High Definition or HD channels on DStv are value-added contents on the list of TV stations offered by the satellite TV brand of MultiChoice. Currently, DStv offers a total of 68 channels on HD as listed below, spread across all bouquets and packages. However, the DStv premium package contains the highest collection of HD channels. Sometimes, it may be difficult to locate these HD channels because you may not know their numbers on the channel grid. Therefore, the complete list of all HD channels on DStv and numbers on remote control are listed in this article. These channel numbers make it easy to directly locate any of the DStv HD channels, either from the grid or remote control. Just by punching these numbers on the remote control, you can find these HD channels.
DStv categorized all their HD channels according to the nature of their program contents. For this reason, I previously published an article on the updated list of channels on DStv Premium package. This article also features among other things, price of the DStv Premium subscription.
There are DStv High Definition channels on categories such as entertainment, Movies, lifestyle and culture. Other featured categories also include documentaries, sports, children, music, news and even some High Definition channels under the free-to-air DStv broadcast. Let us now take them one after another, exposing all the HD channels and their numbers as obtainable on the DStv channel grid.
All Free to Air HD Channels on DStv
- channel 191 – SABC 1 HD
- 192 – SABC 2 HD
- 193 – SABC 3 HD
- 194 – e.TV HD
Sport Category – All HD Channels on DStv
- channel 200 – BLITZ HD
- 201 – SuperSport HD 1
- 202 – SuperSport HD 2
- 203 – SuperSport HD 3
- 204 – SuperSport HD 4
- 205 – SuperSport HD 5
- 206 – SuperSport HD 6
- 207 – SuperSport HD 7
- 208 – SuperSport HD 8
- 209 – SuperSport HD 9
- 210 – SuperSport HD 10
- 211 – SuperSport 11 HD
- 212 – SuperSport HD 12
- 235 – SuperSport Maximo HD
- 240 – Ginx eSport HD
Movies Category – Complete HD channels on DStv
- channel 104 – M-Net Movies Premiere HD
- 105 – M-Net Movies Smile HD
- 106 – M-Net Movies Action + HD
- 108 – Sundance TV HD
- 109 – M-Net Movies Epic Battles HD
- 111 – M-Net Movies All Stars HD
- 112 – Studio Universal HD
- 137 – TNT Africa HD
- 138 – eMovies HD
- 139 – M-Net Movies Zone HD
- 140 – eMovies Extra HD
Interestingly, DStv has been building up its collection of channels broadcast in High Definition. For the reason that all recent decoder models are on HD display technology, the satellite pay-TV giant is trying to argument for contents in HD. According to MultiChoice, this is to be at par with what they already got on their standard definition (SD) transmission platform.
In one of DStv official statements, they maintained that one High Definition channel consumes equal bandwidth as four SD channels put together. Consequently, it is expensive to broadcast channels on HD but that notwithstanding, they shall continue to produce more contents in HD. Now let’s continue the analysis on DStv HD channels.
News Category – All DStv HD Channels
There is only one News channel on DStv HD. This is the CNN International HD. Surprisingly, it is the same CNN on DStv channel 401, which is received in HD if your decoder and TV are full HD devices.
Music Category – All HD Channels on DStv
- Channel 320 – Channel O HD
- 322 – MTV Base HD
- 325 – TRACE URBAN HD
Entertainment Category – All High Definition Channels on DStv
- channel 101 – M-Net HD
- 103 – 1 Magic HD
- 116 – VUZU HD
- 117 – Universal TV HD
- 119 – BBC First HD
- 120 – BBC Brit HD
- 121 – Discovery Channel HD
- 122 – Comedy Central HD
- 123 – ITV choice HD
- 124 – E! Entertainment HD
- 125 – FOX HD
- 129 – BET HD
- 130 – MTV HD
- 135 – Discovery TLC HD
- 136 – Discovery Family HD
- 144 – Kyk NET HD
- 145 – Kyk NET & Kie HD
- 157 – Moja Love HD
- 163 – Mzamsi Wethu HD
- 166 – Zee World HD
- 167 – Star Life HD
- 195 – eTV Extra HD
- 901 – M-Net Plus 1 HD
All High Definition Channels on DStv Kiddies Category
- channel 300 – Superhero HQ HD
- 301 – Cartoon Network HD
- 302 – Boomerang HD
- 305 – Nickelodeon HD
All High Definition Channels on DStv Documentary
- channel 170 – Crime & Investigation Network HD
- 171 – Discovery ID HD
- 184 – BBC Earth HD
- 186 – The History Channel HD
There are only two High Definition channels for Lifestyle and Culture category on DStv. The VIA HD on channel 147 and the Food Network HD on channel 175.
Please note that it is only on the Premium bouquet, viewed from HD decoders and TV like the DStv Explora and smart TVs respectively that you enjoy the highest collection of these High Definition channels. Few of these channels are somewhat also restricted to certain regions, which are peculiar to them in terms of program contents.
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