainment |
TCM | 1080i | Movies |
Telemundo | 1080i | Broadcast – Spanish |
TeenNick | 1080i | Family |
Tennis Channel | 1080i | Sports |
TLC | 1080i | Lifestyle |
TNT | 1080i | Entertainment |
Travel Channel | 1080i | Lifestyle |
truTV | 1080i | Entertainment |
TUDN (was Univision Deportes) | 1080i | Sports – Spanish |
TV Land | 1080i | Family |
TV One | 1080i | Entertainment |
UniMás | 1080i | Broadcast – Spanish |
Univision | 1080i | Broadcast – Spanish |
Universal Kids (was Sprout) | 1080i | Family |
Up tv | 1080i | Family |
USA Network | 1080i | Entertainment |
Velocity | 1080i | Sports |
Viceland | 1080i | Lifestyle |
VH1 | 1080i | Entertainment |
WE tv | 1080i | Lifestyle |
The Weather Channel | 1080i | News |
WeatherNation TV | 1080i | News |
WGN America (now NewsNation) | 1080i | Entertainment |
World Fishing Network | 1080i | Sports |
YES | 1080i | Sports – Regional |
Last Updated Aug. 7, 2024. Are we missing any channels? Please let us know via X or in the comments below.
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You need a television that can display high-definition video, as well as a cable or satellite subscription that includes HD programming, in order to receive HD channels. You might also need to get an HD-capable cable box or satellite receiver to view HD material.
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The difference is the way the frames are distributed in the video signal. 1080i (interlaced) has frames that overlap and tend to be a bit more smooth for motion imagery. 720p (progressive) are full frames that contain a full image and tend to be sharper. Studios and content providers may be set up to distribute either, but it always comes down to the local station or TV provider and what they broadcast. The major networks are just about split on 720p/1080i. Here is a reference: https://hd-report.com/hdtv-basics/why-hdtv/
Why does 720p and 1080i co exist? For instance why does Disney decide on 720p over 1080i? Is one format cheaper to use? Does one offer a PQ advantage?
720p is used simply because its better for faster motion and theres no interlacing lines. 1080i has more pixels but suffers from interlacing