DIRECTV Transponder Map ~ Data 5/13/2026

[b4pjoe]

It's only available in Braves territory so it's not in "Channels I Get" for those outside of the territory, but since Extra Innings is in free preview, everyone on satellite can watch it until the 2nd, unless they are in territory for the opposing team.

Thanks for the info. These new channels are kind of haphazard though. I am not in the Brewers market but channel 670 is in my Channels I Get guide so I assume that will disappear after the free week.

 

[doctor J]

DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Apr 01 2026

Comparison of Transponder Data for Apr 01 2026 vs Mar 25 2026:


No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters.

Stream (PID) counts:

LIVE Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	4​	​	​	​
HD​	273​	​	1442​	2​
SD mpeg4​	141​	​	194​	​
SD mpeg2​	439​	-6​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Audio​	89​	​	​	​
Push​	25​	​	​	​
Slate​	19​	​	1​	​
​

TEST Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	​	​	​	​
HD​	​	​	1​	​
SD mpeg4​	1​	1​	​	​
SD mpeg2​	​	​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Engr Work​	36​	1​	​	​
​

The PID count Excel workbook provides much more count detail.

Newly updated tables of Streams on each transponder are available in the DataDigesters TPN Grids

More details of changes in individual channels will follow in the Weekly Analysis
and Gary Toma's Domestic TPN Map Excel files
Continued rearranging for MLB
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[doctor J]

Weekly Analysis for 4/01/2026:
Happy April Fools Day!!

 

[KyL416]

88 ION Mystery is testing as a MPEG4/SD channel, taking the TPN slot that used to belong to Peru Magico.

More Sinclair shenanigans with FOX Yakima moving from KFFX to KIMADT3

A few TPN swaps

Targetted offers testing:
9754 *OFFER - SHOWTIME for $7 off for 3 months
9755 *GEMINI
9756 *GIFT - Extra Innings on Us
9760 *MOVIE - $5.99 movie rental on us

 

[KyL416]

The 900s and 205s will return for the Masters on 4/9-4/12:
Mix: 901/205
Simulcast: 902/205-1
Featured Groups: 903/205-2
Amen Corner: 904/205-3 and in 4KHDR on channel 105
Holes 15 & 16: 905/205-4 and in 4KHDR on channel 106

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[lordodogg]

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/DirecTV/s/xCaFvuKDQW

 

[KyL416]

Nashville's Ion station WNPX/28 will be rebranding to "The Spot" this summer and carry the Nashville Predators.

There will probably also be a dedicated Predators channel in the 600s since their TV territory includes Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia, so many of the smaller markets and outer ring areas will likely have the games on a non-carried subchannel.

 

[doctor J]

DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Apr 08 2026

Comparison of Transponder Data for Apr 08 2026 vs Apr 01 2026:


No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters.

Changes to the use of defined transponders:

1 Transponder cleared of all Streams::
Net 15 TID 124 Beam NAT is a National Transponder on D15@103cb, TPN 1


Stream (PID) counts:

LIVE Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	4​	​	​	​
HD​	274​	1​	1442​	​
SD mpeg4​	140​	-1​	194​	​
SD mpeg2​	443​	4​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Audio​	89​	​	​	​
Push​	25​	​	​	​
Slate​	19​	​	1​	​
​

TEST Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	​	​	​	​
HD​	​	​	1​	​
SD mpeg4​	1​	​	​	​
SD mpeg2​	​	​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Engr Work​	25​	-11​	​	​
​

The PID count Excel workbook provides much more count detail.

Newly updated tables of Streams on each transponder are available in the DataDigesters TPN Grids

More details of changes in individual channels will follow in the Weekly Analysis
and Gary Toma's Domestic TPN Map Excel files
Masters ready
Weekly Analysis soon
Enjoy
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[doctor J]

Weekly Analysis for 4/08/2026:

 

[KyL416]

March Madness Out, Masters In

The TPN swaps that were testing are now live

9755 GEMINI, 9756 GIFT (MLBEI) and 9760 MOVIE are now live

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[KyL416]

Channels 770-772 are being repurposed for NBA League Pass tonight where all 30 teams are playing on the final night of the regular season.

Looking at the schedule, it looks like they aren't providing any of the non-carried NBA feeds tonight, including the Suns (KAZF) and Jazz (KJZZ) whose in market TV is only on spotbeamed locals. Tonight's Center Ice coverage is also missing the Canadian feeds.

 

[KyL416]

88 ION Mystery is now live

750 NBA League Pass Mix and the Masters channels in the 205s and 900s were removed

 

[doctor J]

DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Apr 15 2026

Comparison of Transponder Data for Apr 15 2026 vs Apr 08 2026:


No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters.

Changes to the use of defined transponders:


1 Previously unused Transponder with current APG records::
Net 15 TID 124 Beam NAT is a National Transponder on D15@103cb, TPN 1

Stream (PID) counts:

LIVE Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	4​	​	​	​
HD​	273​	-1​	1442​	​
SD mpeg4​	141​	1​	194​	​
SD mpeg2​	441​	-2​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Audio​	89​	​	​	​
Push​	25​	​	​	​
Slate​	19​	​	1​	​
​

TEST Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	​	​	​	​
HD​	​	​	1​	​
SD mpeg4​	​	-1​	​	​
SD mpeg2​	​	​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Engr Work​	37​	12​	​	​
​

The PID count Excel workbook provides much more count detail.

Newly updated tables of Streams on each transponder are available in the DataDigesters TPN Grids

More details of changes in individual channels will follow in the Weekly Analysis
and Gary Toma's Domestic TPN Map Excel files
Masters out
Happy Tax Day
Weekly Analysis soon
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[KyL416]

Apple TV's Sky Sports F1 coverage is testing on channels 205.8, 931 and 9527

CHSN Plus 2 returned for that night last week where the White Sox, Blackhawks and Bulls were all in action

Prep for another TPN swap...the interesting thing, it looks like they are prepping to move CNN HD, FNC HD, MS Now HD, HGTV HD and Hallmark HD from the 101 slot to D15/103cb

 

[cpalmer2k]

Prep for another TPN swap...the interesting thing, it looks like they are prepping to move CNN HD, FNC HD, MS Now HD, HGTV HD and Hallmark HD from the 101 slot to D15/103cb

Any guess as to why? Does D15 offer any long term benefit that the current bird doesn't?

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[lordodogg]

I believe D15 took the place of D10 in terms of orbital & channels recently, and it just looks like they're making use of the additional bandwidth.

 

[KyL416]

PX Sports will be coming to the Spanish packages in the near future.

 

[KyL416]

Any guess as to why? Does D15 offer any long term benefit that the current bird doesn't?

I'm guessing they're going to convert 101 TPN 24 back to MPEG2/SD which would give them room for up to 14 additional SD feeds.

Most of the FanDuel RSNs will be shutting down after the first round of the NHL playoffs, while FanDuel West was purchased by the Angels and will still have the LA Kings, so there will be up to 19 additional team specific NHL and NBA feeds depending on what their plans for next season are, in addition to the existing 21 team specific feeds along with other overflow/alt channels that will be in use when every team is playing. Contractually they will likely have to carry SD duplicates for those team feeds until every residential and commercial subscriber is switched to HD receivers. Puerto Rico also plays a factor since there are nights where their version of Extra Innings and League Pass only has access to the SD feeds of some games because the HD feeds are on a D11 or D12 TPN.

Right now they have about 27 designated part time SD feeds mostly made up of reserved space on TPNs 8 and 17 and preempted infomercial channels, even if they repurpose the 11 slots occupied by the soon to be defunct FanDuel RSNs that have full time SD carriage, they'll still need more.

 

[doctor J]

DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Apr 22 2026

Comparison of Transponder Data for Apr 22 2026 vs Apr 15 2026:


No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters.

Changes to the use of defined transponders:

1 Transponder cleared of all Streams::
Net 15 TID 124 Beam NAT is a National Transponder on D15@103cb, TPN 1


Stream (PID) counts:

LIVE Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	4​	​	​	​
HD​	270​	-3​	1442​	​
SD mpeg4​	141​	​	194​	​
SD mpeg2​	443​	2​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Audio​	89​	​	​	​
Push​	25​	​	​	​
Slate​	19​	​	1​	​
​

TEST Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	​	​	​	​
HD​	​	​	1​	​
SD mpeg4​	1​	1​	​	​
SD mpeg2​	​	​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Engr Work​	28​	-9​	​	​
​

The PID count Excel workbook provides much more count detail.

Newly updated tables of Streams on each transponder are available in the DataDigesters TPN Grids

More details of changes in individual channels will follow in the Weekly Analysis
and Gary Toma's Domestic TPN Map Excel files
Weekly Analysis soon
Not much to report this week
Enjoy
DataDigesters

 

[doctor J]

Weekly Analysis for 4/22/2026:

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