DIRECTV Transponder Map ~ Data 7/16/2025

[doctor J]

Weekly Analysis for 7/09/2025

 

[KyL416]

Nothing much this week that wasn't already mentioned besides them passing along Gracenote's update for WVECDT's RF number and GIFT - Extra Innings on Us going live

 

[lordodogg]

What are the "HD Occ" channels for? I found several of them in the smart search results and they all showed either the D* logo or a black screen. They also all had the option to launch the ScoreGuide.

 

[KyL416]

Those are the feeds used for the part time sports channels that aren't repurposed from CINEHD, like the ESPN+ for Business channels that have a lot of back to back events during the fall

 

[doctor J]

DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Jul 16 2025

Comparison of Transponder Data for Jul 16 2025 vs Jul 09 2025:


No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters.

Changes to the use of defined transponders:

1 Transponder cleared of all Streams::
Net 10 TID 133 Beam NAT is a National Transponder on D11@99cb, TPN 10


Stream (PID) counts:

LIVE Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	3​	​	​	​
HD​	274​	-2​	1445​	​
SD mpeg4​	143​	​	198​	​
SD mpeg2​	446​	-1​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Audio​	89​	​	​	​
Push​	25​	​	​	​
Slate​	21​	​	1​	​
​

TEST Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	​	​	​	​
HD​	​	​	1​	​
SD mpeg4​	​	​	1​	​
SD mpeg2​	​	​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Engr Work​	25​	-7​	​	​
​

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

The OPEN sports channels in que

Some readjustments in TPNs
Weekly Analysis soon
Enjoy
DataDigesters

 

[doctor J]

Weekly Analysis for 7/16/2025:

 

[KyL416]

The Open Experience on 205.x, 601.x and the 900s

Some TPN reshuffling involving CBSe/WCBS, Marquee, Daystar, TUDN, Fuse and FOX Deportes

Passing along Gracenote's RF number update for KHGI Kearney, 2 years after the change actually happpened

9755 SWITCH out, 9758 *NETFLX in

 

[lordodogg]

The Open Experience on 205.x, 601.x and the 900s

I saw Open Mix channels while I was playing around some more with the Smart Search feature and they were subchannels of 205 and 600. Glad to see they are live now.

BTW, I'm not sure what they are doing with CINE 176. It says "to be announced" in the guide, and all I get is a black screen when I tune to it, rather than the Ku offline slate.

 

[Mr Tony]

Directv subscribers lose KDQS Fox Duluth, MN yesterday due to contract dispute

DirecTV subscribers lose access to FOX 21 amid contract dispute - Fox21Online

FOX21 KQDS-TV is working hard to reach a new agreement with DirectTV Network so that DirectTV can once again provide FOX21 to its subscribers. DirectTV and FOX21 came to an impasse negotiating the renewal that would allow DirectTV Network to retransmit the station’s signal. As a result, FOX21...

www.fox21online.com

 

[lordodogg]

An INFO channel about PANTAYA being discontinued on 7/31 is up as a Ku offline channel on channel 1947, just above PANTAYA itself on 1948. I think that is a Spanish-language SVOD service.

 

[KyL416]

Directv subscribers lose KDQS Fox Duluth, MN yesterday due to contract dispute

DirecTV subscribers lose access to FOX 21 amid contract dispute - Fox21Online

FOX21 KQDS-TV is working hard to reach a new agreement with DirectTV Network so that DirectTV can once again provide FOX21 to its subscribers. DirectTV and FOX21 came to an impasse negotiating the renewal that would allow DirectTV Network to retransmit the station’s signal. As a result, FOX21...

www.fox21online.com

It's with Coastal Television, so it's also affecting the following stations:
Anchorage:
KTBY/4 FOX
(KYUR/13 ABC and KYUR-D2/13-2 CW were already in dispute with its actual owner Vision Alaska)

Elmira:
WJKP/39 MNT
WYDC/48 FOX

Fairbanks:
KATN/2 ABC
KATN-D2/2-2 FOX

Fargo:
KVRR/15 FOX

Jackson TN:
WNBJ/6 NBC

Jonesboro:
KJNB-D2/38 CBS
KJNB/39 FOX

Juneau:
KJUD/8 ABC
KJUD-D2/10 FOX

Lafayette IN:
WPBI-LP/16 FOX
WPBI-D2/17 NBC
WPBY-LD/35 ABC

Meridian MS:
WGBC/30 FOX
WGBC-D2/31 NBC
(WMDN/24 CBS was already in dispute with its actual owner Big Horn Television)

Tupelo:
WLOV/27 CW

An INFO channel about PANTAYA being discontinued on 7/31 is up as a Ku offline channel on channel 1947, just above PANTAYA itself on 1948. I think that is a Spanish-language SVOD service.

Pantaya was purchased by TelevisaUnivision back in 2022 to create Vix, for the past year or so they weren't accepting new subscriptions as it was winding down the 3rd party contracts under its previous owner Hemisphere.

 

[PioneerDJ]

How come DirecTV had WNBJ in Jackson TN set to channel 6 when it's really channel 39?

 

[slice1900]

Wikipedia says it was channel 6 on Dish network too so there is probably some sort of reason for it to be associated with "channel 6" buried in its history.

 

[KyL416]

Prior to the station launching in 2014, the market used to get NBC on channel 6 via a remap of WMC