Find out if the Cox Contour TV Preferred package is right for you with our channel lineup guide.
140+ local and cable channels
Cox Contour TV Preferred
Editorial rating (3.0/5)
$115.00/mo.
AMC, Bravo, ESPN, and more included
Add-ons available
No premium channels
Expensive
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Contour TV Preferred is Cox’s middle-of-the-road TV plan. It comes with over 140 local and cable channels, including USA Network and Disney Channel.
Unfortunately, Preferred doesn’t come with premium channels like HBO®, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME®, or CINEMAX®, so be sure to double-check the table below for your favorite channels before you sign up.
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Cox Contour TV Preferred channels
Channel | Contour TV Preferred (140+ channels) |
---|---|
Local channels | ✔ |
A&E | ✔ |
ACC Network | — |
ActionMax | Optional |
Africa Channel | — |
AMC | ✔ |
American Heroes Channel | — |
Animal Planet | ✔ |
Aspire | ✔ |
BabyFirstTV | — |
BBC America | — |
BET | ✔ |
Boomerang | — |
Bounce TV | ✔ |
Bravo | ✔ |
BYUtv | ✔ |
C-SPAN | ✔ |
C-SPAN 2 | ✔ |
C-SPAN 3 | ✔ |
Cartoon Network / Adult Swim | ✔ |
CBS Sports Network | — |
CMT | ✔ |
CNBC | ✔ |
CNN | ✔ |
CNN en Español | — |
CINEMAX® | Optional |
Comedy Central | ✔ |
COMET TV | ✔ |
Cooking Channel | — |
Cowboy Channel | ✔ |
Crime + Investigation | — |
Daystar | ✔ |
Destination America | — |
Discovery Channel | ✔ |
Discovery Family | — |
Discovery Life | — |
Disney Channel | ✔ |
Disney Junior | — |
Disney XD | — |
E! | ✔ |
ESPN | ✔ |
ESPN2 | ✔ |
ESPNEWS | — |
ESPN Deportes | — |
ESPNU | — |
EWTN | ✔ |
EWTN en Español | — |
Flix | — |
Food Network | ✔ |
FOX Business Network | ✔ |
FOX Deportes | — |
FOX News Channel | ✔ |
FOX Soccer Plus | — |
FOX Sports 1 | ✔ |
Freeform | ✔ |
FX | ✔ |
FXX | ✔ |
FYI | — |
Galavisión | ✔ |
GSN | ✔ |
Hallmark Channel | ✔ |
Hallmark Drama | ✔ |
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries | ✔ |
HBO® | Optional |
Heroes & Icons | ✔ |
HGTV | ✔ |
HISTORY | ✔ |
HLN | ✔ |
HSN | ✔ |
IFC | ✔ |
Impact Network | ✔ |
IndiePlex | — |
INSP | ✔ |
ION | ✔ |
Investigation Discovery | ✔ |
Jewelry Television | ✔ |
Lifetime | ✔ |
Lifetime Real Women | — |
LOGO | — |
Longhorn Network | — |
MeTV | ✔ |
MLB Network | — |
MLB Network Strike Zone | — |
MoreMax | Optional |
MovieMax | Optional |
MSNBC | ✔ |
MTV | ✔ |
MTV2 | — |
MTV Classic | — |
MTV Tr3s | — |
Military History | — |
MOTOR TREND | ✔ |
MoviePlex | ✔ |
Music Choice channels | ✔ |
NBA TV | — |
NBC Universo | — |
NFL Network | — |
NFL RedZone | — |
NHL Network | — |
National Geographic | ✔ |
NatGeo Wild | — |
Newsmax | ✔ |
Nickelodeon / Nick at Nite | ✔ |
Nick Jr. | ✔ |
Nick Music | — |
Nicktoons | — |
Outdoor Channel | — |
OWN | ✔ |
Oxygen | ✔ |
Pac-12 Network | — |
Paramount Network | ✔ |
Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® | Optional |
PBS | ✔ |
PBS Create | ✔ |
PBS Kids | ✔ |
PBS World | ✔ |
Pop | ✔ |
Pursuit | — |
QVC | ✔ |
QVC 2 | ✔ |
QVC 3 | ✔ |
RetroPlex | — |
Science Channel | — |
SEC Network | ✔ |
SEC Network 2 | ✔ |
ShopHQ | ✔ |
Smithsonian | — |
Sportsman Channel | — |
STARZ® | Optional |
SundanceTV | ✔ |
Syfy | ✔ |
TBN | ✔ |
TBS | ✔ |
Telemundo | ✔ |
Turner Classic Movies | ✔ |
TeenNick | — |
Tennis Channel | — |
The CW | ✔ |
The Movie Channel | Optional |
The Movie Channel Xtra | Optional |
The Word Network | ✔ |
ThrillerMax | Optional |
TNT | ✔ |
Travel Channel | ✔ |
truTV | ✔ |
TUDN | — |
TV5Monde | — |
TV Land | ✔ |
TV One | ✔ |
USA Network | ✔ |
UniMás | ✔ |
Universal Kids | — |
Univision | ✔ |
Up | ✔ |
VH1 | ✔ |
VICELAND | — |
WE tv | ✔ |
Weather Channel | ✔ |
World Fishing Network | — |
YurView | ✔ |
Zona Futbol | — |
A note about channel numbers: Cox TV listings—and those of other cable TV providers—vary depending on your area. So if you want to know the channel number for a particular network, the best way to find it is to visit the Cox channel lineup page. If you can’t find it there, contact Cox customer support and ask a rep.
For more details on Cox TV plans, check out our comprehensive review.
Contour TV Preferred add-on packages and channels
Cox offers plenty of add-ons to go along with your Contour TV Preferred package, including premium channels like Max and STARZ.
Max
Price: $16/mo.
Channels included:
- HBO
- Max App
- HBO2
- HBO Comedy
- HBO Family
- HBO Signature
- HBO Zone
- HBO Latino
CINEMAX
Price: $12/mo.
Channels included:
- CINEMAX
- 5StarMax
- ActionMax
- ThrillerMax
- MaxHD
MGM+
Price: $6/mo. for 12 months
Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
Price: $11/mo.
Channels included:
- SHOWTIME
- SHOWTIME 2
- SHOWCASE
- SHOWTIME EXTREME
- SHOWTIME BEYOND
- SHOWTIME NEXT
- SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE
- SHOWTIME WOMEN
- SHOWTIME HD
- SHOWCASE HD
- SHOWTIME EXTREME HD
STARZ
Price: $10/mo.
Channels included:
- STARZ
- STARZ HD
- STARZ Edge
- STARZ Edge HD
- STARZ Cinema
- STARZ Comedy
- STARZ Comedy HD
- STARZ In Black
- STARZ In Black HD
- STARZ Kids & Family
- STARZ Kids & Family HD
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Contour TV Preferred channel packs
Supplement your Contour TV Preferred channel lineup with premium, variety, or sports add-on packages.
Variety Pack
Price: $12/mo.
(Cox Contour Preferred subscription or higher required.)
Channels included:
- BBC America
- BET Her
- Boomerang
- CMT
- Cooking Channel
- Crime & Investigation
- Disney Junior
- Lifetime
- LOGO
- MTV2
- Nicktoons
- STARZ ENCORE Family
Movie Pack
Price: $12/mo.
(Cox Contour Preferred subscription or higher required.)
Channels included:
- FX Movie Channel
- Flix
- IndiePlex
- MGM+
- RetroPlex
- STARZ ENCORE
- STARZ ENCORE Action
- STARZ ENCORE Black
- STARZ ENCORE Classic
- STARZ ENCORE Suspense
- STARZ ENCORE Westerns
- Sundance TV
Sports & Information Pack
Price: $10/mo.
Channels included:
- ACC Network
- CBS Sports Network
- ESPNews
- ESPNU
- FanDuel Racing
- NBA TV
- NFL Network
- NHL Network
- Stadium College Sports Atlantic
- Stadium College Sports Central
- Stadium College Sports Pacific
- Tennis Channel
- Viceland
Sports Pack 2
Price: $10/mo.
Channels included:
- BTN
- Longhorn Network
- MLB Strike Zone
- NBA TV
- NFL Network
- NFL RedZone
- NBC Sports Network
- Outdoor Channel
- PAC 12 Network
- Pursuit Network
- TUDN
- World Fishing Network
- Zona Futbol
Latino Pack
Price: $10/mo.
Channels included:
- Boomerang en Español
- Cine Sony
- CNN en Español
- Discovery en Español
- Discovery Familia
- Disney XD en Español
- FOX Deportes
- Galavisión
- MTV Tr3s
- NBC Universo
- UniMás
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Cox Contour TV Preferred channel lineup FAQ
The Cox Contour TV Preferred package is Cox’s middle TV package, costing $115.00 per month for 140+ local and cable channels.
If you’re looking for premium channels like Paramount+ with SHOWTIME and STARZ, check out the Cox TV Ultimate package which includes these premium channels and more.
Cox’s standalone Contour TV Preferred package with 140+ channels costs $115.00 per month. DVR service/receiver rental ranges from $8.50 to $30.00 per month.
Cox Contour TV Starter costs $61.00 per month for 75+ channels, all of which are local channels. Cox Contour TV Preferred has almost double the amount of channels (140+, both local and cable) for $115.00 per month.
Cox Contour TV Preferred is Cox’s middle TV package, offering 140+ channels (both local and cable) for $115.00 per month.
Cox Contour TV Ultimate is Cox’s top-tier TV package, offering 250+ channels for $152.00 per month. The biggest draw of Contour TV Ultimate is its inclusion of premium channels like HBO, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, and STARZ.
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