Please note that I do not have the support of the moderators in enforcing any No Discussion rule. So, you are entirely on an honor system about respecting the wishes of those who would like this to be an uncluttered thread for the purpose of listing Free Previews only. If anyone spots a free preview before I do, you may post the name of the channel, the channel number(s) and dates (if any are announced) in this thread. Otherwise, please post any other comments in the accompanying Discussion thread, which I will link below. Thank you for your cooperation in this effort.
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:
Free Previews officially announced on Dish's website:
Channels that are always free on deactivated receivers:
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 respect the No Discussion nature of this thread. Any discussion about the current month's free previews may be posted in the following thread: Free Previews Discussion Thread - March 2021
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:
These are preview channels where no end date has been announced, or that remain in preview after the previously-announced end date.
International free preview channels:
- These channels require a dish aimed at the 118 satellite.
- Channel numbers listed are for ViP and legacy SD receivers. On receivers with the Hopper interface, check for a collapsible channel in the 600's - 700's range.
9893 TVPI
Free Previews officially announced on Dish's website:
124 BET 3/1 - 3/31
109 Lifetime Movie Network 3/1 - 3/31
112 HGTV 3/1 - 3/31
NBA League Pass: channels 5000 - 5061* (collapsible channel 470 on Hopper interface) 3/11 - 3/13
NHL Center Ice: channels 5330 - 5395* (collapsible channel 475 on Hopper interface) 3/10 - 3/16
*Note: mydish lists NBA League Pass channels through 5061, even though last month's preview only went up to channel 5031. It is unknown at this time whether the standard-def feeds for NBA League Pass and NHL Center Ice will be returning for these free previews, or if the current listing on mydish is simply using outdated information.
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.
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 legacy SD receivers. Hopper-interface receivers: replace the 60 with 099- to get the SiriusXM channel on collapsible channel 99.
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 DEAL
282 VALU
287 HSN
883 VALU
Dish Info Channels:
101 DISH 101
102 DISH Studio
103 PREVW
349 DISH Studio
500 ONPPV
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 respect the No Discussion nature of this thread. Any discussion about the current month's free previews may be posted in the following thread: Free Previews Discussion Thread - March 2021
Thank you!
