RTN Lineup

Residential Television Network (RTN) Lineup as of March 18, 2022
  • Below are the channel numbers that will be detected after performing an auto scan on your HD TV
Cable TV Lineup

Channel Number

Call
Letters

Network

Language (English unless noted otherwise)

50.1

GUIDELO

Guide - Local

 

50.2

SPCNEWS

Spectrum News 1 Madison HD

 

50.6

CW

WMTV 2 HD - CW

 

51.1

ABC

WKOW HD - ABC

 

51.6

CBS

WISC HD - CBS

 

52.1

FOX

WMSN HD - FOX

 

52.6

NBC

WMTV HD - NBC

 

53.1

PBS

WHA HD - PBS

 

53.2

PBS2

WPT 2 SD - PBS 2

 

53.3

PBS3

WPT 3 SD - PBS 3

 

53.4

PBS4

WPT 4 SD - PBS 4

 

54.1

WIEYE

WI EYE

 

54.3

HSN

HSN HOME SHOPPING NETWORK HD

 

55.1

SHOPHQ

SHOPHQ

 

55.2

QVC

QVC HD

 

56.1

DECADES

DECADES SD

 

56.2

METV

METV SD

 

56.3

CHARGE

CHARGE SD

 

56.4

ANTENNA

ANTENNA SD

 

56.5

COMET

COMET SD

 

56.6

H AND I

Heroes + Icons SD

 

56.7

ION

ION SD

 

56.9

MOVIES!

iMOVIES

 

57.1

BSW

Bally Sports Wisconsin 24/7 HD

 

57.2

BSWP

Bally Sports Wisconsin Plus HD

 

58.1

GUIDED1

Guide - Deluxe

 

58.2

GAC

GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY HD

 

59.2

USA

USA NETWORK HD

 

59.3

AE

A&E NETWORK HD

 

60.1

TNT

TNT HD

 

60.2

TBS

TBS SUPERSTATION HD

 

60.3

AMC

AMC HD

 

61.1

DISC

DISCOVERY CHANNEL HD

 

61.2

HIST

HISTORY HD

 

61.3

FX

FX HD

 

62.1

BBCA

BBC AMERICA HD

 

62.2

SYFY

SYFY HD

 

62.3

TRUTV

Tru TV HD

 

63.1

COMEDY

COMEDY CENTRAL HD

 

63.2

PARAMNT

PARAMOUNT / SPIKE TV HD

 

63.3

VH1

VH1 HD

 

64.1

MTV

MTV HD

 

64.2

TVLAND

TV LAND HD

 

64.3

FREEFRM

FREEFORM HD

 

65.1

HALL

HALLMARK CHANNEL HD

 

65.2

NATGEO

NAT GEO HD

 

65.3

APL

ANIMAL PLANET SD

 

66.1

SCIENCE

SCIENCE CHANNEL HD

 

66.2

AHC

AHC HD

 

66.3

HGTV

HOME & GARDEN TELEVISION HD

 

67.1

FOOD

FOOD NETWORK HD

 

67.2

TRAVEL

THE TRAVEL CHANNEL HD

 

67.3

TLC

TLC THE LEARNING CHANNEL HD

 

68.1

BRAVO

BRAVO HD

 

68.2

E!

E! ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION HD

 

68.3

LIFE

LIFETIME TELEVISION SD

 

69.1

OWN

OWN HD

 

69.2

BET

BET HD

 

69.3

OVATION

OVATION TV HD

 

70.1

CNN

CNN CABLE NEWS NETWORK HD

 

70.2

FNC

FOX NEWS CHANNEL HD

 

70.3

MSNBC

MSNBC HD

 

71.1

HLN

HLN HD

 

71.2

CNBC

CNBC HD

 

71.3

FBN

FOX BUSINESS NETWORK HD

 

72.1

BLOOM

BLOOMBERG HD

 

72.2

WEATH

TWC THE WEATHER CHANNEL HD

 

72.3

CSPAN

CSPAN HD

 

73.1

DISNEY

DISNEY CHANNEL HD

 

73.2

BOOM

BOOMERANG SD

 

73.3

DISNJR

DISNEY JR HD

 

74.1

UNIKIDS

UNIVERSAL KIDS / SPROUT HD

 

74.2

NICKJR

NICK JR HD

 

74.3

NICK

NICKELODEON HD

 

75.1

TOON

CARTOON NETWORK HD

 

75.2

DISCFAM

DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL HD

 

75.3

CMT

CMT HD

 

76.2

ESPN

ESPN HD

 

76.3

ESPN2

ESPN2 HD

 

77.1

GUIDED2

Guide Deluxe 2

 

77.2

NBCSN

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

 

77.3

SEC

SEC NETWORK HD

 

78.1

FS1

FOX SPORTS 1 HD

 

78.2

FS2

FOX SPORTS 2 HD

 

78.3

MOTORTR

VELOCITY / MOTOR TREND HD

 

79.1

TCM

TCM TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES HD

 

79.2

UNI

UNIVISION NETWORK HD

Spanish

79.3

EWTN

EWTN ETERNAL WORD TELEVISION NETWORK HD

 

80.1

TELE

TELEMUNDO NETWORK SD

Spanish

80.2

UNIMAS

UNIMAS / TELEFUTURA HD

Spanish

80.3

CNNE

CNN EN ESPANOL SD

 

81.1

FXX

FXX HD

 

81.2

MTV2

MTV2 HD

 

81.3

MTVCL

VH1 CLASSIC SD

 

82.1

UP

UP UPLIFTING CHANNEL HD

 

82.2

NGWILD

NATIONAL GEO WILD HD

 

82.3

SMITH

SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL HD

 

83.1

VICE

VICELAND HD

 

83.2

FYI

FYI / BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL HD

 

83.3

DEST

DESTINATION AMERICA HD

 

84.1

ID

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY HD

 

84.3

COOK

COOKING CHANNEL HD

 

85.1

OXYGEN

OXYGEN HD

 

85.2

WE

WE WOMEN'S ENTERTAINMENT HD

 

85.3

POP

POP / TVGN HD

 

86.1

GSN

GAME SHOW NETWORK HD

 

86.2

LOGO

LOGO HD

 

86.3

DLC

DISCOVERY LIFE CHANNEL HD

 

87.1

BETHER

BET HER HD

 

87.2

TVONE

TV ONE HD

 

87.3

BBCWD

BBC WORLD NEWS HD

 

88.1

NICKT

NICKTOONS NETWORK HD

 

88.2

TEEN

TEENNICK SD

 

88.3

DISNXD

DISNEY XD HD

 

89.1

MTVLIVE

MTV LIVE PALLADIA HD

 

89.2

REVOLT

REVOLT HD

 

89.3

FUSE

FUSE HD

 

90.1

INSP

INSPIRATIONAL NETWORK HD

 

90.2

SUND

SUNDANCE CHANNEL HD

 

90.3

DYSTR

DAYSTAR TELEVISION NETWORK

 

91.1

TBN

TBN TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK HD

 

91.2

LMN

LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK HD

 

91.3

IFC

INDEPENDENT FILM CHANNEL HD

 

92.1

HMM

HALLMARK MOVIE & MYSTERIES HD

 

92.2

BETSOUL

BET SOUL SD

 

92.3

PAC12

PAC-12 NATIONAL HD

 

93.1

BYUTV

BYU TV SD

 

93.2

FOXMOVI

FX FOX MOVIE CHANNEL HD

 

93.3

IMPACT

IMPACT HD

 

94.1

DIY

DO IT YOURSELF HD

 

94.2

MTVU

MTVU SD

 

94.3

NEWSMAX

NEWSMAX HD

 

100.1

GUIDESP

Guide Sports

 

101.1

BIG10N

BIG TEN NETWORK NATIONAL

 

101.2

BIG10R

BIG TEN NETWORK REGIONAL

 

102.2

BEIN

BEIN SPORTS

 

102.3

CBSSN

CBS SPORTS HD

 

103.1

ESPNU

ESPNU HD

 

103.2

ACCN

ACCN

 

104.1

ESPND

ESPN DEPORTES HD

Spanish

104.3

ESPNWS

ESPN NEWS HD

 

106.2

FXDEPHD

FOX Deportes en Espanol HD

Spanish

107.1

GOLF

The GOLF CHANNEL HD

 

107.2

MLB

MLB NETWORK HD

 

107.3

MLBSZ

MLB NETWORK STRIKE ZONE HD

 

108.1

NBA

NBA TV HD

 

108.2

NFL

NFL NETWORK HD

 

108.3

NFLREDZ

NFL REDZONE HD

 

109.1

NHL

NHL NETWORK US HD

 

109.2

OLYMPIC

OLYMPIC HD

 

109.3

OUTDOOR

OUTDOOR CHANNEL HD

 

110.1

PAC12AZ

PAC-12 ARIZONA HD

 

110.2

PAC12BA

PAC-12 BAY AREA HD

 

110.3

PAC12LA

PAC-12 LOS ANGELES HD

 

111.1

PAC12MT

PAC-12 MOUNTAIN HD

 

111.2

PAC12OR

PAC-12 OREGON HD

 

111.3

PAC12WA

PAC-12 WASHINGTON HD

 

112.1

SEC2

SEC OVERFLOW

 

112.2

TENNIS

THE TENNIS CHANNEL HD

 

112.3

TVG

TVG SD

 

113.1

TUDN

TUDN HD

Spanish

113.2

WILLOW

WILLOW HD

 

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