The following is a list of cable and satellite networks broadcasting in the United States. It is organized by genre.
Arts
Educational/learning
- BYU TV
- Biography Channel
- Chronicle DTV
- Discovery Channel
- Animal Planet
- Discovery Health US
- Discovery Home
- Discovery Kids
- Discovery Times (formerly Discovery Civilization)
- FitTV
- Military Channel (formerly Discovery Wings)
- The Science Channel (formerly Discovery Science)
- TLC (formerly The Learning Channel)
- Travel Channel
- Discovery en Español
- Discovery HD Theater
- Scripps Networks
- DIY_Network (Do-It-Yourself Network)
- Fine Living
- Food Network
- Home & Garden Television (HGTV)
- MHz Worldview
- National Geographic Channel
- The History Channel
- Lime
Public interest
Family/Children
- ABC Family
- Hallmark Channel
- i (formerly Pax, national feed)
- Cartoon Network
- Discovery Kids
- Disney Channel
- Nickelodeon (NOTE: Some east coast cable subscribers also receive the west coast feed under the name Nick Too.)
- Nick at Nite
- Nick GAS (Nick Games and Sports)
- NickToons Network
- Noggin
- The N
- PBS Kids Sprout
Gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation-specific
Men
Women
African-American
- Black Entertainment Television (BET)
- Black Family Channel (formerly MBC Network)
- TV One
Hispanic/Latino
Gay and lesbian
Foreign programming
- ABC Asia Pacific
- Abu Dhabi TV
- Antena 3 Internacional
- BBC America
- Canal Sur (Central & South America)
- Centroamérica TV
- Deutsche Welle
- NHK World
- Peru TV
- ProSiebenSat.1_Welt
- RTP Internacional
- Sony Entertainment Television (India)
- Telefe Internacional
- TV Chile
- TV Colombia
- TV Globo International
- TVE Internacional
- Venevisión Internacional
- Channels Distributed by International Networks
- AZN Television (Formally International Channel)
- AIT
- ART
- CCTV-4
- CTI Zhong Tian Channel
- MBC
- TVK24
- RAI International
- Channel One Russia
- RTN
- Rang-A-Rang
- NITV
- SBTN
- The Filipino Channel (ABS-CBN)
- TV5 Monde
- TV Asia
- TV JAPAN
- TV Polonia
General entertainment
- A&E
- AmericanLife TV Network (formerly Goodlife TV Network)
- Bravo
- CN8
- FX
- Sleuth (TV)
- Superstation WGN
- TBS
- TNT (Turner Network Television)
- Trio (Only available Online)
- TV_Land
- USA Network
Genre channels (in other words, comedy, science fiction, etc.)
- Anime Network (A network dedicated to Anime)
- Comedy Central
- Court TV
- E! Entertainment Television
- E! en Español
- E! International
- Fashion TV
- Fox Reality
- G4 (formerly TechTV)
- GSN (formally The Game Show Network)
- Sci Fi Channel
- Soapnet (current and past soap operas)
- Style Network
- Varsity TV (high-school student produced programming)
- Wealth TV (covering the lifestyles of the rich and famous)
Movie channels
Basic
- American Movie Classics (AMC)
- B-Mania!
- Fox Movie Channel
- Hallmark Movie Channel
- Independent Film Channel (IFC)
- Lifetime Movie Network
- Sundance Channel
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM)
Premium
- HBO (Home Box Office)
- HBO2
- HBO Signature
- HBO Family
- HBO Comedy
- HBO Zone
- HBO Latino
- Cinemax
- MoreMax
- ActionMax
- ThrillerMax
- 5StarMax
- WMax
- OuterMax
- @Max
- Showtime
- Showtime Too
- Showcase
- Showtime Extreme
- Showtime Beyond
- Showtime Next
- Showtime Family Zone
- Showtime Women
- The Movie Channel
- The Movie Channel Xtra (TMC Xtra)
- Flix
- Starz!
- Starz Edge
- Starz InBlack
- Starz Comedy
- Starz Cinema
- Starz Kids & Family
- Encore
- Encore Action
- Encore Westerns
- Encore Mystery
- Encore Love
- Encore Drama
- Encore Wam!
- MoviePLEX
Adult-oriented
- Playboy TV Networks
- Playboy TV (aka Playboy Channel)
- Spice Television
- Spice
- Spice Clips
- Spice Hot
- Spice Live
- Spice Platinum
- Spice Ultimate
- Hot Network
- Hot Net
- Hot Zone
- The Erotic Network
- Pleasure
- TEN
- TENBlue
- TENClips
- TENBlox
- TENMax
- TENXtsy
- Hot Choice (PPV)
Music
- BET Gospel
- BET Jazz
- CMT
- Fuse (formerly Much Music USA)
- Great American Country (GAC) - country
- Gospel Music TV
- Hispanic Television (HTV) - Hispanic
- International Music Feed (IMF)
- JCTV - Christian music videos
- MTV
- MTV2
- MTV Chi
- MTV Desi
- MTV En Espanol - Hispanic
- MTV Hits
- MTV Jams - R&B, rap, and hip-hop
- MTV University
- Más Música TeVe - Hispanic
- TeleHit USA
- The Soundtrack Channel
- The Tube (TV Channel)
- VH1
- VH1 Classic - oldies and classic hits
- VH1 Country - country
- VH1 Soul - R&B, funk, soul, and Motown
- VH1 Uno - Hispanic
- XY TV [1]
Network feeds
East coast
- WABC (national ABC feed for markets without an ABC affiliate)
- WCBS (national CBS feed for markets without a CBS affiliate)
- WNBC (national NBC feed for markets without an NBC affiliate)
- WNET (national PBS feed for markets without a PBS member)
- WNYW (national Fox feed for markets without a Fox affiliate)
- WPIX (superstation WB feed for markets without a WB affiliate)
- WSBK (superstation UPN feed for markets without a UPN affiliate)
- WWOR (superstation UPN feed for markets without a UPN affiliate)
West coast
- KABC (national ABC feed for markets without an ABC affiliate)
- KCBS (national CBS feed for markets without a CBS affiliate)
- KCET (national PBS feed for markets without a PBS member)
- KNBC (national NBC feed for markets without an NBC affiliate)
- KTLA (superstation WB feed for markets without a WB affiliate)
- KTTV (national Fox feed for markets without a Fox affiliate)
- KWGN (superstation WB feed for markets without a WB affiliate)
News, weather, and information
- ABC News Now
- Bloomberg Television
- CNBC
- CNN
- C-SPAN
- C-SPAN 2
- C-SPAN 3
- Current TV
- Fox News Channel
- MSNBC
- NBC Weather Plus
- Pentagon Channel
- The Weather Channel
Regional News Networks
- Bay News 9 - Tampa, Florida
- Capital News 9 - Upstate New York
- Central Florida News 13 - Orlando, Florida
- News 12
- News 12 Long Island
- News 12 New Jersey
- News 12 Westchester
- News 12 Connecticut
- News 12 The Bronx
- News 12 Brooklyn
- News 12 Hudson Valley
- North West Cable News
- NY1 - New York City
- Ohio News Network
- SNN 6 - Sarasota, Florida
- Texas Cable News
Religious
- Angel One
- Boston Catholic TV
- BYU TV
- Daystar Television Network
- Eternal Word Television Network
- Faith TV
- Familyland TV Network
- FamilyNet
- Golden Eagle Broadcasting
- God's Learning Channel
- INSP (Inspiration Network)
- i-LifeTV
- La Familia Network (LFM)
- Inspiration Network International (INI)
- Living Faith TV
- NRB Network
- Safe TV
- Shepherd's Chapel Network
- The Reformation Channel
- The University Network
- The Word Network
- Telecare Network (Long Island)
- TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network)
- JC-TV
- Church Channel
- TBN Enlace
- World Harvest Television
- Worship TV
Shopping
Sports
- Altitude Sports and Entertainment (all Denver sports channel)
- College Sports Television
- Comcast SportsNet
- CSN Mid-Atlantic (formerly HTS: Home Team Sports)
- CSN Mid-Atlantic Baltimore
- CSN Southeast
- CSN West
- Cox Sports
- ESPN
- ESPN2
- ESPN Classic (formerly Classic Sports Network)
- ESPNews
- ESPNU
- ESPN Deportes (Spanish Language sports network)
- Fox College Sports (formerly Fox Sports Digital)
- FCS Pacific (formerly Fox Sports Digital Pacific)
- FCS Central (formerly Fox Sports Digital Central)
- FCS Atlantic (formerly Fox Sports Digital Atlantic)
- Fox Soccer Channel (formerly Fox Sports World)
- Fox Sports en Español (Spanish Language sports network)
- FSN
- FSN Arizona
- FSN Bay Area (formerly Sports Channel Pacific)
- FSN Chicago (formerly Sports Channel Chicago)
- FSN Detroit
- FSN Florida (formerly Sports Channel Florida)
- FSN Midwest
- FSN New England (formerly Sports Channel New England)
- FSN New York (formerly Sports Channel New York)
- FSN North (formerly Midwest Sports Channel)
- FSN North Wisconsin
- FSN Northwest
- FSN Ohio (formerly Sports Channel Ohio)
- FSN Pittsburgh
- FSN Rocky Mountain
- FSN South
- FSN Southwest
- FSN West
- FSN West 2
- Fuel TV (24-Hour Action Sports TV)
- GOL TV
- The Golf Channel
- Horse Racing TV
- MASN
- MSG Network
- NBA TV (formerly NBA.com TV)
- New England Sports Network
- NFL Network
- OLN (formerly Outdoor Life Network)
- The Outdoor Channel
- Speed Channel (formerly Speedvision)
- Sportsnet New York
- Sun Sports (formerly Sunshine Network)
- The Tennis Channel
- TVG (The Interactive Horse Racing Network)
- YES Network
Pay per view
- Cinemax HD
- Discovery HD Theater
- ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD
- HBO HD
- HDNet, HDNet Movies
- INHD, INHD2
- Showtime HD
- TNT HD
- Universal HD (formerly Bravo HD+)
Voom Original Networks (Now available to Dish Network subscribers)
Defunct cable/satellite networks (no longer in existence)
- All News Channel
- America's Health Network (Merged with FitTV to become The Health Network)
- America's Voice (aka National Empowerment Television, or NET)
- America's Talking - Became MSNBC
- CBS Cable
- CBS Eye on People/Discovery People
- CBS Eye on the People - Channel devoted to documentaries and other "people"-related programs.
- CBS TeleNoticias
- Channel Earth[2] - Broadcasted programming directed at farmers and ranchers via DirecTV.
- CNNfn
- CNN-Sports Illustrated
- Financial News Network (purchased by NBC and merged with CNBC in 1991)
- Fox Sports en Español (formerly Fox Sports Americas)
- Fox Sports World (became Fox Soccer Channel)
- Home Theater Network (HTN)
- Kaleidoscope - Channel for the disabled. Appears to be off the air.
- Main Street TV
- Midwest Sports Channel (MSC) - became Fox Sports North
- New Abilities TV Network - Free-to-air satellite channel showing classic movies / series and talk shows. Ran by For the People radio show host Chuck Harder. Existed briefly in the mid-2000's.
- NewSport
- Newsworld International (sold and became Current TV)
- ON-TV
- PBS Kids (re-branded as PBS Kids Sprout)
- Satellite News Channel (SNC) - news, a joint venture between ABC and Group W
- SelecTV
- Sportsvision
- Spotlight (premium movies)
- SuperTV
- Syndicated Entertainment Television
- TechTV (purchased by Comcast and merged with G4 in 2004)
- Tempo Television (aka Satellite Programming Network, or SPN)
- The Football Network
- VH1 Mega Hits - ceased programming in 2005 and replaced by Logo
- Wometco Home Theater
- WOR EMI Service (National version of New York City's WWOR-TV