DIRECTV Transponder Map ~ Data 10/14/2026

[cp2k]

And there are no replacement CBS subchannels testing on the stream server. Including Rapid City's KNBN-D2 which is already available to sat customers on channel 22 as a MPEG4-SD MyNetworkTV station, but not available on stream.

They're probably going to treat it like they've done with Sinclair's sheanigans and repurpose the existing Nexstar entries for the new CBS, CW and FOX stations, which means WIAT Birmingham might be gone until September, and either WSPA or WYCW might be gone until the next renewal or the multiple lawsuits against Nexstar make their way through the courts.

I noticed while checking the FCC Files awhile back that December 31st, is the end of the current Must Carry/Retransmission Consent election period. In theory couldn't whichever stations get dropped request Must Carry starting January 1st since they aren't likely to command much in retransmission consent $$ anyway?

 

[KyL416]

Retrans constracts with companies like Nexstar aren't market or station specific. Their independents, CW and MyNet stations still get paid as part of the deal, but not as much as their Big 4 siblings. One of DTV's many lawsuits against Nexstar involved overpaying for WDVM Hagerstown after it lost its NBC affiliation.

Only those who don't have any Big 4 or national cable siblings as part of their negotiations usually opt for free must carry status.

 

[KyL416]

Albuquerque:
KRQE/13's stream is now showing CBS via KOAT-D4
KRQE-D2/16's stream is still showing KRQE-D2, which for now is still carrying FOX's network schedule

Birmingham:
WIAT/42's stream is now showing CBS via WVTM-D4

Greenville SC:
WSPA/7's stream is now showing CBS via WYFF-D3
WYCW/62's stream is still showing CW via WYCW

Jackson MS:
WJTV/12's stream is now showing CBS via WAPT-D4
WJTV-D2/13's stream is still showing WJTV-D2, which for now is still carrying CW's network schedule

Minot-Bismarck:
KXMA/2's stream is still showing KXMA Dickinson which switched to Antenna TV (along with KXMB-D2 Bismarck, KXMC-D2 Minot and KXMD-D2 Williston)
KXMB/12's stream is still showing KXMB Bismarck which is now CW (along with KXMA-D2, KXMC and KXMD)
No sign of CBS via KBMY-D2 Bismarck or KMCY-D2 Minot

Rapid City:
KCLO/15's stream is still showing KCLO which is now CW
KCLO-D2/16's stream is still showing KCLO-D2 which became KELOXTRA/MyNetworkTV
KNBN-D2/22 isn't on stream, but it's likely showing CBS on satellite

 

[cp2k]

Greenville SC:
WSPA/7's stream is now showing CBS via WYFF-D3
WYCW/62's stream is still showing CW via WYCW

On satellite:
7 is relabeled WYFF-D3 and is showing CBS programming.
62 is now showing what was on Channel 7, with corresponding guide data. It shows all of their scheduled newscasts, with PBR Bull Riding from the CW.

On YouTube TV
WSPA 7 is still in the guide, but it says every program is not allowed to stream on the internet.
Under it there is a national generic CBS feed with filler program (currently showing a repeat of CBS Mornings)
WYCW 62 is still showing 62's programming.

 

[KyL416]

Albuquerque:
13 is now KOAT-D4/CBS
16 is now KRQE/FOX

Birmingham:
42 is now WVTM-D4/CBS
Nexstar's WIAT is gone, it will likely return in September when it takes over the CW affiliation from Sinclair's WTTO/21

Greenville SC:
7 is now WYFF-D3/CBS
62 was changed from WYCW/CW to WSPA/CW shortly after 10:07am ET
Nexstar's WYCW is gone

Jackson MS:
12 is now WAPT-D4/CBS, for sat customers they got it correct, but for streaming customers they forgot to update the externalListingId to WAPTDT4 and still have it pointing to WJTVDT's listings
13 is now WJTV/CW

Minot-Bismarck:
2 is now KXMB/CW
12 is now KBMY-D2/CBS, for sat customers they got it correct, but for streaming customers they screwed up and mapped it to the externalListingId for Monterey's KMBYLD2 instead of Bismarck's KBMYDT2

Rapid City:
15, which used to be KCLO/CBS was removed
16 is now KCLO/CW in SD
22 is now KNBN-D2/CBS, however at least as of right now the stream is still showing CW in HD via KCLO
(Technically, they moved 15 KCLO/CBS to 22, relabled it KNBN-D2/CBS, and dropped 22 KNBN-D2/MNT)
EDIT: The stream finally switched to CBS via KNBN-D2 at around 4:30pm ET

 

[doctor J]

DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Aug 05 2026

Comparison of Transponder Data for Aug 05 2026 vs Jul 29 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​	270​	-2​	1445​	-2​
SD mpeg4​	142​	​	194​	​
SD mpeg2​	438​	-3​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Audio​	89​	​	​	​
Push​	26​	​	​	​
Slate​	19​	​	1​	​
​

TEST Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	​	​	​	​
HD​	​	​	1​	​
SD mpeg4​	​	​	​	​
SD mpeg2​	​	​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Engr Work​	46​	21​	​	​
​

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
Enjoy
DataDigesters

 

[KyL416]

In addition to all the CBS changes

Eastern Florida State College's WEFS/68 Orlando ceased programming at the end of July

Some more TPN swaps, and prep for additional swaps

 

[Tom Speer]

Weekly Analysis for 8/5/2026:

 

[KyL416]

425 Baby TV ceased programming on Sunday

 

[doctor J]

DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Aug 12 2026

Comparison of Transponder Data for Aug 12 2026 vs Aug 05 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​	272​	2​	1446​	1​
SD mpeg4​	142​	​	193​	-1​
SD mpeg2​	439​	1​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Audio​	89​	​	​	​
Push​	26​	​	​	​
Slate​	19​	​	1​	​
​

TEST Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	​	​	​	​
HD​	​	​	2​	1​
SD mpeg4​	​	​	​	​
SD mpeg2​	1​	1​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Engr Work​	42​	-4​	​	​
​

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

Late today, Storms in AL and internet outages, Sorry
Not a lot to report
Weekly Analysis soon
JMJ

 

[doctor J]

Weekly Analysis for 8/12/2026:

 

[KyL416]

Early sunday ticket prep for businesses and Puerto Rico

College Football mix prep

Updating the lingering labels from the August 1st Nexstar/CBS fiasco

Passing along Gracenote finally updating the RF numbers for KPAX and KTVQ in Montana

KEDZ/27 is testing for the Fresno DMA

Targetted offers now live:
9756 Sports Pack on Us
9757 Protection Plan
9759 ESPN Unlimited

 

[Nate.O’Brien]

The Charlotte Hornets will broadcast all non National games on COX Media Group's WSOC 9 and WAXN 64 this upcoming NBA season. There might be a part time channel for people who can't get the game on sat, stream or over the air

Charlotte Hornets Announces New Broadcast Home for Hornets Basketball

The majority of Hornets games will be available on local TV in Charlotte.

www.si.com

 

[KyL416]

Here's what the NBA local TV outlook is so far:
Atlanta Hawks - WANF/Peachtree Sports
Boston Celtics - NBCS Boston
Brooklyn Nets - YES
Charlotte Hornets - WAXN/WSOC
Chicago Bulls - CHSN
Cleveland Cavaliers - Exclusive to DAZN with 15 OTA simulcasts
Dallas Mavericks - KFAA, also on channel 676-8
Denver Nuggets - Altitude
Detroit Pistons - WMYD/Scripps Sports
Golden State Warriors - NBCS Bay Area
Houston Rockets - Space City HN
Indiana Pacers - Exclusive to DAZN with 15 OTA simulcasts
Memphis Grizzlies - Exclusive to DAZN with 15 OTA simulcasts
Miami Heat - WPLG
Milwaukee Bucks - WVTV-D2
Minnesota Timberwolves - Exclusive to DAZN with 15 OTA simulcasts
New Orleans Pelicans - Gulf Coast Sports, also on channel 676-6
New York Knicks - MSG
LA Clippers - TBA, rumored to be seeking an OTA deal with KTLA
LA Lakers - Spectrum Sportsnet
Oklahoma City Thunder - KSBI, will also have a feed on 675-x
Orlando Magic - WRDQ/WFTV
Philadelphia 76ers - NBCS Philly
Phoenix Suns - KAZF/Arizona Family Sports
Portland Trail Blazers - KUNP/BlazerVision, also on channel 688-1
Sacramento Kings - NBCS California
San Antonio Spurs - Exclusive to DAZN with 22 OTA simulcasts
Toronto Raptors - TSN/Sportsnet
Utah Jazz - KJZZ/SEG+
Washington Wizards - Monumental

The ones that go exclusive to DAZN will still have to make their feeds available for League Pass

 

[Mr Tony]

Orlando Magic - TBA, rumored to be seeking an OTA deal

OTA deal

Cox Media Group Strikes Multi‑Year Deals To Bring Orlando Magic & Charlotte Hornets To Broadcast TV

It will air Orlando Magic games across Central Florida and Charlotte Hornets games over the air in the Carolinas beginning with the 2026-27 NBA season, expanding local live-sports coverage.

tvnewscheck.com

The agreements will put Orlando Magic games on WRDQ and WFTV across Central Florida,
In northeast Florida and Jacksonville, games will primarily air on a newly created Action Sports Jax TV on WJAX (ch. 47.2), with additional broadcasts planned on WJAX and WFOX, Cox said.

 

[KyL416]

ESPN is not providing any live preseason games on the NFL Network's alternate feed this year, instead blacked out markets on cable get "A Football Life" documentaries or replays of previous games.

 

[TheRatPatrol]

ESPN is not providing any live preseason games on the NFL Network's alternate feed this year, instead blacked out markets on cable get "A Football Life" documentaries or replays of previous games.

And here I thought ESPN was going to provide feeds of all of the preseason games on the app.

 

[KyL416]

You can stream some additional preseason games with ESPN Unlimited, but it looks like the era of blacked out markets having an alternate live game on 212-1 is over.

 

[KyL416]

Milwaukee Bucks - WVTV-D2

Milwaukee WVTV-D2/24
Madison WISC-D2/14

They'll likely have a Bucks channel in the 600s for the other markets:
Green Bay WBAY-D3, their non-carried MyNet/365BLK affiliate
La Crosse WKBT-D2, their non-carried MyNet affiliate
Wausau WJFW-D2, their non-carried Cozi affiliate
Duluth TBA


The rest of the new to OTA teams haven't yet announced their regional coverage outside of the Magic having their games on WJAX-D2 in Jacksonville, and the Hawks on the Peachtree Sports subchannels and LPTV stations across Georgia.

 

[doctor J]

DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Aug 19 2026

Comparison of Transponder Data for Aug 19 2026 vs Aug 12 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​	272​	​	1447​	1​
SD mpeg4​	142​	​	193​	​
SD mpeg2​	440​	1​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Audio​	89​	​	​	​
Push​	26​	​	​	​
Slate​	19​	​	1​	​
​

TEST Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	​	​	​	​
HD​	​	​	1​	-1​
SD mpeg4​	​	​	1​	1​
SD mpeg2​	​	-1​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Engr Work​	42​	​	​	​
​

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
Quiet week
Enjoy
DataDigestsers