That’s right, college basketball is back on truTV for another year, upgrading the otherwise irrelevant TV channel to extremely relevant during the 2019 NCAA Tournament.
In an effort to save you from several minutes of sheer panic scrolling through the channels to locate the mysterious channel, Sporting News has provided a guide of how to find truTV below.
MORE: Watch March Madness games live & on-demand with fuboTV (7-day trial)
What channel is truTV?
DirecTV: Channel 246. Dish Network: Channel 242. Spectrum/Time Warner Cable: Varies by location: Area code search. Xfinity: Varies by location: Area code search. Verizon FiOS: Channel 183, 683 for HD. AT&T: Varies by location: Area code search. fuboTV: Sign up for a free seven-day trial.
When is March Madness 2019?
March Madness officially tips off with the “First Four” on March 19-20. The first round follows on March 21-22, and the tournament concludes with the Final Four and national championship games in Minneapolis April 6-8. TruTV only carries First Four and first-round games Thursday and Friday.
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NCAA Tournament games on truTV
First Round
Thursday, March 21
Friday, March 22
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2019 March Madness TV schedule
How to watch March Madness on iPhone, other devices
Don’t have cable but still want to catch the madness?
Thanks to the NCAA March Madness Live app, sports videos, and highlights on demand as well as live coverage of the games are available for users of the app. The only caveat is that live coverage is only free for the first three hours. After that, a paid TV subscription is required. You can also live stream games on fuboTV, which offers a free seven-day trial.