diff --git a/television/channels/cable.rs b/television/channels/cable.rs
index af5b60b..1534a34 100644
--- a/television/channels/cable.rs
+++ b/television/channels/cable.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::matcher::Matcher;
 use crate::matcher::{config::Config, injector::Injector};
 use crate::utils::command::shell_command;
 
-use super::prototypes::format_prototype_string;
+use crate::utils::strings::format_string;
 
 pub struct Channel {
     pub name: String,
@@ -72,11 +72,8 @@ impl Channel {
             let name = item.matched_string;
             if let Some(cmd) = &self.preview_command {
                 if let Some(offset_expr) = &cmd.offset_expr {
-                    let offset_string = format_prototype_string(
-                        offset_expr,
-                        &name,
-                        &cmd.delimiter,
-                    );
+                    let offset_string =
+                        format_string(offset_expr, &name, &cmd.delimiter);
                     let offset_str = {
                         offset_string
                             .strip_prefix('\'')
diff --git a/television/channels/preview.rs b/television/channels/preview.rs
index e6f4dbe..d6f9ca5 100644
--- a/television/channels/preview.rs
+++ b/television/channels/preview.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::fmt::Display;
 
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
-use crate::channels::{entry::Entry, prototypes::format_prototype_string};
+use crate::{channels::entry::Entry, utils::strings::format_string};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Default, Deserialize)]
 pub struct PreviewCommand {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl PreviewCommand {
     /// assert_eq!(formatted_command, "something 'a:given:entry:to:preview' 'entry' 'a'");
     /// ```
     pub fn format_with(&self, entry: &Entry) -> String {
-        format_prototype_string(&self.command, &entry.name, &self.delimiter)
+        format_string(&self.command, &entry.name, &self.delimiter)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/television/channels/prototypes.rs b/television/channels/prototypes.rs
index f0ecba2..09399ab 100644
--- a/television/channels/prototypes.rs
+++ b/television/channels/prototypes.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use lazy_regex::{regex, Lazy, Regex};
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
 use std::{
     fmt::{self, Display, Formatter},
@@ -93,43 +92,6 @@ impl Display for ChannelPrototype {
     }
 }
 
-pub static CMD_RE: &Lazy<Regex> = regex!(r"\{(\d+)\}");
-
-/// Formats a prototype string with the given template and source strings.
-///
-/// # Example
-/// ```
-/// use television::channels::prototypes::format_prototype_string;
-///
-/// let template = "cat {} {1}";
-/// let source = "foo:bar:baz";
-/// let delimiter = ":";
-///
-/// let formatted = format_prototype_string(template, source, delimiter);
-/// assert_eq!(formatted, "cat 'foo:bar:baz' 'bar'");
-/// ```
-pub fn format_prototype_string(
-    template: &str,
-    source: &str,
-    delimiter: &str,
-) -> String {
-    let parts = source.split(delimiter).collect::<Vec<&str>>();
-
-    let mut formatted_string =
-        template.replace("{}", format!("'{}'", source).as_str());
-
-    formatted_string = CMD_RE
-        .replace_all(&formatted_string, |caps: &regex::Captures| {
-            let index =
-                // these unwraps are safe because of the regex pattern
-                caps.get(1).unwrap().as_str().parse::<usize>().unwrap();
-            format!("'{}'", parts.get(index).unwrap_or(&""))
-        })
-        .to_string();
-
-    formatted_string
-}
-
 /// A neat `HashMap` of channel prototypes indexed by their name.
 ///
 /// This is used to store cable channel prototypes throughout the application
diff --git a/television/utils/strings.rs b/television/utils/strings.rs
index 979bcda..4c027c4 100644
--- a/television/utils/strings.rs
+++ b/television/utils/strings.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use lazy_regex::{regex, Lazy, Regex};
+
 /// Returns the index of the next character boundary in the given string.
 ///
 /// If the given index is already a character boundary, it is returned as is.
@@ -562,6 +564,39 @@ pub fn shrink_with_ellipsis(s: &str, max_length: usize) -> String {
     format!("{first_half}…{second_half}")
 }
 
+pub static CMD_RE: &Lazy<Regex> = regex!(r"\{(\d+)\}");
+
+/// Formats a prototype string with the given template and source strings.
+///
+/// # Example
+/// ```
+/// use television::utils::strings::format_string;
+///
+/// let template = "cat {} {1}";
+/// let source = "foo:bar:baz";
+/// let delimiter = ":";
+///
+/// let formatted = format_string(template, source, delimiter);
+/// assert_eq!(formatted, "cat 'foo:bar:baz' 'bar'");
+/// ```
+pub fn format_string(template: &str, source: &str, delimiter: &str) -> String {
+    let parts = source.split(delimiter).collect::<Vec<&str>>();
+
+    let mut formatted_string =
+        template.replace("{}", format!("'{}'", source).as_str());
+
+    formatted_string = CMD_RE
+        .replace_all(&formatted_string, |caps: &regex::Captures| {
+            let index =
+                // these unwraps are safe because of the regex pattern
+                caps.get(1).unwrap().as_str().parse::<usize>().unwrap();
+            format!("'{}'", parts.get(index).unwrap_or(&""))
+        })
+        .to_string();
+
+    formatted_string
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;