What Is the Roku Channel Charge on Your Statement?
The Roku Channel itself is always free. If you see a charge under that name (sometimes shown with a callback number like 816-273-8107), it means a premium channel was purchased through your Roku account, and the single most common cause is a free trial that quietly converted. Verified against Roku's own support pages, July 8, 2026.
What actually bills through Roku
| What you'll see | What it means |
|---|---|
| "The Roku Channel" | Premium content purchased inside the always-free Roku Channel app (a movie rental, a premium tier) |
| A named streaming service (Max, Starz, Paramount+, etc.) | A subscription to that channel, billed through Roku instead of the channel directly |
| $1.00 charge | A temporary authorization hold to verify your card. Not a real charge; disappears within days |
| A charge you truly don't recognize | Check every profile on the account first, then treat as fraud if it still doesn't match anything |
Find it, cancel it, dispute it
- Go to my.roku.com/subscriptions on any browser and sign in with your Roku account. Every active subscription billed through Roku is listed with its price and next billing date.
- On the device itself: Settings → Subscriptions shows the same list.
- To cancel: select the subscription and choose Cancel Subscription. It runs until the end of the paid period, same as most streaming billing.
- To stop future auto-added trials: Roku lets free trials convert to paid automatically by default. Check Settings → Subscriptions right after starting any trial and note the renewal date.
- For a charge that's genuinely unrecognized after checking every profile: dispute it with your card issuer and review account security in the Roku app.
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Why am I getting charged by The Roku Channel?
The Roku Channel itself is free. A charge under that name means a premium channel was purchased through Roku's Channel Store, most often a free trial that converted. Check my.roku.com/subscriptions to see which one.
What is the $1.00 charge from Roku?
A temporary authorization hold to confirm your payment method is valid. It disappears from your statement within a few days and is never actually charged.
How do I cancel a Roku Channel subscription?
my.roku.com/subscriptions on a browser, or Settings → Subscriptions on the device itself. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period.
Is a Roku charge with a phone number attached a scam?
Not necessarily, but be careful. Genuine Roku descriptors sometimes include a callback number, which has led to confusion and copycat scam pages. Verify only at my.roku.com or in the official Roku app; never call a number found in a search result.
Prices reflect typical US rates as of July 8, 2026 and change often; the linked account pages are authoritative. SubscriptionShame is not affiliated with Roku, Inc.; trademarks are used for identification only. Not financial or legal advice.