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How to Manage a Television Guide Subscription

TV Guide has been a leading resource in the world of television programming description and listings for many years. The company used to depend primarily on magazine publications that detailed the information out to its subscribers. In the modern age, much of the information is offered online through an online subscription.


  1. Open a subscription account with TV Guide. You have a few different options in accomplishing this. The more traditional route is to find and pull out a subscription card from an old issue or form another source. Fill the card out and mail it in. You can also call in to the toll-free subscription phone number. This can be found in any old issue of TV Guide as well. The most convenient and modern way is to submit a subscription application online. You can do this through the TV Guide website or through any number of different magazine subscription websites.

  2. Determine how you will pay your subscription fee. One option is to pay the entire annual subscription fee with your credit card. Another option is to be billed in installments.

  3. Wait for your TV Guide magazines to arrive in the mail. Your first should arrive within a couple of weeks of submitting your subscription application. 

  4. Note the expiration date of your subscription. It is printed on the address label of your TV Guide magazines. 

  5. Watch out for renewal notices from TV Guide when your subscription is near expiration. Renew your subscription before your current one expires in order to avoid a missed issue. Renewing can also allow you to subscribe at a discounted rate, depending on your subscription source.