diff --git a/scripts/format.js b/scripts/format.js
index 9ef441d274..8eab353556 100644
--- a/scripts/format.js
+++ b/scripts/format.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const { program } = require('commander')
+const blacklist = require('./blacklist')
 const parser = require('./parser')
 const utils = require('./utils')
 const axios = require('axios')
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ async function main() {
     await loadPlaylist(playlist.url)
       .then(addToBuffer)
       .then(sortChannels)
+      .then(filterChannels)
       .then(removeDuplicates)
       .then(detectResolution)
       .then(updateFromEPG)
@@ -83,6 +85,16 @@ async function sortChannels(playlist) {
   return playlist
 }
 
+async function filterChannels(playlist) {
+  console.info(`  Filtering channels...`)
+  const list = blacklist.map(i => i.toLowerCase())
+  playlist.channels = playlist.channels.filter(i => {
+    return !list.includes(i.name.toLowerCase())
+  })
+
+  return playlist
+}
+
 async function removeDuplicates(playlist) {
   console.info(`  Looking for duplicates...`)
   let buffer = {}