What Channel Is CBS?
by Mark Chen | Updated 7/4/23
It can be difficult to find the right CBS channel number.
For most service providers, CBS is on different channel numbers depending on where you live. There’s no easy guide to see what channel CBS is in your city.
Until now – we’ve done research for the major cable and satellite providers to find out where CBS is in the biggest cities where they operate.
Take a look below to find out where CBS is where you live.
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DirecTV CBS Channel
You can watch the CBS Channel on DirecTV on channels 390 and 391.
There’s lowered numbered channels where CBS will be on but each of these channels is different depending on which city you live in.
It’s a legacy from when TV just started when channels were broadcast over the airwaves and you had to add foil to your bunny ears and shake them to get a signal.
We’ve done the research and found you all the channels you can watch CBS on DIRECTV below.
| DIRECTV CBS Guide | |||
Location | Channel | Location | Channel |
| Birmingham | 42, 390, 391 | Baltimore | 13, 390, 391 |
| Little Rock | 11, 390, 391 | Detroit | 62, 390, 391 |
| Yuma | 13, 390, 391 | Minneapolis | 4, 390, 391 |
| Phoenix | 5, 390, 391 | St. Louis | 4, 390, 391 |
| Los Angeles | 2, 390, 391 | Charlotte | 3, 390, 391 |
| San Diego | 8, 390, 391 | Omaha | 3, 390, 391 |
| Bakersfield | 29, 390, 391 | Albuquerque | 13, 390, 391 |
| Fresno | 47, 390, 391 | Las Vegas | 8, 390, 391 |
| San Francisco | 5, 390, 391 | New York | 2, 390, 391 |
| Sacramento | 13, 390, 391 | Columbus | 10, 390, 391 |
| Colorado Springs | 11, 390, 391 | Oklahoma City | 9, 390, 391 |
| Denver | 4, 390, 391 | Portland | 6, 390, 391 |
| Washington DC | 9, 390, 391 | Philadelphia | 3, 390, 391 |
| Jacksonville | 47, 390, 391 | Memphis | 3, 390, 391 |
| Fort Worth | 11, 390, 391 | Nashville | 5, 390, 391 |
| Miami | 4, 390, 391 | San Antonio | 5, 390, 391 |
| Tampa | 10, 390, 391 | El Paso | 4, 390, 391 |
| Orlando | 6, 390, 391 | Brownsville | 4, 390, 391 |
| Atlanta | 46, 390, 391 | Dallas | 11, 390, 391 |
| Honolulu | 9, 390, 391 | Houston | 11, 390, 391 |
| Chicago | 2, 390, 391 | Austin | 42, 390, 391 |
| Kansas City | 5, 390, 391 | Norfolk | 3, 390, 391 |
| Louisville | 4, 32, 390, 391 | Seattle | 7, 390, 391 |
| New Orleans | 4, 390, 391 | Boston | 4, 390, 391 |
What Channel is CBS On Dish Network
It’s a lot harder to find the right channel for CBS on Dish Network compared to Directv.
That’s because Dish doesn’t have a farther-out channel that’s standard for CBS. For the rest of the channels besides the broadcast channels on Dish, that’s the case.
Another thing that makes it harder is that there’s usually only one channel where you can find CBS.
Thankfully, it’s usually one of the first channels on your TV guide. There’s some benefits to starting your channel first.
Below, check out where you can find CBS on Dish Network. We looked at the biggest cities to find out where the channel is currently located.
| CBS on Dish | |||
Location | Channel | Location | Channel |
| Phoenix | 5 | Atlanta | 46 |
| Yuma | 13 | Chicago | 2 |
| San Francisco | 5 | New Orleans | 4 |
| Bakersfield | 29 | Boston | 4 |
| San Diego | 8 | Detroit | 62 |
| Fresno | 47 | Las Vegas | 8 |
| Sacramento | 13 | New York | 2 |
| Los Angeles | 2 | Philadelphia | 3 |
| Denver | 4 | Memphis | 3 |
| Colorado Springs | 11 | Nashville | 5 |
| Washington DC | 9 | El Paso | 4 |
| Jacksonville | 47 | Houston | 11 |
| Fort Worth | 11 | Brownsville | 4 |
| Miami | 4 | San Antonio | 5 |
| Tampa | 10, 5151, 8691 | Austin | 42 |
| Orlando | 6 | Dallas | 11 |
CBS Channel Number On Spectrum
CBS is on a different channel number on Spectrum depending on where you live.
For example, it’s on Channel 2 in Los Angeles but on Channel 8 in San Diego.
One thing that makes it even more confusing is that there’s sometimes multiple channels where you can watch CBS.
The situation on Spectrum is more complicated because Spectrum is the product of a bunch of mergers over the decades.
They haven’t created a good channel guide for CBS and the other channels that they have so we did it for them.
Find the right channel for the CBS Channel on Spectrum in your city below.
| Spectrum CBS Channel List | |||
Location | Channel | Location | Channel |
| Los Angeles | 2, 1209 | San Diego | 8, 1209 |
| Anaheim | 2 | Long Beach | 2, 702 |
| Bakersfield | 7 | Reno | 2, 782 |
| Corpus Christi | 12, 1209 | San Antonio | 5, 1209 |
| Austin | 5, 1209 | El Paso | 3, 1200 |
| Dallas | 11, 781 | Birmingham | 3, 1003 |
| Montgomery | 8, 708 | Lexington | 9 |
| Louisville | 5 | Charlotte | 2, 1209 |
| Durham | 2, 1203 | Raleigh | 6, 1203 |
| Indianapolis | 4, 1004 | Milwaukee | 5, 1005 |
| Kansas City | 3 | Columbus | 10, 912 |
| Cincinnati | 12 | Cleveland | 4, 1004 |
| New York | 2, 1209 | Albany | 6, 1209 |
Xfinity CBS Channel
There’s usually at least 2 channels where you can watch CBS on Xfinity/Comcast.
The first channel is usually a lowered numbered one and the second channel is usually farther out – in the 700-1000 range.
What’s the reason for having two channels? One is HD and one is SD if you’re on an older TV connection.
These channels are often the same if you live in close cities but that doesn’t mean that the channel numbers will be different in Miami vs Orlando.
Like the other satellite and cable providers, the first channel where you can find CBS will usually be a lowered number one.
CBS is still one of the most watched and important channels so it’s never lost its place as one of the first channels on the TV guide.
As with the others, we’ve put the list of channels for CBS on Xfinity below for you.
| Xfinity CBS Channel List | |||
Location | Channel | Location | Channel |
| Seattle | 7, 107 | Cape Coral | 5, 433 |
| Spokane | 2, 102 | Atlanta | 9, 809 |
| Tacoma | 7, 107 | Augusta | 10, 233, 1012 |
| Vancouver | 6, 706 | Charleston | 9, 433 |
| Portland | 6, 706 | Memphis | 3, 803, 1003 |
| Salem | 6, 706 | Nashville | 5, 1005 |
| Eugene | 8, 713 | Knoxville | 5, 1008 |
| Salt Lake City | 2, 654, 1002 | Chattanooga | 13, 433 |
| Provo | 2, 654 | Chicago | 2, 189 |
| Denver | 4, 654 | Fort Wayne | 2, 1002 |
| Colorado Springs | 10, 99, 711 | Detroit | 15, 233, 1014 |
| Boulder | 4, 654, 1004 | Grand Rapids | 3, 233, 1003 |
| Saint Paul | 4, 804 | Richmond | 9, 212, 806 |
| Minneapolis | 4, 804 | Alexandria | 9, 809, 1009 |
| Albuquerque | 13, 212 | Washington DC | 29, 809 |
| Santa Fe | 13, 212 | Baltimore | 23, 212, 813 |
| Las Cruces | 3, 212 | Philadelphia | 3, 803 |
| Little Rock | 10, 1011 | Pittsburgh | 10, 191, 810 |
| Shreveport | 13, 433, 1012 | San Jose | 5, 705 |
| Tallahassee | 9, 433 | San Francisco | 5, 705 |
| Jacksonville | 6, 433 | Fresno | 7, 707 |
| Orlando | 7, 433 | Sacramento | 13, 713 |
| Miami | 4, 433 | Oakland | 5, 705 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 4, 433 | Stockton | 13, 713 |
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