List of Austar channels

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Below is a list of channels on the Austar Digital Service. Some channels are not available to all subscribers depending on whether they use Cable, Satellite or a special Education or Business package.

Contents

[edit] Current Channels

[edit] Entertainment

EPG no. Channel name Notes Broadcast hours Timeshifted Widescreen Subscription package Pay-per-view HD Nuvola apps kbounce.png Active
101 TV1 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
102 ABC1 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
103 UKTV 24 hours No Yes Living No No No
104 SBS ONE 5am-2am No Yes Starter Pack No No No
105 Arena 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
106 LifeStyle 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
108 FOX8 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No Yes
111 111 Hits 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
112 The Comedy Channel 24 hours No Yes Living/Fun No No Yes
113 13th Street 24 hours No Yes Living No No No
114 FOX Classics 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
115 W 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
116 Universal Channel 24 hours No Yes Living No No No
117 Bio. 24 hours No Yes Quest No No No
118 LifeStyle Food 24 hours No Yes Living No No No
119 LifeStyle Home 24 hours No Yes Living No No No
120 LifeStyle YOU 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
121 E! 24 hours No Yes Living No No No
122 Style 24 hours No Yes Living No No No
123 Fashion TV 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
124 MTV 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
125 Sci Fi 24 hours No Yes Fun No No No
126 ABC2 / ABC 4 Kids 5:30am-2am No Yes Starter Pack No No No
132 STVDIO 24 hours No Yes Quest No No No
134 Ovation 24 hours No Yes Ovation No No No
138 BOX OFFICE / Adults Only 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
150 FOX8 +2 24 hours Yes Yes Starter Pack No No Yes
151 TV1 +2 24 hours Yes Yes Starter Pack No No No
152 FOX Classics +2 24 hours Yes Yes Starter Pack No No No
153 The Comedy Channel +2 24 hours Yes Yes Living/Fun No No Yes
154 Arena +2 24 hours Yes Yes Starter Pack No No No
155 W +2 24 hours Yes Yes Starter Pack No No No
156 UKTV +2 24 hours Yes Yes Living No No No
157 LifeStyle Channel +2 24 hours Yes Yes Starter Pack No No No
158 LifeStyle Food +2 24 hours Yes Yes Living No No No
160 LifeStyle YOU +2 24 hours Yes Yes Starter Pack No No No
161 111 Hits +2 24 hours Yes Yes Starter Pack No No No
163 13th Street + 2 24 hours Yes Yes Living No No No
165 Sci Fi +2 24 hours Yes Yes Fun No No No
176 TVSN 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
177 EXPO 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
179 SBS TWO 6:30am-1am No Yes Starter Pack No No No
180 National Indigenous Television 19 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
182 Australian Christian Channel 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
183 Aurora Community Channel 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No

[edit] HD and 3D Channels

EPG no. Channel name Notes Broadcast hours Timeshifted Widescreen Subscription package Pay-per-view HD 3D
203 Fox Sports 1 HD 24 hours No Yes Sports No Yes No
204 Fox Sports 2 HD 24 hours No Yes Sports No Yes No
205 Fox Sports 3 HD 24 hours No Yes Sports No Yes No
206 Fox Footy HD 24 hours No Yes Sports No Yes No
208 FOX8 HD 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No Yes No
211 ESPN HD 24 hours No Yes Sports No Yes No
212 ESPN2 HD 24 hours No Yes Sports No Yes No
213 SPEED HD 24 hours No Yes Sports No Yes No
214 UKTV HD 24 hours No Yes Living No Yes No
215 W HD 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No Yes No
216 LifeStyle HD 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No Yes No
219 showtime premiere HD 24 hours No Yes Showtime Movies No Yes No
220 showcase HD 24 hours No Yes Showtime Movies No Yes No
221 showtime action HD 24 hours No Yes Showtime Movies No Yes No
224 Movie One HD 24 hours No Yes Movie Network No Yes No
225 STARPICS 1 HD 24 hours No Yes Movie Network No Yes No
226 STARPICS 2 HD 24 hours Yes Yes Movie Network No Yes No
242 BBC Knowledge HD 24 hours No Yes Quest No Yes No

[edit] Movies

EPG no. Channel name Notes Broadcast hours Timeshifted Widescreen Subscription package Pay-per-view HD Nuvola apps kbounce.png Active
400 BOX OFFICE / Adults Only Box Office, Adults Only and Preview channel 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack Yes No Yes
401 showtime premiere 24 hours No Yes Showtime No No No
402 showtime two 24 hours Yes Yes Showtime No No No
403 showcase 24 hours No Yes Showtime No No No
404 showcase two 24 hours Yes Yes Showtime No No No
406 showtime action 24 hours No Yes Showtime No No No
407 showtime comedy 24 hours No Yes Showtime No No No
408 showtime drama 24 hours No Yes Showtime No No No
411 Movie One Has active called redspace 24 hours No Yes Movie Network No No Yes
412 Movie Two Has active called redspace 24 hours Yes Yes Movie Network No No Yes
413 Family Movie Channel 24 hours No Yes Movie Network No No No
415 STARPICS 1 24 hours No Yes Movie Network No No No
416 STARPICS 2 24 hours Yes Yes Movie Network No No No
417 Movie Extra 24 hours No Yes Movie Network No No No
419 Movie Greats 24 hours No Yes Movie Network No No No
428 Turner Classic Movies 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
430 World Movies 24 hours No Yes Movie Network, Showtime & World Movies No No No

[edit] Help

EPG no. Channel name Notes Broadcast hours Timeshifted Widescreen Subscription package Pay-per-view HD Nuvola apps kbounce.png Active
432 Austar Help 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No

[edit] Sports

EPG no. Channel name Notes Broadcast hours Timeshifted Widescreen Subscription package Pay-per-view HD Nuvola apps kbounce.png Active
501 FOX Sports 1 24 hours No Yes Sports No No Yes
502 FOX Sports 2 24 hours No Yes Sports No No Yes
503 FOX Sports 3 24 hours No Yes Sports No No Yes
504 Fox Footy 24 hours No Yes Sports No No Yes
505 SPEED 24 hours No Yes Sports No No Yes
508 ESPN 24 hours No Yes Sports No No No
509 ESPN2 24 hours No Yes Sports No No No
510 Setanta Sports Not available to multi-dwelling buildings and Darwin cable service.[1] 24 hours No Yes Sports Extra (add-on to Sports package) No No No
511 Eurosport 24 hours No Yes Sports No No No
513 Fox Sports News 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No Yes
514 Eurosport News 24 hours No No Sports No No No
516 FUEL TV 24 hours No Yes Fun No No No
518 Main Event PPV dependent No Yes Pay Per View Events Yes No No
519 Sky Racing 1 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
520 Sky Racing 2 24 hours No Yes Sky Racing + No No No
521 Sky Racing World 24 hours No Yes Sky Racing + No No No
522 TVN 24 hours No Yes TVN No No No

[edit] News and documentaries

EPG no. Channel name Notes Broadcast hours Timeshifted Widescreen Subscription package Pay-per-view HD Nuvola apps kbounce.png Active
601 Sky News Australia Sky News Active not available to multi-dwelling buildings and Darwin cable service.[1] 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No Yes
602 Sky News Business Channel 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
603 The Weather Channel 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No Yes
604 Fox News Channel 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
605 CNN International 24 hours No No Starter Pack No No No
606 History 24 hours No Yes Quest & Stand Alone Channel Package No No No
608 Discovery Channel 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
610 National Geographic Channel 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
612 BBC Knowledge 24 hours No Yes Quest No No No
615 Animal Planet 24 hours No Yes Fun & Quest No No No
616 Nat Geo Wild 24 hours No Yes Quest No No No
617 Crime and Investigation Network 24 hours No Yes Quest No No No
620 Discovery Channel + 2 24 hours Yes Yes Starter Pack No No No
622 National Geographic Channel + 2 24 hours Yes Yes Starter Pack No No No
628 Nat Geo Adventure 24 hours No Yes Quest No No No
629 Nat Geo Adventure + 2 24 hours Yes Yes Quest No No No
634 Discovery Turbo MAX 24 hours No Yes Quest No No No
635 Discovery Turbo MAX + 2 24 hours Yes Yes Quest No No No
638 Discovery Science Channel 24 hours No Yes Quest No No No
640 Discovery Home and Health Channel 24 hours No No Living No No No
646 TLC 24 hours No Yes Quest No No No
647 TLC + 2 24 hours Yes Yes Quest No No No
648 A-PAC 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
649 BBC World News 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
650 Bloomberg Television 24 hours No No Starter Pack No No No
651 Al Jazeera 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
653 CCTV News (English) 24 hours No No Starter pack No No No

[edit] Kids and family

EPG no. Channel name Notes Broadcast hours Timeshifted Widescreen Subscription package Pay-per-view HD Nuvola apps kbounce.png Active
701 Nickelodeon Kids and Teenager shows. 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
703 Nick Jr. Toddler shows. 24 hours No Yes Fun No No No
705 CBeebies English Toddler channel. 24 hours No Yes Fun No No No
707 Disney Channel Kids and Teenager shows. 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No Yes
709 Disney Junior Toddler channel. 24 hours No Yes Fun No No No
713 Cartoon Network Kids and Teenager shows. 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
715 Boomerang Toddler and kids shows. 24 hours No No Fun No No No
718 KidsCo Kids shows. 24 hours No No Fun No No No
723 ABC3 Kids and Teenager shows. 6am-9pm No Yes Starter Pack No No No

[edit] Music

EPG no. Channel name Notes Broadcast hours Timeshifted Widescreen Subscription package Pay-per-view HD Nuvola apps kbounce.png Active
801 Channel [V] 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No Yes
803 [V] Hits 24 hours No Yes Fun No No Yes
805 MAX 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
810 MTV Classic 24 hours No Yes Living No No No
815 Country Music Channel 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No No
830 AIR music interective channels Access to:
  • 01-Hit Factory
  • 02-Diva's
  • 03-So Fresh
  • 04-Groove
  • 05-Rock Classics
  • 06-Jukebox
  • 07-Retro Party
  • 08-Chart Countdown
  • 09-Urban
  • 10-Dance
  • 11-Kid Zone
  • 12-Soul
  • 13-Easy
  • 14-Chillout Lounge
  • 15-Café Jazz
  • 16-Relax
  • 17-Roots
  • 18-Light Classical
  • 19-Modern Rock
  • 20-Crooners
  • 21-Today's Country
  • 22-Classical Country
  • 23-BBC World Service
  • 24-Special Events
  • 25-FasterLouder
  • 26-70's Hits
  • 27-80's Hits
  • 28-Metalheadz
  • 29-Motown
  • 30-Faith
  • 40-SBS Radio AM
  • 41-SBS Radio FM
  • 42-Triple J
  • 43-ABC News Radio
  • 44-dig
  • 45-dig jazz
  • 46-ABC Classic FM
  • 47-ABC Radio National
  • 48/50-ABC Regional Radio
  • 49-ABC Metro Radio
 24 hours No Yes Starter Pack No No Yes

[edit] Special interest

EPG no. Channel name Notes Broadcast hours Timeshifted Widescreen Subscription package Pay-per-view HD
941 Antenna Foreign language - Greek 24 hours No No Greek No No
942 Rai Italia (RAI) Foreign language - Italian 24 hours No No Italian No No

[edit] Austar AnyWhere - Online Service

AUSTAR AnyWhere is a new online service that allows residential Austar TV subscribers to watch or download full-length programs online. As well as exclusive online only sports and movie channels. For more info see http://www.austar.com.au/tv/online-tv/online-tv.aspx or http://onlinetv.austar.com.au/

[edit] Future Channels & Events

[edit] 2012

  • Launch of Austar AnyTime [2]
  • Launch of an iPad App [3]

[edit] 26th February 2012

[edit] Unknown

  • In 2010 it was announced that all channels would convert to 16:9 widescreen within a year, however 9 channels are still broadcast in 4:3[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Austar Website - Current Pricing & Packaging
  2. ^ "austar_q3_2010_press_release_and_presentation". 'Austar'. http://www.austarunited.com.au/file/548.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-28. 
  3. ^ "Austar guide on iPhone: TV Tonight". 'David Knox'. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/03/austar-guide-on-iphone.html. Retrieved 2011-03-01. 
  4. ^ a b "Great news! We're...". http://www.facebook.com/#!/AUSTAR/posts/363099677047082. Retrieved 2012-02-23. 
  5. ^ "AUSTAR News, About AUSTAR - AUSTAR Television". http://www.austar.com.au/tv/about-austar/austar-news.aspx. Retrieved 2012-02-03. 
  6. ^ "Foxtel channels widescreen by 2011: TV Tonight". 'David Knox'. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/11/foxtel-channels-widescreen-by-2011.html. Retrieved 2010-02-27. 

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Fashion TV closure mentioned in AUSTAR's February eNewsletter.

[edit] External links

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