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Upcoming Channel Changes


July 2024
PAC-12 Network will be discontinued on July 1, 2024.

 

Learn about upcoming TV contract renewals ➔

January 2024

  • Smithsonian Channel will be discontinued on January 1, 2024.
  • The following TV Everywhere apps will be discontinued on January 31, 2024: Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., and Paramount. You'll still have uninterrupted access to all the channels' content as part of your subscription.

 

December 2023

  • The following TV Everywhere apps will be discontinued on December 31, 2023: SHOWTIME ANYTIME. You'll still have uninterrupted access to the channel's content as part of your subscription.

     

    January 2023

    • People TV service will be discontinued on January 31, 2023.

     

    October 2022

    • MGM will permanently discontinue operation and distribution of the service in its entirety across all platforms on October 31, 2022.

     

    September 2022

    • As of September 1, 2022, Outside Television, Inc. is permanently discontinuing the delivery of the Outside TV television programming service to all cable operators, including GCI.
    • NBCUniversal will stop broadcasting content on the linear satellite and digital feeds for Olympic Channel SD/HD and replace it with a slate on September 30, 2022. The slate will remain up until Monday, October 10, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern at which time NBCUniversal will deauthorize the transmission signal.

     

    February 2022

    • Root Sports (Ch. 36) has announced the following schedule changes:
     2/9    6:30–10  Coyotes @ Kraken  
     2/10   7:30–9:30  (MLR) Warriors @ Seawolves   
     2/14     5:30–9  Maple Leafs @ Kraken  
     2/17   4:30–8  Kraken @ Jets
     2/19   6:30–10  Kraken @ Flames 
     2/26   5–7  (MLR) Gilgronis @Seawolves
     2/27   6:30–10  Kraken @ Sharks 

    * Territorial restrictions apply and subject to change.

     

    December 2021

    • NBCSN (channel 39; 697) provided notice that they will cease operations on 12/31/2021. Sports events including NASCAR, Premier League, Tour de France and more will now be aired on USA (channel 28; 693).
    • Fusion (channel 141; 741) provided notice that they will cease operations on 12/31/2021.
     

    November 2021

    • As part of our continued transition to Yukon TV, the channels listed below will only be available on Yukon TV according to the listed dates.

    November 2

     20   QVC 
     25  PBS Create
     49/680  Disney Channel
     77/665  VH1
     83/695  Bravo
     84/669  BET
     94  PBS Create
     118  UP
     120  3ABN 
     121  The Hillsong Channel
     122  EWTN
     123  TBN
     124  BYUtv
     125  Smile
     126  Daystar TV
     127  Positiv TV
     136  CMT Music
     137  BET Soul
     139  Logo
     140  BET Jams
     206/744  DIY
     205/757  Crime & Investigation  
     113/745  Olympic Channel
     114/708  Nat Geo Wild
     141/741  Fusion
     143/743  Cooking Channel
     150/750  SEC Network
     306/746  Sportsman Channel
     308/662  MavTV
     314/711  Big Ten Network
     405/619  HBO Comedy
     406/620  HBO Zone
     414/621  ThrillerMAX
     415/622  MovieMAX
     416/623  Cinemax
     417/615  5 StarMAX
     418/624  OuterMAX
     415/600    TMC Xtra
     429  Flix

       

      November 9

       9  MOA 
      18  Credo
      19  KCFT
      27/684  E!
       29/663  TRU TV! 
       33  JEWELRY TV 
       39/697  NBCSN/HD
       40/659  Outdoor Channel
       46/679  Cartoon Network
       48/681  Disney XD
       81/670  Comedy Central
       90  C-SPAN3
       108  TEENick
       112/710  ESPNews
       115  MTV2
       116  NickMusic
       117  MTV Classic 
       131/739  FX Movie
       144/737  Discovery Life
       204/742  Viceland
       207  GAC Family
        208  CNNi
       210  Boomerang
       211  LRW 
       304/712  Golf Channel
       305/747  Outside TV
       307/720  Fox Sports 2
       313  ESPN Classic
       316  PAC12 Arizona
       317  PAC12 Los Angeles
       318  PAC12 Bay Area
       319  PAC12 Oregon
       320  PAC12 Washington
       321  PAC12 Mountain
       427/618  SHO Extreme
       428/617    SHO x BET
       430  SHO Next
       431  SHO Women
       432  Showtime Family Zone  
       642  Smithsonian HD

       

      November 16

       21   HSN 
       36/713  ROOT SPORTS
       41/661  FS1
       86/655  Telemundo Alaska
       91  Antenna TV
       97  PBS Kids
       133  Universal Kids
       151  ACC Network
       209  Military History Channel  
       310  TVG2
       423  Showtime Showcase
       450  EPIX
       512  Starz Encore Family
       514  MoviePlex
       628  HDNet Movies
       641  MGM HD
       783  BRAZZERS TV
       784  BANGU
       787  REALITY KINGS
       901  Event TV
       102/736  OWN
       110/671  AWE
       134/643  ESPNU
       142/738  Z Living
       149/709  MLB Network
       201/714  GSN
       202/706  Ovation
       311/740  FXX
       312/721  Next Level Sports
       315/722  PAC12
       35/627  ESPN2
       350/351  NFL RedZone
       401/603  HBO
       402/610  HBO 2
       403/612  HBO Signature 
       404/611  HBO Family
       407/595  HBO Latino
       411/604  Cinemax
       412/613  MoreMAX
       413/614  ActionMAX
       421/601  Showtime
       422/616  SHO 2
       424/605  The Movie Channel
       501/602  Starz
       502/608  Starz Edge
       503/598  Starz inBlack
       504/606  Starz Kids & Family
       505/599  Starz Cinema
       506/609  Starz Encore
       513/607  Starz Comedy
       515/593  Indieplex
       516/594  Retroplex
       550/551  Playboy Channel
       801–850    Music Choice
       

      October 2021

      • As part of our continued transition to Yukon TV, the channels listed below will only be available on Yukon TV according to the listed dates.

      October 26

       22  ShopHQ
       63/704  Newsmax 
       74/683  Fuse
       85  People TV
       101/755  Discovery Family
       103/690  Science Channel
       104/685  AHC
       111/687  BBC America
       203/635  FYI
       212  Court TV Mystery
       213  Court TV
       214  Grit
       301  Stadium College Sports Atlantic  
       302  Stadium College Sports Central
       303  Stadium College Sports Pacific
       507  Starz Encore Classic
       508  Starz Encore Westerns
       509  Starz Encore suspense
       510/596    Starz Encore action
       511/597  Starz Encore black
       626  ESPN HD
       629  AXStv
       632  MotorTrend
       649  MNT HD
       650  FOX HD (Fairbanks only)
       655  TELEMUNDO Alaska HD
       656  CBS HD
       657  PBS HD
       658  CW HD
       661  Fox Sports 1 HD
       673  Food HD
       674  HGTV HD
       682  Fox News HD
       692  Discovery HD
       693  USA HD
       697  NBCSN HD
       

      September 2021

      • Effective September 27, 2021, ESPN Classic (channel 313) will no longer be available in the Sports and Sports Max packages.
       

      August 2021

      • Effective August 30, 2021, the four pay-per-view services on channel numbers 783, 784, 785, and 787 will no longer be available in Kotzebue and Nome.
       
      783    BRAZZERS
      784  BANGU
      785  VIVID
      787  REALITY KINGS  

       

      June 2021

      • As part of our continued transition to Yukon TV, on June 8, 2021, the channels listed below will only be available on your current TV service in standard definition (SD). HD feeds of these channels will be presented in SD.
      • Your current TV package will be available on Yukon TV which will be launching early June.
      • As a GCI TV customer, we would like to assist in your transition to streaming services. You may be eligible to receive a free streaming device (terms and conditions may apply) — simply contact us at 800-800-4800 or visit one of our retail locations to learn more. 
       
       615   5STARMAXHD
       614     ACTION MAX HD
       604   CINEMAX HD
       623   CINEMAX LATINO HD 
       613   MOREMAX HD
       622   MOVIEMAX HD
       624   OUTERMAX HD
       621   THRILLER MAX HD
       619   HBO COMEDY HD
       611   HBO FAMILY HD
       603   HBO HD
       595   HBO LATINO HD
       612   HBO SIGNITURE HD
       620   HBO ZONE HD
       610   HBO2 HD
       351   NFL REDZONE HD
       551   PLAYBOY TV HD
       633   A&E HD
       689 
       ANIMAL PANET HD
       695   BRAVO HD
       667  CMT HD
       701   CNBC HD
       699   CNN HD
       670   COMEDY HD
       627   ESPN2 HD
       698   FOX BUSINESS HD
       678   FREEFORM HD
       660   FX HD
       735   HALLMARK DRAMA HD
       718   HALLMARK MOVIE HD
       719   HALLMARK MOVIE HD
       702   HEADLINE NEWS HD
       634   HISTORY HD
       675   LIFETIME HD
       676   LMN HD
       700   MSNBC HD
       664   MTV HD
       631   NAT GEO HD
       630   NFL NETWORK HD
       703   ONE AMERICA NEWS HD
       659   OUTDOOR CH HD
       668   PARAMOUNT HD 
       713   ROOT SPORTS HD
       694   SYFY HD
       696   TBS HD
       688   TLC HD
       672   TRAVEL HD
       663   TRU TV HD
       665   VH1 HD
       616   SHOWTIME 2 HD
       618   SHOWTIME EXTREME HD
       601   SHOWTIME HD
       617   SHOWTIME SHOWCASE HD
       605   THE MOVIE CHANNEL HD
       600   TMC XTRA HD
       596   ENCORE ACTION HD
       609   ENCORE HD
       593   INDIEPLEX HD
       594   RETROPLEX HD
       599   STARZ CINEMA HD
       607   STARZ COMEDY HD
       608   STARZ EDGE HD
       602   STARZ HD
       598   STARZ IN BLACK HD
       606   STARZ KIDS & FAMILY HD
       597   STARZENCORE BLACK HD
       687   BBC AMERICA HD
       691   DESTINATION AMERICA HD
       712   GOLF HD
       709   MLB HD
       745   OLYMPIC HD
       690   SCENIC HD
       750   SEC HD

       

      May 2021

      • KJNP (channel 4) in Fairbanks notified GCI that due to technical difficulties they will be off the air for an extended period of time. Once the station resolves the technical issues it will return to GCI TV.

      December 2020

      • On December 31, Music Choice will be changing the way they deliver content and its channels (801–850) will no longer be available in satellite-served locations. This change is not something that GCI has control over. 

      October 2020

      • The following update only applies to the markets listed here: Anchorage, Angoon, Eagle River-Chugiak, Eielson AFB, Fairbanks, Fort Greely, Fort Wainwright, Girdwood, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, North Pole, Palmer, Seward, Sitka, Soldotna, Valdez, Wasilla, Wrangell.
      • We have heard from many of our customers that they would prefer a more modern, efficient streaming service for TV content and we are excited to announce the gradual replacement of our current GCI TV service with our new TV streaming service, Yukon TV! For current GCI TV customers, your current package is available on Yukon TV and you can switch to Yukon TV and get 60 days free! If you want to continue to access this content in HD, please explore Yukon TV or call GCI customer service at 800-800-4800 to make the switch today. As part of our gradual transition to this exciting new viewing experience, beginning Nov. 18, 2020, the HD versions of certain channels, listed below, will only be available on Yukon TV (these networks will currently remain available on the same channels listed below in standard definition, so any recordings set with the ability to record in SD should not be disrupted):

         635   FYI HD
         643   ESPNU HD
         662   MAVTV HD
         669  BET HD
         671  AWE HD
         679   CARTOON NETWORK HD
         680   DISNEY HD
         681   DISNEY XD HD
         683   FUSE HD
         684   E! HD
         685  AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL HD  
         686   INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY HD
         704   NEWSMAX HD
         707   NICKELODEON HD
         705   TCM HD
         706   OVATION HD
         708   NAT GEO WILD HD
         710   ESPNEWS HD
         711   BIG TEN NETWORK HD
         714   GSN HD
         717   OXYGEN HD
         720   FS1 HD
         721   ELEVEN SPORTS HD
         722   PAC12 NETWORK HD
         736  OWN HD 
         737   DISCOVERY LIFE HD
         738   Z LIVING HD
         739   FXM HD
         740   FXX HD
         741   FUSION HD
         742   VICELAND HD
         743   COOKING CHANNEL HD
         744   DIY HD
         746   SPORTSMAN CHANNEL HD
         747   OUTSIDE TV HD
         755   DISCOVERY FAMILY HD
         757   CRIME & INVESTIGATION HD
         907   THIS TV HD

      September 2020

      • NSB School District (channel 14) in Fairbanks will cease operations effective September 1st.

      August 2020

      • CBS will move from channel 11 to channel 5 (656 HD) effective August 13 at the decision of the new network owner. This change takes effect in Anchorage, Utqiagvik, Bethel, Cordova, Girdwood, Homer, Kenai, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Mat-Su, Nome, and Seward. HD not available in all areas.
      • MyNetwork TV (MTN) will move from channel 5 to channel 11 (649 HD) effective August 13 at the decision of the network owner. This change takes effect in Anchorage, Utqiagvik, Bethel, Cordova, Girdwood, Homer, Kenai, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Mat-Su, Nome, and Seward. HD not available in all areas.
      • BET (channel 84) will no longer be available in Utqiagvik, Bethel, and Nome effective August 1 as BET is moving to a satellite that is not visible in these communities.
      • Z Living (ch 142) will no longer be available in Cordova effective August 1 due to a delivery change by the Z Living network.

      June 2020

      • Havoc (channel 309) - will no longer be available in the Sports pack effective Sunday, June 7. Videos are available at http://www.havoc.tv/

      March 2020

      • NatGeo Wild (channel 114, 708 HD) is coming to Homer and Seward channel line-ups effective Monday, March 23rd.

      April 2020

      • ESPN Bases Loaded/Goal Line (channel 330) is ceasing operations effective April 30 and will no longer be part of the Sports package.
      • Cheddar News (channel 70) - will no longer be available in GCI TV packages effective Thursday, April 30. News and videos are available at https://cheddar.com

      February 2020

      • JUCE (channel 127) is changing its name to Positiv TV effective immediately. The programming will continue to be inspirational, faith, and family-oriented movies and shows.

      November 2019

      • Effective 11/15/2019 Z Living (channel 142) will no longer be available in Cordova. Z Living is moving to a satellite that is not visible in the area. 

       October 2019

      • Effective 10/31/2019 Music Choice Play (channel 800) will no longer be included in the Music Choice TV channel lineup. Residential customers can still access Music Choice Play through the Music Choice App via TiVo or any mobile device. 

      September 2019

      • Effective September 30th, iNDemand Pay-Per-View channels 780, 781, 782, 903 will no longer be available
      • Effective September 1st KTUU is changing channel 92 from Justice Network to Heroes and Icons, which features classic TV shows like Rawhide, Nash Bridges, Star Trek, NYPD Blue, Batman, Hill Street Blues and more.

      August 2019

      • EVINE Live (channel 22) is changing to ShopHQ effective Wednesday, August 21st.
      • For Bethel, Cordova, Kotzebue, Nome, and Utqiagvik effective Thursday, August 29th Hallmark Channel will only be available on channel 52 and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will only be available on channel 53 starting August 31, 2019

      January 2019

      • Z Living (channel 142; 738 HD) - Z Living has changed their plan and they will continue operations and be available on GCI TV packages.

      November 2018

      • Velocity (channel 632 - HD Package) is changing its name to Motor Trend Network on Friday, November 23. Tune in for all your favorite motor sports action.

      July 2018

      • C-SPAN3 (channel 90) - will launch on Friday, July 20th in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Fort Greely, Girdwood, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Mat-Su, Petersburg, Seward, Sitka, Valdez, and Wrangell. Tune in July 21st and 22nd to watch Alaska programming, filmed during the recent C-SPAN bus tour.