It has been suggested that we should have a sticky thread that lists only the current free previews, with no discussion. This would be similar to the No Discussion thread for 4K events. I am nominating this thread to be that new sticky thread for the free previews. (The "Attn Mods!" part of the thread title can be removed after it is made a sticky.) The existing sticky Free Previews thread can remain as the Discussion thread, although it should then be re-titled to reflect that. Or, if you would prefer, the existing Free Previews thread can be de-stickied, and I can start a new Discussion thread for the current month's free previews. My idea is to have a new sticky thread each month, so that only the most current information about new free previews remains in the sticky. I do not have the power to enforce the No Discussion rule for this thread, so I am also asking for the mods' help with enforcing this. Thank you.
With the preamble out of the way, I will be dividing the list of free channels into several categories, to try to make the list as comprehensive as possible.
Channels in free preview indefinitely:
Additional free previews officially announced on Dish's website:
my.dish.com
Channels that are always free on deactivated receivers:
With the preamble out of the way, I will be dividing the list of free channels into several categories, to try to make the list as comprehensive as possible.
Channels in free preview indefinitely:
These are preview channels where no end date has been announced, or that remain in preview after the previously-announced end date.
250 ION
Audio music channels:
892 Viva Mariachi
927 City Lights
939 Mo' Soul
941 Viva Mariachi
951 Country Gold
967 Jazz Traditions
972 Intermezzo
974 Swing Kings
6014* SiriusXM Coffee House
6049* SiriusXM Soul Town
6058* SiriusXM Prime Country
6063* SiriusXM The Message
6076* SiriusXM Symphony Hall
*channel numbers for ViP or older receivers. Hopper-interface receivers: replace the 60 with 099- to get the SiriusXM channel on collapsible channel 99.
The official free preview email list from Dish:(Edited to remove previews that have already expired, and to reflect one of the previews being extended even further.)
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Additional free previews officially announced on Dish's website:
MyDISH
849 CNN En Espanol 4/1 - 4/30
283 Newsy 4/1 - 5/31
384 FXM 3/30 - 4/30
168 Disney Jr. 3/30 - 4/30
174 Disney XD 3/30 - 4/30
824 Baby TV 4/1 - 4/30
182 Discovery 4/1 - 4/29
190 Nat Geo Wild 3/30 - 4/30
113 Cooking Channel 4/1 - 5/31
188 Up TV 4/1 - 4/29
367 Smithsonian Channel 3/23 - 4/29
135 BBC America 4/1 - 4/29
838 NBC Universo 4/1 - 4/20
There was also a free preview of Epix listed there (4/4 - 4/17) when that site still listed upcoming free previews.
Channels that are always free on deactivated receivers:
To get these channels on a deactivated receiver, it may require that it still have the older-model purple G3 Smart Card. This also may only work on certain models of receiver.
Otherwise, these channels are available on every activated receiver, regardless of programming package.
General Entertainment:
82 FETV
259 INSP
Religious:
257 SBN
Shopping:
71 QVC
72 VALU
73 QVC3
74 HSN
81 ICTV
83 JTV
85 EPIC
86 MALL
87 SMART
94 RENEW
95 DEAL
104 VALU
123 MALL
134 SHPHQ
137 QVC
220 MALL
221 CRAFT
224 EPIC
225 SALE
226 HSN2
227 JTV
228 YOUTV
229 GEMS
230 ICTV
255 QVC2
275 YOUTV
276 SMART
278 EPIC
282 VALU
287 HSN
883 VALU
Dish Info Channels:
101 DISH 101
102 DISH Studio
103 PREVW
349 DISH Studio
500 ONPPV
9605 Flex Pack
9606 Channel Packs
That is all! Congratulations, you have made it all the way to the end of the current list of free channels on Dish! I will do my best to keep this list as up-to-date as possible, and to post a new updated thread each month. If anyone spots a new free preview before I do, feel free to post it here. Otherwise, please remember that this is a No Discussion thread! Thank you!
