Are you looking to enhance your entertainment experience? How about trying out hidden Roku channels?
Roku is a popular streaming platform with over 100,000 official channels you can add to your account from the channel store. However, countless other private, non-official channels are not listed in the store.
You can add these hidden Roku channels to your account, greatly expanding the content you can access. Below are some of the best channels to consider in 2024.
Hidden Roku channels for movies & TV shows
Roku has several official channels with the latest movies and TV shows. However, you can unlock much more content on hidden Roku channels.
The top private Roku movie & TV show channels include:
- Asian Crush Plus (access code: asiancrushplus)- a free channel (with some paid content) that allows you to enjoy the latest in Asian movies and dramas.
- 5ik.TV (access code: 5iktv) – a free channel offering endless hours of Chinese movies, TV shows, and other entertainment content.
- BLOCKBUSTER On Demand (access code: blockbuster) – a movie channel that offers pay-per-view blockbusters on demand.
- Café Noir (access code: cafenoir) – a free channel that airs classic mystery crime TV shows.
- PopFlix Classic TV (access code: popflixtv) – a free channel where you can stream classic TV shows.
- Nowhere TV (access code: H9DWC) – a free TV channel that offers access to many TV shows and other entertainment content.
- Archive Classic Movies (access code: WSW1P) – a free channel with an archive of various genres of classic movies.
- Anime Vice (access code: animevice) – a free channel that offers a large variety of anime content.
- Female Flix (access code: femaleflixx) – a channel that offers access to thousands of female-focused movies, TV shows, and other digital titles.
Hidden comedy channels
If you are looking for laughs, you can find several hidden Roku channels that will have you rolling on the floor. The top ones include:
- FunnyForFree (access code: FunnyForFree) – a free channel that offers a variety of comedy content, from funny videos to mockumentaries, stand-up comedy, and comedy films.
- Kinda Funny (access code: KindaFunny) – a free channel that offers stand-up comedy routines.
- VeryFunny (access code: VeryFunny) – a free channel (with some paid content) that offers a collection of classic comedy movies and TV shows.
- BEYONDcomedy (access code: BEYONDcomedy) – a free channel that offers endless hours of original funny videos and vines.
- Classic Comedy Channel (access code: ClassicComedy) -a subscription-based channel with over 300 titles of classic comedy.
Private kids & Family content channels
Roku has several private channels that can offer exciting content to keep your kids or the entire family happy and entertained. The top ones include:
- Cartoon Club (access code CartoonClub) – a channel that offers a large collection of kids’ carton content.
- Happy Kids TV (access code: HappyKids) -offers a large collection of kids’ content, from movies and TV shows to rhymes, songs, stories, fun games, and more.
- Cartoon Keepsakes (access code CartoonKeepsakes) – another free private Roku Channel that offers cartoon content for kids.
- Telugu Kids (access code: TeluguKids)
- Family TV (access code: Family TV)
- Retro Family Christmas Theatre (access code: Christmas) – a subscription-based channel for holiday movies and TV shows.
Private sports channels
Roku has several private channels that offer endless sports content, from live sports to news and highlights, sports documentaries, and many more. The top ones include:
- WWE Network (access code: WWENet) – a channel where you can catch up on the latest in the world of WWE wrestling.
- SportsKool Fitness (access code: SportskoolFitness) – a subscription based channel for SportsKool network dedicated to fitness sports.
- Extreme Sports (access code: Extreme) – a free channel offering a variety of extreme sports action.
- SportsKool (access code: Sportskool) – a free channel for the Sportskool network.
- Fit2B Studio (access code: Fit2B) – a hidden Roku channel for the Fit2B Studio.
- FNTSY Sports (access code: FNTSY) – a FNTSY Sports channel that offers fantasy sports analysis, previews, mock drafts, strategies, and more.
Hidden Roku channels for religious content
You can also find a hidden treasure trove of religious channels amongst the private Roku channels. Some of the top ones are:
- Church for all Nations (access code: cfan) – a Roku channel for the Church for all Nations.
- Church on the Rock (access code: cotr) – the official Roku channel for the Church on the Rock organization.
- Christian Video Pix (access code: CVP) – a religious channel dedicated to Christian music.
- Christian World Media (access code: CWM) – a Christian channel offering live sermons and on-demand access to past sermons.
- Alfady TV channel (access code: gtavz) – an Arabic Christian TV channel.
- Assemblies of God (access code: assembliesofgod) -a Christian channel for the Assemblies of God church organization.
- Gaither TV (access code: gaithertv) – a faith-based TV network that offers music, documentaries, behind-the-scenes content, and more.
Hidden news channels
Roku has several private channels that can help you keep up with the latest in the world. Below are the top hidden news channels to check out:
- ABC Australia (access code: ABCAU) – a free channel for ABC News Australia.
- The Onion News Network (access code: ONN) – a hidden Roku channel that offers a national and global news.
- Bloomberg TV+ (access code: BTVPLUS) – a Roku channel for the Bloomberg business news.
- Democracy Now! (access code: democracynow) – a channel that offers independent news worldwide.
- Free Speech TV (access code: freespeechtv) – a news channel for the non-profit organization FSTV.
- Next News Network (access code: EWGGU) – a hidden Roku channel that covers rare news not covered by mainstream media.
- Roku Newscaster (access code: newscaster) – a private channel that offers a collection of news channels in one place.
Private radio & podcast channels
- Accent Radio Network (access code: ARN) – Roku channel for the Accent Radio Network.
- Endless Podcasts (access code: IPTC) – a private channel offering a large podcast collection.
- Washington Bangla Radio (access code: MUQXX) – a channel for Washington Bangla Radio, an internet-based Bengali language radio station.
- Air1 Radio (access code air1) – a Christian radio station.
NOTE: Hidden Roku channels are unverified and may contain illegal or inappropriate content. As a result, Roku has been clamping down on non-certified channels and will often remove those with illegal content.
In addition, Roku can block this feature on your account if you add too many illegal channels. Therefore, before adding any hidden channel, carefully research it to ensure it is legal.
How to add private Roku channels to your account?
Before looking at hidden Roku channels, you should understand how to add these private channels to your account.
Of course, you can’t search for the channels since they are not listed in the Roku store. However, each private channel comes with an access code, which you can use to add to your account.
Below is a step-by-step guide on how to add the channels:
- Go to my.roku.com/signin on a browser and sign into your Roku account.
- Click on the profile icon (top-right side) to bring up the drop-down menu then click My account.
- On the account dashboard page, navigate to the Streaming Store section and click on Ad beta app with code.
- Enter the access code of the channel you want to add, then click Add channel.
- A warning pop-up window will appear, telling you the channel is non-certified. Click Okay to continue adding the channel.
- A new pop-up window with the channel name and subscription status (free or paid) will appear. Click Yes, add channel to finish adding the channel to your account.
- Once the channel is added, you will be returned to the Add channel page, where you can add more channels.
Once you have added the hidden Roku channels, you can return to your streaming device and enjoy the new content.