Well, 9440 is HBOHD at 148w and 9443 is The HD Demo at 61.5w. The SOON channels are in the 5800s. They must be playing games with the numbers. 
Could they be program numbers?

Could they be program numbers?
Why would they put a new HDTV channel in the PI range?
Those must be more "virtual" channels, though it's odd that they have the same numbers as some actual channels. If I recall, you cannot tune directly to channel 944x to watch the "program" that the "on demand" menu lists.9948 soon4
9942 soon2
9940 soon
9947 soon3
Those must be more "virtual" channels, though it's odd that they have the same numbers as some actual channels. If I recall, you cannot tune directly to channel 944x to watch the "program" that the "on demand" menu lists.
... between 3 - 5 a.m this morning. My receiver was turned off during the night.
Hopefully it's not this station from Kazakhstan.
Believe it or not ALMA is also a station coming from Kazakhstan. Maybe it is a HD PI channel specializing in Spanish soul from southwesternl asia.