March
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yesterday
by
A-B
Need something new to watch? Want to watch for free before adding to your Optik TV lineup? Check back to this article regularly for the latest channel and content additions.
Channel Name |
Channel Number |
Date Range |
CTV Sci-Fi |
Channel 392 HD |
January 31 - Februay 23, 2023 |
Makeful |
Channel 319 HD |
January 30 - April 3, 2023 |
Smithsonian |
Channel 715 HD |
January 30 - April 3, 2023 |
First National |
Channel 3001 SD |
February 24 - Feb 28, 2023 |
Kanal 5 |
Channel 3003 SD |
February 24 - Feb 28, 2023 |
Historia |
Channel 2017 HD |
Jan 1 - Jan 31, 2023 |
Slice |
Channel 331 HD |
Jan 1 - Jan 31, 2023 |
Fairchild, Fairchild 2 HD & Talentvision |
Channels 2802, 2803 & 2831 |
Jan 21 - Feb 17, 2023 |
National Geographic |
Channel 700 HD |
Jan 1 - Jan 31, 2023 |
CMT |
Channel 555 HD |
Dec 1 - Dec 31, 2023 |
NTD TV |
Channel 2863 |
Dec 1 - Mar 1, 2023 |
Hollywood Suite 70s |
Channel 426 HD |
Dec 1 - Jan 5, 2023 |
Hollywood Suite 00s |
Channel 429 HD |
Dec 1 - Jan 5, 2023 |
Hollywood Suite 90s |
Channel 428 HD |
Dec 1 - Jan 5, 2023 |
Hollywood Suite 80s |
Channel 427 HD |
Dec 1 - Jan 5, 2023 |
Food Network
|
Channel 313 HD |
Nov 1 - Nov 30 |
Wild TV |
Channel 359 HD |
Nov 1 - Nov 30 |
Sportsman Channel |
Channel 361 HD |
Nov 1 - Nov 30 |
W Network |
Channel 329 HD |
Nov 1 - Nov 30 |
Love Nature |
Channel 714 4K |
October 31 - January 2 |
BBC First |
Channel 375 |
October 31 - January 2 |
Willow TV |
Channel 2372 HD |
October 18 - November 8 |
ATN Movies |
Channel 2391 HD |
October 1 - 30 |
ATN Sony |
Channel 2310 HD |
October 1 - 31 |
ATN HD |
Channel 2303 HD |
October 1 - 30 |
HGTV |
Channel 301 HD |
October 1 - 31 |
Showcase |
Channel 301 HD |
October 1 - 31 |
Adult Swim |
Channel 449 HD |
September 1 - 30 |
History |
Channel 704 HD |
September 1 - 30 |
GAME+ |
Channel 924 |
September 1 - May 31 2023 |
Series Plus |
Channel 8059 HD |
September 1 - 30 |
ATN Sony Pal |
Channel 2335 |
September 13 - December 13 |
ATN Sony Yay |
Channel 2405 |
September 13 - December 13 |
First National |
3001 |
February 24 - August 31 |
Rev TV |
2654 |
August 18 - September 18 |
REV TV |
962 HD 9962 SD
|
July 1 - July 18 |
Kanal 5 |
3003 SD |
February 24 - August 31 |
ABC Spark |
924 HD |
June 1-30 |
Disney |
95606/9607 SD 606/607 HD |
June 1-30 |
GMA Pinoy |
2610 HD |
June 1-30 |
GMA News TV |
2615 HD |
June 1-30 |
GMA Lite TV |
2611 HD |
June 1-30 |
Slice |
9331 (SD) 331 (HD) |
May 1- May 31 |
DTOUR |
9504 (SD) 504 (HD) |
May 1- May 31 |
VRAK |
8031 (SD) 2031 (HD) |
April 7 - April 28, 2022 |
Out TV |
9347 (SD) 347 (HD) |
April 1 - April 30 |
Willow TV |
2372 |
Mar 25 - May 22, 2022 |
Magnolia Network (Formerly DIY) |
311 |
Mar 28 - May 31, 2022 |
ATN Punjabi |
2420 |
Mar 15 - Apr 15, 2022 |
ATN Punjabi Plus |
2421 |
Mar 15 - Apr 15, 2022 |
ATN PM One |
2425 |
Mar 15 - Apr 15, 2022 |
ATN ABP Sanjha |
2361 |
Mar 15 - Apr 15, 2022 |
ATN HD |
Channel 2303 (HD) 8303 (SD) |
Mar 15 - Apr 15, 2022 |
ATN Life |
2340 |
Mar 15 - Apr 15, 2022 |
Teletoon (English & French) |
Channel 622 (EN) Channel 2033 (FR) |
Mar 1 - Mar 31, 2022 |
Treehouse |
601 |
March 1 - 31, 2022 |
Sportsman Channel |
361 |
March 1 - 15, 2022 |
Documentary Channel |
731 |
March 1 - 31, 2022 |
Salt & Light |
873 |
March 2 - Apr 18, 2022 |
Cottage Life |
355 |
Feb 28 - May 1, 2022 |
5 Kanal |
3003 |
Feb 24 - Mar 28, 2022 |
Family Channel |
605 |
Feb 18 - Mar 31, 2022 |
Family Jr. |
603 |
Feb 18 - Mar 31, 2022 |
Wildbrain (rebrand to CHRGD on March 1) |
618 |
Feb 18 - Mar 31, 2022 |
Makeful |
319 |
Jan 31 - Apr 3, 2022 |
Hi there - I'm kind of new to Telus so I was wondering if this " free preview " list gets updated monthly ???? And if so - where do I find this updated list ??? I know that channel 5 is the Free Preview channel but it seems like this page contained more free previews then the channel did.
Hey Bob! This list is updated every 2 weeks and will show previous free preview channels that have expired as where channel 5 wont. Both will show active free previews 🙂
Hi Amy - thanks for the update. 👍
Hi Amy - was the game+ channel ( #924 here in Vancouver ) on an extended free preview ???? Even though it's not part of one of my theme packs I was getting this channel ever since I switched over to Telus on April 1st. I noticed last week that I even though I could still watch this channel that I was not able to set up a recording past 12 am today. And now I see that the channel has been removed totally. I don't it listed anywhere as a free preview and your list includes free previews that started in January.
Hi @BobArthur Game+ was on free preview from September 1 - June 19
9.5 months - now that's a FREE PREVIEW !!!!!!! 😀 Thanks for the quick response. 👍
Anytime!!!!
What are the free previews for August 2022? The channel on tv doesn't show anything new and there should be some new channels on free preview. I have restarted the box as suggested before and that did NOTHING. Please update the free previews for this month (AUGUST 2022) Please.
please update the list above to include this month's free previews which have already begun.
@tnako2000 List has been updated!
Hi Amyj - just a heads up on a small mistake on the above list of free previews. You've got the channel numbers for SeriesPlus listed twice - once for SeriesPlus and once for History.
Hi Amyj - got a couple of quick notes for you:
- the free preview channel ( channel 5 here in Vancouver ) really needs to be updated as it still shows Kanal 5 and First National and those free previews ended on August 31st plus HGTV and Showcase are still there and those free previews ended on October 31st.
- Hollywood Suite and CMT are now coming through as free previews. The press release from Hollywood Suite shows that their free preview lasts until January 5th and it looks like the CMT free preview lasts until January 3rd.
Hi Amyj - just wanted to let you know that CTV Comedy and CTV Sci-Fi are now coming through and are listed on the Free Previews channel. Not sure when these free previews will end but other cable companies have them available until January 10th. CTV Life and CTV Drama may also be available but I already subscribe to them so I can't tell if they are on a free preview.
Hi @BobArthur
Information posted on this page may have a delay as we are not provided the info in real time. We try our best to have updated as soon as possible, but please understand it may be delayed. Thanks!
Amyj - no worries. I think you do a great job here of keeping an updated list of free previews available on Telus. I can only compare what you do to what I used to see with SHAW and they did a horrible job of keeping their Free Previews page updated ( some channels would only be listed after their free preview ended and some were never listed at all ) which is why I started a free preview thread over on their Forum page and now I do the same over here.
https://forum.telus.com/t5/Optik-TV/Current-Free-Previews/m-p/128819#M9776
Hi Amyj - I was wondering if you knew why my thread about current free previews available on Telus has been closed / locked from any further comments ????
I don't think this is correct, Showcase is free now, I think I read it was until Jan 10.
The Showcase ( channel 301 in Vancouver ) free preview is over for me.
Hi A-B - you forgot to include CTV Sci-Fi, Makeful and the Smithsonian channel as current free previews. Can you tell us when each of these 3 free previews ends.
Hi @BobArthur, the chart has been updated. Going forward, you can always tune in to Channel 5 on Optik TV to see all of the free preview information, thanks!
Hi A-B - thanks for the quick update. The only info I can't get from channel 5 is the end date for each free preview so I always check back here for that information.
Hey @BobArthur one thing to try is to check out the tile picture for each individual channel as they static image often shows the free preview start/end dates (as long as you don't hover the cursor over it...that causes the live feed to start playing).
Otherwise, we'll update this article as much as possible though the metadata for this isn't always available. Staying tuned to Channel 5 is your best bet.