There is some lack of consistency in channels; most, but not all Marriott hotels I've stayed have had both CNN and Headline News, but a noticable amount have one and not the other.

I stayed at a Bestwestern once when the Courtyard was sold out that night. It had every basic cable channel; just like watching my home TV. It even had most of the other channels barely scrambled However, I never stayed there again. The hotel was scummy, even though it was half price of the Courtyard.

If I'm staying at a hotel I hope to spend a minimum amount of time watching TV there