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®
Channel Comparison
Guide
Updated as of April 2022 – BC
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*This guide is provided for convenience only, channel
numbers are subject to change anytime without notice.
Major network
TELUS
Channel
#
Shaw
Channel
#
CBC
100 102
CTV
101 104
Global
104 101
Entertainment
TELUS
Channel
#
Shaw
Channel
#
A&E
300 444
Showcase
301 441
Movies & series
TELUS
Channel
#
Shaw
Channel
#
HBO
400 472
Crave
406 -
409
473 -
475
Super Channel
417 -
420
481 -
484
Comedy & music
TELUS
Channel
#
Shaw
Channel
#
CTV Comedy Channel
501 446
CMT
555 505
Much
557 501
Premium sports
TELUS
Channel
#
Shaw
Channel
#
NHL Center Ice
1101 -
1115
621 -
636
NFL Sunday Ticket
1501 -
1516
642 -
657
NBA League Pass
937 223
French
TELUS
Channel
#
Shaw
Channel
#
TVA
8006 802
RDS
2081 811
Yoopa
2032 821
Multicultural
TELUS
Channel
#
Shaw
Channel
#
Fairchild TV
2801 907
Asian Television
Network
2303 951
The Filipino Channel
2602 931
Kids & family
TELUS
Channel
#
Shaw
Channel
#
Treehouse
601 301
Disney Junior
602 303
Learning
TELUS
Channel
#
Shaw
Channel
#
Discovery
701 425
History
705 421
Documentary
731 553
News
TELUS
Channel
#
Shaw
Channel
#
CBC News
800 251
CNN
802 254
MSNBC
804 258
Sports & PPV
TELUS
Channel
#
Shaw
Channel
#
TSN
900
-904
211 -
215
Sportsnet
911 -
918
201 -
208
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Channel Name
TELUS
Channel #
Shaw
Channel #
Shaw Direct Novus
Novus
Beam TV
Bell Satellite
TV
Global BC HD
104, 114, 115,
9116
101 212 11 / 172 103 1152
CBC Vancouver HD 100 / 205 102 213 3 / 170 100 1150
City Vancouver HD (CKVUD) 106 103 216 13 / 173 105 1153
CTV BC HD 101 104 214 9 / 171 101 1151
OMNI Pacific 119 106 226 8 / 179 / 184 107 / 122 1155
Joytv 123 107 – 10 109 656
CTV Two Vancouver Island HD 102 108 215 32 / 169 102 1154
CHEK Victoria HD 121 109 217 6 108 255
Knowledge Network HD 117 110 223 5 / 185 106 268
ABC Seattle HD 131 111 237 21 / 150 113 1211
CBS Seattle HD 133 112 238 15 / 151 114 1212
FOX Seattle HD 137 113 239 23 / 152 116 1213
NBC Seattle HD 135 114 240 16 / 153 115 1210
PBS Seattle HD 139 115 241 27 / 154 117 1214
Global Edmonton HD 222 121 191 – – –
Global Toronto HD 221 122 131 176 203 –
Global Halifax (CHNB-DT) 9220 123 101 – – –
CBC Ottawa HD – 124 144 – – 1040
City Toronto HD (CITYDT) 230 125 135 177 204 –
CTV Calgary HD 213 126 198 – – –
CTV Winnipeg HD 208 127 163 – – –
CTV Toronto HD 211 129 133 175 202 –
CTV Two Ottawa (CHRO) – 130 146 – – –
CTV Halifax 210 131 103 – – –
NTV Newfoundland 240 132 112 – – 1008
ABC Detroit HD 250 141 231 155 / 280 205 –
CBS Detroit HD 255 142 232 156 / 281 201 –
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Channel Name
TELUS
Channel #
Shaw
Channel #
Shaw Direct Novus
Novus
Beam TV
Bell Satellite
TV
FOX Detriot / Rochester HD 265 143 233 157 / 282 208 –
NBC Detroit HD 260 144 234 158 / 283 206 –
PBS Detroit 270 145 235 159 / 279 207 –
KTLA 5 CW Los Angeles 145 151 246 91 / 285 121 1238
WGN Chicago HD 152 245 160 / 286 120 1232
myTV38 (WSBK Boston) 280 154 243 90 / 284 209 1234
PIX11 (WPIX New York) HD 286 155 244 92 / 287 210 1236
CW 11 Tacoma (KSTW) HD 285 156 – 14 119 –
MeTV (KVOS Seattle) 141 157 – 12 118 –
TSC Today's Shopping Choice 129 191 418 17 112 660
The Frame HD
–
(Shaw
proprietary)
199 298 – – –
Sportsnet
911 - 918 /
921
201 - 208
301 - 36 /
328
22 / 67 / 126
- 130 / 226 -
228 / 237
907 - 915 1405 - 1414
TSN 900 - 904 211 - 215 311 - 315
30 /
120 - 124 /
218 - 221
900 - 904 1400 - 1404
Golf Channel HD 925 221 316
53 / 132 /
229
920 1428
NFL Network 926 222 317 136 / 222 921 1419
NBA TV Canada 937 223 318 133 / 238 922 1418
Big Ten Network (BTN) HD
–
(Shaw
proprietary)
224 298 – – –
ESPN Classic Canada 951 225 327 232 924 –
Fight Network 945 226 323 233 923 1445
Sportsman Canada 361 227 325 235 927 419
Wild TV 359 228 326 – – 389
WWE Network 947 229 330 137 928 1446
beIN Sports HD 983 231 329 134 925 1412
Fox Sports Racing 960 233 336 55 / 135 926 421 / 1421
Channel Name
TELUS
Channel #
Shaw
Channel #
Shaw Direct Novus
Novus
Beam TV
Bell Satellite
TV
REV TV Canada 962 234 324 – – 1413
CBC News Network HD 800 251 255 26 / 182 800 1564
CTV News Channel HD 801 252 256 59 / 183 802 1562
BC 1 HD 845 253 211 180 / 217 801 –
CNN HD 802 254 258 33 / 161 803 511 / 1578
FOX News 811 255 262 265 806 1213
BBC World News 821 256 263 260 811 510
BNN Bloomberg HD 815 257 257 58 / 181 807 1568
MSNBC 804 258 260 263 804 1588
CNBC HD 806 259 261 266 805 509
HLN HD 819 261 259 37 810 1579
CPAC HD 841 262 254 65 814 512 / 1583
BC Legislature 843 263 224 73 / 267 815 –
Weather Network HD 128 272 252 18 111 505 / 1569
Treehouse 601 301 351 56 602 1640
Family Junior 603 302 353 188 / 297 612 549
Disney Junior 602 303 352 295 606 1651
Nickelodeon 614 304 361 293 616 559
Teletoon 622 / 623 311 372 / 373 43 / 292 617 / 618 555
YTV HD 9600 312 362 25 / 193 600 552 / 1646
YTV (West) 600 313 363 25 / 193 600 552 / 1646
CHRGD HD 618 / 619 314 365 187 / 296 614 1648
Disney Channel HD 606 / 607 315 366 190 / 298 604 1649
Disney XD HD 616 316 364 192 / 299 608 1652
Cartoon Network (West) 627 317 374 294 620 564
Family HD (East) 604 331 367 186 / 291 610 1642
Family (West) HD 605 332 268 187 / 291 610 1642
ABC Spark 327 333 371 252 316 1650
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Channel Name
TELUS
Channel #
Shaw
Channel #
Shaw Direct Novus
Novus
Beam TV
Bell Satellite
TV
Food Network HD 313 401 401 52 / 168 313 1706
HGTV HD 306 402 403 46 / 110 308 1703
DIY 311 403 404 212 311 607
Slice HD 331 404 416 28 / 167 318 1704
W Network HD (West) 329 / 9329 405 411 / 412 19 / 166 317 1705
Lifetime HD 386 406 413 165 / 250 351 1707
The Learning Channel
(TLC) HD
304 407 421
54 / 105 /
215
306 1603
E! 333 408 417 42 320 1736
Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) 341 409 414 216 324 1711
TSC Today's Shopping Choice 129 419 418 17 112 660
History HD 705 421 441 44 / 111 707 1605
History (West) 704 422 442 – 707 1605
H2 HD 706 423 443 116 / 204 709 629
Smithsonian Channel HD 715 424 461 109 712 1629
Discovery HD 701 425 445 50 / 115 704 1602
Discovery Velocity HD 711 426 455 100 706 1601
Discovery Science 702 427 446 99 / 272 705 1606
Investigation Discovery 378 428 450 98 / 270 349 1714
National Geographic HD 700 429 447 103 / 273 700 1609
Nat Geo WILD HD 723 430 448 114 / 278 702 1610
Love Nature 713 / 714 431 464 107 711 / 4001 1625
Animal Planet HD 721 432 449 118 / 271 714 1612
Showcase HD 301 441 424 60 / 104 303 1726
CTV Drama Channel 302 442 425 40 305 1734
FX HD 393 443 429 148 414 1290
A&E HD 300 444 422 34 / 101 300 1721
CTV Sci-Fi Channel HD 392 445 423 45 357 1746
Channel Name
TELUS
Channel #
Shaw
Channel #
Shaw Direct Novus
Novus
Beam TV
Bell Satellite
TV
CTV Comedy Channel
(West) HD
501 446 426 57 500 626
FXX HD 394 447 430 – 415 1291
AMC HD 303 451 494
38 / 145 /
239
416 1281
MovieTime HD 445 452 493 142 / 254 418 1285
Cooking Channel Canada HD 317 453 402 259 314 1709
Adult Swim HD 449 454 428 249 419 334
BBC First 375 455 – 106 504 1623
Rewind 457 456 – – – –
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) 462 457 491 51 / 251 423 1283
Silver Screen Classics 460 458 – – – 337
HBO 2 HD 400 / 401 472 514 / 515 141 / 243 401 / 402 1258 / 1259
Crave 406 - 409 473 - 475 516 - 518
138 - 140
240 - 242
403 - 406
1251, 1252,
1253, 1258,
1259, 1261,
1262, 303
STARZ 431 - 432 477 - 478 519 - 522 244 - 245 412 - 413 1256, 1265
Super Channel Fuse 417 481 531 143 / 255 407 1277
Super Channel Heart & Home 418 482 532 144 / 256 408 1278
Super Channel Vault 419 483 533 257 409 1279
GINX eSports TV Canada 420 484 534 258 410 1280
Hollywood Suite 70s HD 426 485 501 – 427 1270
Hollywood Suite 80s HD 427 486 502 – 428 1271
Hollywood Suite 90s HD 428 487 503 – 429 1272
Hollywood Suite 00s HD 429 488 504 – 430 1273
Much HD 557 501 427 29 / 194 507 1670
MTV 561 502 471 66 509 581
MTV2 562 503 472 205 510 577
A.Side – 504 475 – 514 –
CMT HD 555 505 473 31 506 575
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Channel Name
TELUS
Channel #
Shaw
Channel #
Shaw Direct Novus
Novus
Beam TV
Bell Satellite
TV
Stingray RETRO 582 506 478 – – 893
Stingray LOUD 581 507 477 – – 580
BET 565 510 474 41 511 576
Out TV 347 523 435 207 325 609
One 349 524 420 210 326 606
TSC Today's Shopping Choice 129 525 418 17 112 660
BBC Earth – 526 463 108 356 1627
Paramount Network 390 527 434
35 / 162 /
201
355 628
OLN 357 528 431 49 328 1411
BBC Canada 821 531 263 260 – 510
Crime + Investigation 380 532 450 206 350 638
Dejaview 506 533 484 246 502 636
Game Show Network (GSN) 370 534 482 200 329 1732
Game TV 372 535 483 213 330 N/A
DTOUR HD 504 551 432 48 / 164 501 1728
Travel + Escape (T+E) 717 552 466 209 713 527
Documentary HD 731 553 452 117 / 247 715 1310
Makeful 319 555 465 – 331 530
CTV Life Channel HD 315 556 405 214 315 1708
Cottage Life 355 557 453 262 327 1730
Vision TV 871 571 281 24 816 1161
Daystar 872 572 283 – – 650
EWTN 874 573 285 – – –
Salt + Light 873 574 284 – – –
APTN HD 125 581 253 20 / 178 110 270 / 1197
APTN (West) 9125 582 264 – – 271 / 1197
AMItv West 888 / 9125 591 888 – 888 48 / 1002
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Channel Name
TELUS
Channel #
Shaw
Channel #
Shaw Direct Novus
Novus
Beam TV
Bell Satellite
TV
AMI audio West 889 592 825 – 889 49
NHL Centre Ice 1101 - 1115 621 -636 601 – – 1451 - 1461
NFL Sunday Ticket 1501 - 1516 642 - 657 621 441 - 454 961 - 970 1540 - 1548
NBA League Pass 1401 - 1409 658 - 671 – – –
474, 475,
1418, 1471 -
1479
Playboy TV (Subscription) 5505 691 671 502 3001 780
Exxxtasy (Subscription) 5501 692 672 501 3000 775
Penthouse TV 5511 693 674 – – 776
Red Hot TV 5515 694 673 503 3003 777
Stingray Music Channels
7000s +
Stingray app
701 - 762 – 900s 2000s 900s
Multicultural Channels Multicultural Channels
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Channel Name
TELUS
Channel #
Shaw
Channel #
Shaw Direct Novus
Novus Beam
TV
Bell Satellite
TV
ICI Tele Colombie-Britannique
(CBUFT)
2001 801 733 – – 232
TVA West (CFTM) 8006 802 734 70 1013 193
TV5 (West) 2090 803 737 358 1012 145
RDS 2081 811 751 356 1008 1880
RDI 2053 812 742 72 1000 1882
Le Canal Nouvelles (LCN) 2055 813 743 359 1010 1887
CPAC (French) 2051 814 254 65 814 1838 / 149
Yoopa 2032 821 764 – – 1874
Historia 2017 823 7 74 350 1002 1862
Canal D 2008 824 775 354 1006 129
Evasion 2015 825 778 352 1004 134
UNIS (West) 2088 826 736 360 1011 150
Z 2019 827 776 353 1005 131
Series+ 2059 828 771 351 1003 132
Prise 2 – 829 783 – – 153
ici ARTV 2011 830 777 357 1009 143
AMI-tele 2288 891 889 887 1014 50
CCTV-4 2857 902 – – – –
Hunan TV 2862 903 – – – –
Beijing TV 2855 904 – – – –
Talentvision 2831 905 – 332 1023 719
Fairchild Television 2801 907 804 331 1022 717
Fairchild East 2802 908 – 330 1021 717
Fairchild TV 2 HD 2803 909 – 329 1020 721
New Tang Dynasty Television
(NTD)
2863 910 – 340 1024 –
Phoenix Television 2835 911 – 341 1025 715
LS Times TV 2810 912 – 343 1026 677
The Filipino Channel (TFC) 2602 931 – – – 725
GMA Pinoy TV 2610 932 – – – 723
Filipino TV (FTV) 2601 933 – 345 1038 725
Kapatid TV5 2605 934 737 358 1012 1835
Channel Name
TELUS
Channel #
Shaw
Channel #
Shaw Direct Novus
Novus Beam
TV
Bell Satellite
TV
All TV K 2912 935 – – – –
TVJapan 2921 936 – 337 1035 –
VGN TV - Vietnamese Global
Network
2901 937 – – – –
Asian Television Network (ATN) 2303 951 805 333 1039 702
ATN Life 2340 952 – – – –
Zee TV 2318 953 – – 1045 679
SABTV 2325 954 – – – –
Sony Entertainment Television 2310 955 806 – – 729
B4U Movies 2390 956 808 – – 706
Aapka Colors 2315 957 807 – – 680
ATN Alpha ETC Punjabi 2420 958 – – – 704
PTC Punjabi 2426 959 – – – 690
Channel Punjabi 2423 960 – – – 704
AAJ TAK 2358 961 – – – –
ATN NDTV 24x7 2363 962 – – – 727
ATN PM1 2425 963 – – – –
ATN Food Food 2341 964 – – – –
NDTV 2363 966 – – – 727
Cricket Plus 2370 980 – – – –
Commonwealth Broadcasting
Network (CBN)
2371 981 – – – 730
Abu Dhabi TV 2501 982 – – – –
Al Jazeera English (AJE) 825 983 – 268 812 516
Univision Canada 2661 984 – – 1051 699
TLN (Telelatino) – 985 801 339 1037 700
ProSieben Sat.1 Welt 2971 986 – – – 710
DW (Deutsche+) 2973 987 – – 1052 709
Odyssey (OTN) 2941 988 803 338 1036 713
Polskie 1 Radio 7405 990 – – – 987
Polskie 3 Radio 7406 991 – – – 988
Rai Italia 2653 992 802 – – 701
RTVi 2932 993 – – – 722
RT (Russia Today) 2931 994 – – – 517