<P> On October 1 , 2014 , ESPN Classic began a gradual transition into a video on demand - only service , with Dish Network becoming the first to discontinue carriage of the linear channel and carry it as a VOD service on that date . Other providers will follow suit on an unknown timetable . In December 2017 , cable companies Comcast Xfinity and Altice USA dropped the ESPN Classic linear channel from their TV lineups . </P>
<P> On October 1 , 2014 , ESPN Classic began a gradual transition into a video on demand - only service , with Dish Network becoming the first to discontinue carriage of the linear channel and carry it as a VOD service on that date . Other providers will follow suit on an unknown timetable . In December 2017 , cable companies Comcast Xfinity and Altice USA dropped the ESPN Classic linear channel from their TV lineups . </P>
what channel is espn classic on dish network
what channel is espn classic on dish network
video on demand - only service
video on demand - only service