List of Optus Television channels

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Below is a list of channels on the Optus Television Featuring Foxtel Service.

Entertainment

EPG no.	Channel name	Broadcast hours	Subscription package
\|100	Channel Nine	24 hours	Free
\|101	TV1	24 hours	Base
\|102	ABC TV	24 hours	Free
\|103	UK.TV	24 hours	Living
\|104	SBS TV	24 hours	Free
\|105	Arena	24 hours	Base
\|106	The LifeStyle Channel	24 hours	Living
\|107	Channel Seven	24 hours	Free
\|108	FOX8	24 hours	Base
\|110	Channel Ten	24 hours	Free
\|112	FOX Classics	24 hours	Base
\|113	The Comedy Channel	24 hours	Living
\|114	W.	24 hours	Living
\|115	Bio.	24 hours	Quest
\|115	Hallmark Channel	24 hours	Living
\|117	LifeStyle Food	24 hours	Living
\|118	HOW TO Channel	24 hours	Quest
\|120	Foxtel Box Office Movie PREview Channel	24 hours	Base
\|121	E!	24 hours	Living
\|123	Fashion TV	24 hours	Base
\|125	Ovation	24 hours	Quest
\|126	ABC2	Closed overnights	Free
\|132	Sci Fi Channel	24 hours	Living
\|150	FOX8 +2	24 hours	Base
\|151	TV1 +2	24 hours	Base
\|152	FOX Classics +2	24 hours	Base
\|153	The Comedy Channel +2	24 hours	Living
\|154	Arena +2	24 hours	Base
\|155	W. +2	24 hours	Living
\|156	UK.TV +2	24 hours	Living
\|157	The LifeStyle Channel +2	24 hours	Living
\|176	TVSN	24 hours	Base
\|177	Expo Channel	24 hours	Base
\|180	National Indigenous Television	24 hours	Base
\|182	Australian Christian Channel	24 hours	Base
\|183	Aurora Community Television	24 hours	Base

Movies

EPG no.	Channel name	Broadcast hours	Subscription package
\|401	Showtime	24 hours	Total Movies
\|402	Showtime 2	24 hours	Total Movies
\|403	Showcase	24 hours	Total Movies
\|404	Showtime Greats	24 hours	Total Movies
\|411	Movie One	24 hours	Movies
\|412	Movie Two	24 hours	Movies
\|413	Movie Extra	24 hours	Movies
\|415	Movie Greats	24 hours	Movies
\|417	Turner Classic Movies	24 hours	Total Movies
\|419	World Movies	24 hours	Movies

Sports

EPG no.	Channel name	Notes	Broadcast hours	Subscription package
\|500	Interactive Sports Selector	Active - sports channel selector	24 hours	Base
\|501	FOX Sports 1		24 hours	Total Sport
\|502	FOX Sports 2		24 hours	Total Sport
\|503	FOX Sports 3		24 hours	Total Sport
\|508	ESPN Australia		24 hours	Total Sport
\|513	FoxSportsNews		24 hours	Base
\|514	Eurosportnews		24 hours	Base
\|516	FUEL TV		24 hours	Total Sport
\|517	Nat Geo Adventure		24 hours	Total Sport
\|518	Main Event		PPV dependent	Pay Per View Events
\|519	Sky Racing		24 hours	Base
\|522	TVN		24 hours	Total Sport

Interactive gaming

EPG no.	Channel name	Notes	Broadcast hours	Timeshifted	Widescreen	Subscription package	Pay-per-view	HD
\|555	Gamesworld	Active - gaming	24 hours			Base

News and documentaries

EPG no.	Channel name	Broadcast hours	Subscription package
\|601	Sky News Australia	24 hours	Base
\|603	The Weather Channel	24 hours	Base
\|604	FOX News Channel	24 hours	Base
\|605	CNN International	24 hours	Base
\|606	BBC World	24 hours	Base
\|608	The History Channel	24 hours	Quest
\|610	Discovery Channel	24 hours	Base
\|612	National Geographic Channel	24 hours	Base
\|615	Animal Planet	24 hours	Fun and Quest
\|617	Crime and Investigation Network	24 hours	Quest
\|638	Discovery Science Channel	24 hours	Quest
\|640	Discovery Home and Health Channel	24 hours	Quest
\|646	Discovery Travel and Living Channel	24 hours	Living
\|648	SBS World News Channel	24 hours	Free
\|650	Bloomberg Television	24 hours	Base
\|652	CNBC Australia	24 hours	Base

Kids and family

EPG no.	Channel name	Broadcast hours	Subscription package
\|701	Nickelodeon	24 hours	Base
\|703	Nick Jr.	24 hours	Fun
\|707	Disney Channel	24 hours	Base
\|709	PlayHouse Disney Channel	24 hours	Fun
\|713	Cartoon Network	24 hours	Base
\|715	Boomerang	24 hours	Fun

Music

EPG no.	Channel name	Broadcast hours	Subscription package
\|801	Channel [V]	24 Hours	Base
\|803	[[Channel V²\|Channel [V]²]]	24 hours	Fun
\|805	MAX	24 hours	Base
\|808	MTV	24 hours	Fun
\|810	VH1	24 hours	Fun
\|812	TMF	24 hours	Fun
\|815	Country Music Channel	24 hours	Base

Digital audio

EPG no.	Channel name	Notes	Broadcast hours	Subscription package
\|830	Air Active	Access to Hits, Radio 2, Pop, Groove, Rock, Jukebox, New Wave, Home Grown, Urban, Dance, Anthem, Soul, Easy, Lounge, Café, Spa, Blues, Light Classical, Soundtracks, Crooners, Today’s Country, Classic Country, BBC World Service, Special Events, Edge, '70s, '80s, Alt-rock, Classic R&B, News and More	24 hours	Base
\|867	SBS AM		24 hours	Base
\|868	SBS FM		24 hours	Base
\|875	ABC NewsRadio		24 hours	Base
\|877	ABC Radio National		24 hours	Base
\|878	ABC Local Radio (Metropolitan station)		24 hours	Base
\|879	ABC Local Radio (Rural station)		24 hours	Base
\|882	ABC Classic FM		24 hours	Base
\|883	ABC Triple J		24 hours	Base
\|884	ABC DiG		24 hours	Base
\|885	ABC DiG Jazz		24 hours	Base

Foxtel Box Office (Pay per view movies)

EPG no.	Channel name	Notes	Broadcast hours	Timeshifted	Widescreen	Subscription package	Pay-per-view	HD
\|901 - 926	Foxtel Box Office		24 hours			Pay Per View Events

Special interest

EPG no.	Channel name	Notes	Broadcast hours	Subscription package
\|180	NITV (National Indigenous Television)	Indigenous television	24 hours	Base
\|941	Antenna	Foreign language - Greek	24 hours	Foreign Language Add-on
\|942	RAI International (Radiotelevisione Italiana)	Foreign language - Italian	24 hours	Foreign Language Add-on
\|943	ART	Foreign language - Arabic	24 hours	Foreign Language Add-on
\|945	LBC	Foreign language - Lebanese Arabic	24 hours	Foreign Language Add-on
\|960	Adults Only Select 1	Restricted to adults years 18 and over.	24 hours	Adult PPV
\|961	Adults Only Select 2	Restricted to adults years 18 and over.	24 hours	Adult PPV

Other

EPG no.	Channel name	Broadcast hours	Widescreen	Subscription package
\|998	Modem Connection Test Channel	24 hours	N/A	N/A
\|999	Foxtel Digital Help	24 hours		Get Started

Future channels

Sky News Business Channel - starting January 2008

External links

Official Optus Television website

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Main Menu

List of Optus Television channels

Entertainment

Movies

Sports

Interactive gaming

News and documentaries

Kids and family

Music

Digital audio

Foxtel Box Office (Pay per view movies)

Special interest

Other

Future channels

Defunct channels

External links

List of Optus Television channels

Entertainment

Movies

Sports

Interactive gaming

News and documentaries

Kids and family

Music

Digital audio

Foxtel Box Office (Pay per view movies)

Special interest

Other

Future channels

Defunct channels

External links

See Also

List of Austar channels

List of Foxtel channels

UBI World TV

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