diff --git a/crates/television-channels/src/channels/remote_control.rs b/crates/television-channels/src/channels/remote_control.rs
index 6a3e95f..3347d59 100644
--- a/crates/television-channels/src/channels/remote_control.rs
+++ b/crates/television-channels/src/channels/remote_control.rs
@@ -73,22 +73,21 @@ impl RemoteControl {
     }
 
     pub fn zap(&self, channel_name: &str) -> Result<TelevisionChannel> {
-        if let Ok(channel) = UnitChannel::try_from(channel_name) {
-            Ok(channel.into())
-        } else {
-            let maybe_prototype = self
-                .cable_channels
-                .as_ref()
-                .and_then(|channels| channels.get(channel_name));
-            match maybe_prototype {
-                Some(prototype) => Ok(TelevisionChannel::Cable(
-                    cable::Channel::from(prototype.clone()),
-                )),
-                None => Err(color_eyre::eyre::eyre!(
+        match self
+            .cable_channels
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(|channels| channels.get(channel_name).cloned())
+        {
+            Some(prototype) => Ok(TelevisionChannel::Cable(
+                cable::Channel::from(prototype.clone()),
+            )),
+            None => match UnitChannel::try_from(channel_name) {
+                Ok(channel) => Ok(channel.into()),
+                Err(_) => Err(color_eyre::eyre::eyre!(
                     "No channel or cable channel prototype found for {}",
                     channel_name
                 )),
-            }
+            },
         }
     }
 }
@@ -105,10 +104,21 @@ impl Default for RemoteControl {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn load_builtin_channels() -> Vec<UnitChannel> {
-    CliTvChannel::value_variants()
+pub fn load_builtin_channels(
+    filter_out_cable_names: Option<&[&String]>,
+) -> Vec<UnitChannel> {
+    let mut value_variants = CliTvChannel::value_variants()
         .iter()
-        .flat_map(|v| UnitChannel::try_from(v.to_string().as_str()))
+        .map(std::string::ToString::to_string)
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    if let Some(f) = filter_out_cable_names {
+        value_variants.retain(|v| !f.iter().any(|c| *c == v));
+    }
+
+    value_variants
+        .iter()
+        .flat_map(|v| UnitChannel::try_from(v.as_str()))
         .collect()
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/television/television.rs b/crates/television/television.rs
index 55bde9a..890424a 100644
--- a/crates/television/television.rs
+++ b/crates/television/television.rs
@@ -68,8 +68,11 @@ impl Television {
         }
         let previewer = Previewer::new(Some(config.previewers.clone().into()));
         let keymap = Keymap::from(&config.keybindings);
-        let builtin_channels = load_builtin_channels();
         let cable_channels = load_cable_channels().unwrap_or_default();
+        let builtin_channels = load_builtin_channels(Some(
+            &cable_channels.keys().collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+        ));
+
         let app_metadata = AppMetadata::new(
             env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string(),
             BuildMetadata::new(
@@ -115,8 +118,10 @@ impl Television {
     }
 
     pub fn init_remote_control(&mut self) {
-        let builtin_channels = load_builtin_channels();
         let cable_channels = load_cable_channels().unwrap_or_default();
+        let builtin_channels = load_builtin_channels(Some(
+            &cable_channels.keys().collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+        ));
         self.remote_control = TelevisionChannel::RemoteControl(
             RemoteControl::new(builtin_channels, Some(cable_channels)),
         );