DStv

DStv

Type	Public
Industry	Telecommunication
Founded	1995
Headquarters	Ferndale, Randburg, South Africa
Products	Direct broadcast satellite
Website	www.DStv.com

DStv ("Digital Satellite Television") is MultiChoice's multi-channel digital satellite TV service in Africa, launched in 1995. It operates from two satellites over Africa, broadcasting on K_u band via Eutelsat W7 and Intelsat 7 , which only requires a small satellite dish. Subscribers in South Africa also receive the South African Broadcasting Corporation's three terrestrial channels, SABC 1, 2 and 3 and the privately owned free-to-air terrestrial channel e.tv. These are not available to subscribers elsewhere, for rights reasons, although until August 1, 2008, they could receive the SABC Africa channel, until it was dropped by DStv due to poor performance.

Other countries are also able to receive their terrestrial channels, including Namibia's NBC, Uganda's UBC and Mozambique's TVM. For rights, reasons these terrestrial channels are not available to subscribers outside their respective countries.

In 2005 DStv introduced its own Personal Video Recorder (PVR). On 24 July 2008 they introduced the High Definition Personal Video Recorder (HD PVR) which allows the subscriber to record DStv's content. This functionality is similar to that found on set-top Digital Video Recorder units in other countries, such as Britain's Sky+ PVR. However, neither of these systems allow viewers to download or archive the recorded content. On 22 July 2011 they introduced a service called DStv Box Office, where you can rent a selection of 15 new movie titles from your PVR decoder.

History

Old DStv logo

Pay-television came to South Africa in 1986, when an analogue, single-channel service, M-Net, was launched by Naspers. For almost seven years, all M-Net's operations were handled by a single company. Then, in 1993, Naspers created a subsidiary company, Multichoice, which was to handle the business arm of M-Net, such as decoder sales, subscriber services and account management.^{[citation needed]}

In 1995, Multichoice announced that it was launching a new digital, satellite service in South Africa and, on October 6, 1995, DStv was officially activated to subscribers. A digital satellite decoder cost between R4,000 and R4,500, while the monthly subscription fee was R175.^{[citation needed]}

The original video channel bouquet consisted of 17 channels: M-Net, Movie Magic, TNT Classic Movies, Sci-Fi Channel, SuperSport, ESPN, Hallmark Channel, SelecTV, Travel Channel, KTV, Cartoon Network, BBC World, CNN International, Sky News, Trinity Broadcasting Network, VH-1 and TV5 Afrique.^{[citation needed]}

Video Channels

DSTV has expanded its offering to nearly 100 video channels and 78 audio channels. In August 2008 Multichoice introduced its first HDTV channel, M-Net HD on channel 170. On 15 December 2009 the second HD channel, a documentary channel, Discovery HD Showcase started on channel 172 and a sport channel, SuperSport HD started broadcasting on 26 December 2009 on channel 171. M-Net Movies 1 HD started on 1 October 2010, the first simulcast HD channel.

Note: This is a list of all channels offered by DSTV but each country has has a different selection of the channels below.

General Entertainment and Movies

EPG Ch.	Channel Name	Notes	Owner/Parent company	Broadcast	Encryption/Package	Format
100	Dish	TV Guide	Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV
101	M-Net		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 16:9) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
102	M-Net Africa		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 16:9) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
103	M-Net Movies 1	Originally Movie Magic 1	Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 16:9) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
104	M-Net Movies 2	Originally Movie Magic 2	Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 16:9) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
105	M-Net Stars		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 16:9) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
106	M-Net Action		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 16:9) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
107	Mzansi Magic		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
108	Universal Channel	Originally Hallmark Channel	NBCUniversal	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
109	TCM		Turner Broadcasting System	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
110	M-Net Series		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 16:9) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
111	KykNET		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
112	Magic World		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
113	Sony Entertainment Television		Sony Pictures Television	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
114	Africa Magic		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
115	Africa Magic Plus		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
116	BET		BET Networks	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
117	Africa Magic Hausa		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
118	Africa Magic Yoruba		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
119	Studio Universal		NBCUniversal	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 16:9) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
120	BBC Entertainment	Originally BBC Prime	BBC Worldwide	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
121	Discovery Channel		Discovery Communications, Inc.	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
122	Comedy Central Africa		MTV Networks Africa	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
123	Vuzu		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
124	E! Entertainment		NBCUniversal	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 16:9) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
125	Zone Reality		Chellomedia	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
126	Sony Max		Sony Pictures Television	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
131	Silverbird			24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
131	SABC 1		SABC	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
132	SABC 2		SABC	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
132	AIT			24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
133	SABC 3		SABC	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
134	e.tv		Hosken Consolidated Investments	24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
134	Chann			24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
135	NBC(Namibia)			24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
135	MiTV			24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
136	ZNBC			24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
136	Metro			24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
137	BTV(Botswana)		Government of Botswana	24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
137	KBCTV			24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
138	ZBC Tv / ZTV (Zimbabwe)		Government of Zimbabwe	24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
138	NTV			24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
139	Swazi TV(Swaziland)		The Swaziland Television Authority	24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
139	KTN(Kenya)			24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
140	UBC(Uganda)			24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
142	GTV(Ghana)			24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
144	e.tv Africa		Hosken Consolidated Investments	24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
146	Citizen TV			24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
150	Soweto TV		Urban Brew Studios	24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
151	Lesotho TV		The Lesotho National Broadcasting Service	24 Hours	Free To Air	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)

HD

EPG Ch.	Channel Name	Notes	Owner/Parent company	Broadcast	Encryption/Package	Format
170	M-Net HD		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	720p (HDTV, 16:9)
171	SuperSport HD 1		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	720p (HDTV, 16:9)
172	Discovery HD Showcase		Discovery Communications	24 Hours	Pay-TV	720p (HDTV, 16:9)
173	iConcerts HD		Transmedia	24 Hours	Pay-TV	720p (HDTV, 16:9)
174	SuperSport HD 2		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	720p (HDTV, 16:9)
175	M-Net Movies 1 HD		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	720p (HDTV, 16:9)
176	SuperSport HD 3		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	720p (HDTV, 16:9)

Lifestyle

EPG Ch.	Channel Name	Notes	Owner/Parent company	Broadcast	Encryption/Package	Format
180	BBC Lifestyle	Originally BBC Food	BBC Worldwide	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
181	Travel Channel		Travel Channel International Ltd.	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
182	The Home Channel		The African Business Channel	8am - 12am	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
183	Style Network		NBCUniversal	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
184	Fashion TV		Michel Adam Lisowski	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
185	Food Network		Scripps Networks and Tribune	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
186	TLC		Discovery Communications	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
187	Saffron TV	Was Channel 456	MultiChoice And Avusa Media	24 Hours Dstv Indian Weekends 13:00-18:00 Dstv Premium	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
198	Events 1		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
199	Events 2		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)

Sport

EPG Ch.	Channel Name	Notes	Owner/Parent company	Broadcast	Encryption/Package	Format
200	SuperSport	Interactive Service	Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
201	SuperSport 1		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
202	SuperSport 2		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
203	SuperSport 3		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
204	SuperSport 4		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
205	SuperSport 5		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
206	SuperSport 6		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
207	SuperSport 7		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
208	SuperSport Maximo		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
209	SuperSport 9		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
210	SuperSport 10		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
211	SuperSport Maximo 2		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
213	SuperSport 3 Nigeria		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
217	SuperSport 7 Nigeria		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
220	SuperSport Select		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
223	SuperSport 3 Africa		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
226	CCTV 9		China Central Television	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
227	SuperSport 7 Africa		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
230	ESPN		ESPN Inc.	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
231	ESPN Classic		ESPN Inc.	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
232	TellyTrack		Phumelela	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
240	Eurosport		TF1 Group	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
247	SuperSport Action		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)

Documentary

EPG Ch.	Channel Name	Notes	Owner/Parent company	Broadcast	Encryption/Package	Format
250	Discovery World		Discovery Networks Europe	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
251	BBC Knowledge		BBC Worldwide	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
252	ID: Investigation Discovery		Discovery Communications	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
254	The History Channel		A&E Television Networks	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
255	Crime & Investigation Network		A&E Television Networks	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
260	National Geographic Channel		National Geographic Channel U.S.	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
261	National Geo Wild		National Geographic Television & Film and Fox International Channels	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
264	Animal Planet		Discovery Communications	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
265	Ignition		The African Business Channel	Friday 12am to Sunday 12am	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)

Children

EPG Ch.	Channel Name	Notes	Owner/Parent company	Broadcast	Encryption/Package	Format
301	Cartoon Network		Turner Broadcasting System Europe	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
302	Boomerang		Turner Broadcasting System Europe	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
303	Disney Channel		The Walt Disney Company	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
304	Disney XD		The Walt Disney Company	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
305	Nickelodeon		MTV Viacom	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
306	BBC CBeebies		BBC	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
307	Koowee		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
308	KidsCo		NBCUniversal	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
309	Disney Junior		The Walt Disney Company	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
319	Mindset Learn		Mindset Network	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)

Music

EPG Ch.	Channel Name	Notes	Owner/Parent company	Broadcast	Encryption/Package	Format
320	Channel O		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
321	MTV Europe		MTV Networks Europe	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
322	MTV Base		MTV Networks International	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
323	VH1		MTV Networks Europe	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
324	MK		Naspers	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
325	Trace TV		Olivier Laouchez and Claude Grunitzky	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
326	AfroMusic			24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
327	Soundcity			24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
328	iConcerts		Transmedia	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
329	C Music TV		C Music Entertainment Ltd	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
330	B4U Music		B4U	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
331	One Gospel		Urban Brew Studios	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)

Religion

EPG Ch.	Channel Name	Notes	Owner/Parent company	Broadcast	Encryption/Package	Format
341	TBN		Trinity Broadcasting Network	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
343	Rhema		Rhema Television		Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
344	Daystar		Daystar Television Network	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
345	Kingdom Africa		Kingdom Africa Network	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
346	IQRAA		Arab Media Corporation	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
347	Islam Channel		Mohamed Ali Harrath	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
348	EWTN		Eternal Word Television Network	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
350	Inspiration TV		Inspiration Network International	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)

News and Commerce

EPG Ch.	Channel Name	Notes	Owner/Parent company	Broadcast	Encryption/Package	Format
400	BBC World News		BBC News	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
401	CNN International		Turner Broadcasting System	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
402	Sky News International		British Sky Broadcasting	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
403	E News channel		eSat	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
404	EuroNews		SOCEMIE	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
405	Russia Today		ANO TV-Novosti	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
406	Al Jazeera English		Qatar Media Corporation	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
407	NDTV 24x7		NDTV Ltd.	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
408	Parliament Channel		Parliament of the Republic of South Africa	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
409	CCTV-9		China Central Television	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
410	CNBC Africa		Africa Business News	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
411	Bloomberg		Bloomberg L.P.	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
412	Summit TV		The African Business Channel	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
413	K24			24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
414	NN24			24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
415	CNC World		CNC	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
415	Weather Channel and News24	Interactive Service		24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)

Specialist and Separate Subscription

EPG Ch.	Channel Name	Notes	Owner/Parent company	Broadcast	Encryption/Package	Format
430	Rai Italia 3		RAI	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
431	BVN		RNW, NPO, VRT	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
432	ERT World	Originally ERT SAT	ERT	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
433	NHK World		NHK	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
440	RTL Television		RTL Group	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
441	Sat.1		ProSiebenSat.1 Media	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
442	Das Erste		ARD	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
443	ZDF		German Federal States	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
444	ProSieben		ProSiebenSat.1 Media	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
445	3sat		ZDF, ORF, SRG SSR, ARD	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
446	Deutsche Welle		ARD	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
447	CCTV-4		China Central Television	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
449	CCTV-E&F		China Central Television	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
450	Sony Entertainment Television Asia		Sony Pictures Entertainment	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
451	B4U Movies		B4U	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
452	Zee TV		Zee Network	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
454	Sun TV		Sun Network	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
457	SET Max		Sony Pictures Entertainment	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
501	RTP Internacional		Rádio e Televisão de Portugal	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
502	SIC Internacional		Impresa	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
510	Rede Globo		Organizações Globo	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
515	TVC HD		Multichoice	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
562	iConcerts HD		Transmedia	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
570	TPA 1		Government of Angola	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
572	TPA 2		Government of Angola	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
572	TV Mozambique		Government of Angola	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
573	TV Zimbo		Medianova	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
574	TV Brazil			24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
581	TV Mundial			24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
607	TV5 Monde Afrique		TV5MONDE, S.A.	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)
660	France 24		Société de l'audiovisuel extérieur de la France	24 Hours	Pay-TV	576i (SDTV, 4:3) 720p (HDTV, 16:9)

Audio Channels

DMX Music

101 – Adult Contemporary
102 – Euro Hits
103 – Hot Traxx
104 – 70’s Hits
105 – 80’s Hits
106 – Familiar Favourites
107 – Soft Hits
108 – Love Songs
109 – Metro Blend
110 – City Scapes
111 – Groove Lounge
112 – Subterranean
113 – Power Hits
114 – Dance
115 – Electro Sphere
116 – Campus Rock
117 – Alternate Rock
118 – Hard Rock
119 – Classic Rock
120 – Golden Oldies
121 – Rock N Roll
122 – Classic R & B
123 – Urban Adult Contemporary
124 – Urban Beat
125 – Reggae
126 – Modern Country
127 – Traditional Country
128 – Gospel
129 – African Rhythm
130 – Italian Contemporary
131 – Smooth Jazz
132 – Jazz
133 – Blues
134 – Beautiful Instrumentals
135 – Contemporary Instrumentals
136 – New Age
137 – Light Classical
138 – Arias And Overtures
139 – Chamber Music
140 – Symphonic

Radio Stations

150 – BBC World Service 1
151 – BBC World Service 2
152 – BBC World Service 3
153 – Voice Of America
154 – World Radio Network
155 – Trans World Radio
156 – Talk Radio 702
157 – Classic FM
158 – Jacaranda 94.2
159 – YFM
160 – Chinese Radio International
161 – Kaya FM
162 – Raitalia Radio
163 – Radio Nederland Wereldomroep
164 – Radio Nederland Wereldomroep 2
165 – Channel Islam International
166 – Radio France Internationale
167 – Radio Wave
168 – Radio Energy
169 – 1485AM Radio
170 – Radio Veritas
171 – Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal
172 – TransAfrica Radio
173 – Jhankaar
174 – KL
175 – Link FM
176 – Radio Kosmos
178 – Jozi FM
179 – 94.7 Highveld Stereo
180 – 94.5 Kfm
181 – Metro FM
185 – Cape Talk

Free To Air Channels

There are several free-to-air channels available on DSTV simply by adding settings onto the decoder (excluding any of the HD Decoder models). More details can be found at the rites blog

NB: Always leave "Network 1 Setup (Home)" unchanged!!

Network No	Frequency	Symbol Rate	Polarization	FEC	Channels	Notes
2	11170	26657	Vertical	5/6	SABC, e.tv, God TV, SABC radio channels	Some of these services are encrypted and require a Vivid decoder and smart card.
3	11625	15000	Vertical	3/4
4	11674	26652	Vertical	5/6
5	12522	26657	Horizontal	1/2
6	12562	26652	Horizontal	1/2
7	12682	26657	Horizontal	1/2
8	12722	26657	Vertical	1/2
9	12562	26657	Horizontal	1/2
10	12574	26657	Horizontal	1/2
11	12574	33780	Vertical	3/4
12	12602	27000	Vertical	1/2
13	12684	26652	Horizontal	1/2
14	12648	28060	Horizontal	5/6

Packages

• DStv Premium
• DStv Compact
• DStv EasyView
• DStv Indian South
• DStv Indian North
• DStv Portuguesa
• DStv Select 1
• DStv Select 2
• DStv Mobile
• DStv Mobile DVBH
• DStv Lite

Decoders

DStv has range of decoders (set-top box) manufactured by Altech UEC and Pace. The latest decoders allow subscribers to use XtraView. This allows a subscriber to link two decoders under a single subscription at a cost R65, to increase the viewing environments (similar to Sky‘s multiroom).

Standard Decoder

The Standard Decoder (DSD 1110 and DSD 1131) is DStv’s entry level single view decoder, manufactured by Altech UEC. It has XtraView capability, where it can be linked to itself or the HD PVR.

HD PVR

A High Definition PVR which was first released in 24 July 2008. It contains a 500GB hard drive, allowing recordings of 150 hours standard definition content and/or 50 hours of high definition content. The HD PVR is XtraView cable being able to link to itself, the standard decoder or the SD PVR.

They are currently two versions available of the HD PVR:

• HD PVR (4 tuner) was the initial HD decoder, it’s manufactured by Altech UEC and Pace. It allows to view one channel and concurrently record another two channels.
• HD PVR 2P (2 tuner) was released in May 2010, a cheaper version to the 4 tuner currently only being manufactured by Pace but a Altech UEC version is expected. It allows to view one channel and simultaneously record one channel.

Drifta Decoder

A Drifta is a mobile decoder that receives a DVB-H signal, converts it into Wi-Fi, then relays it to a Wi-Fi enabled viewing device: cellphone, laptop, PC, tablets and most smartphones.

For the product to work it must be within DVB-H coverage. Visit www.dstvmobile.com for more detailed coverage information

At purchase

• Drifta Device
• Battery
• USB cable
• Power Adapter

Features

• Broadcast Mobile TV on your PC, Smartphone or Tablet
• Connects to your device via Wi-Fi or USB
• Access the Mobile TV Guide
• Small, light-weight and ultra portable
• Rechargeable with up to three hours of viewing

Discontinued decoders

These are decoders which DStv no longer produces:

• SD PVR, DStv’s first personal video recoder which allowed to view two and record one concurrently. It was manufactured by Altech UEC and has XtraView capability with the HD PVR.
• Dual-View decoder is a decoder which allowed two separate viewing environments. It was manufactured by Altech UEC.

External links

• DStv homepage
• DStv Africa homepage
• Vodacom DSTV Select Homepage
• M-Net homepage
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• Dstv installers