DIRECTV Transponder Map ~ Data 6/25/2025

[mario315]

ABC Miami update: WSVN-D2 will be simulcasted on WDFL-LD 18.1, and Sunbeam struck a deal to have ABC Miami carried on channel 18 by all area providers, including DTV

Thanks, KyL416, no one here knows about this deal yet.... This conversion is still a big mess-- WDFL signal barely goes out 15 miles so this is not a serious OTA play... In fact, it's going to super confuse antenna viewers b/c the full-power strong signal will be on 7.2, not 18.1... but it sounds like they will not promote 7.2.

 

[dishrich]

MeTV Toons is live, SD-only

 

[lordodogg]

Not showing in my stream app, just goes from 293 to 296.

 

[jamieh1]

Not showing in my stream app, just goes from 293 to 296.

Seeing in HD on Directv stream. Heard satellite customers will see it in there app in a few days.
Also it's SD for satellite customers.

 

[KyL416]

Yeah, basically once they switched to the merged stream API the app is no longer in sync with the APG data. The old app pretty much matched the APG data in real time, to the point we would get advanced warning about new launches since a few days prior it would show the station with guide data starting at 6am ET the day it would go live.

 

[savarese04]

MeTV Toons is live, SD-only

the fact that any network is in SD in 2025 is disgraceful, especially one that actually has an HD feed elsewhere

 

[KyL416]

Only 3 of Weigel's own stations have it in HD, and most of the shows on it are SD upconverts, the little native HD content is limited to ads, bumpers and the Toon in with Me hosted segments that you can also get on the main MeTV channel. The few traditional cable and telco providers that have it are at the mercy of how it is carried OTA in their respective markets.

If you want to watch it in HD, you'll be able to stream it on the app in a few days, along with other channels already streaming in HD that are SD only on satellite like Boomerang, PBS Kids, Nicktoons, TeenNick, LooLoo Kids, Babyfirst, Discovery Life, CNN International, Logo, BET Her, EarthX, FETV, FMC, UP, the C-SPANs, Arirang, Grit, American Crimes, Pursuit, Sportsman, the rest of the Starz Encore channels and others.


DTV satellite is in its final years, once the current fleet runs out of fuel it's most likely over unless there's a drastic change in the marketplace. Most future additions will likely be MPEG4-SD on sat and streaming in HD via the app unless it's something considered must have in HD like sports or a channel tied to a business/commercial deal. It isn't a US only thing either, the same is happening internationally with other sat providers around the world, like earlier this year Sky NZ had to jettison a bunch of channels after Optus D2 reached end of life and much of the non-sports, including all of the kids channels, are SD only. In Europe a lot of channels are SD only on satellite because most of their DTH sat providers are sharing space on 13/19/23, and Sky in the UK has a lot of channels that are only in HD via their streaming platform. Even on cable, for the past few years Xfinity has been limiting most HD additions to their X1 IP platform, while QAM users (including Tivo subscribers) are stuck with those channels in SD or not at all.

 

[TheRatPatrol]

Only 3 of Weigel's own stations have it in HD, and most of the shows on it are SD upconverts, the little native HD content is limited to ads, bumpers and the Toon in with Me hosted segments that you can also get on the main MeTV channel. The few traditional providers that have it are at the mercy of how it is carried OTA in their respective markets.

If you want to watch it in HD, you'll be able to stream it on the app in a few days, along with other channels already streaming in HD that are SD only on satellite like Boomerang, PBS Kids, Nicktoons, TeenNick, LooLoo Kids, Babyfirst, Discovery Life, CNN International, Logo, BET Her, EarthX, FETV, FMC, UP, the C-SPANs, Arirang, Grit, American Crimes, Pursuit, Sportsman, the rest of the Starz Encore channels and others.


DTV satellite is in its final years, once the current fleet runs out of fuel it's most likely over unless there's a drastic change in the marketplace. Most future additions will likely be MPEG4-SD on sat and streaming in HD via the app unless it's something considered must have in HD like sports or a channel tied to a business/commercial deal. It isn't a US only thing either, the same is happening internationally with other sat providers around the world, like earlier this year Sky NZ had to jettison a bunch of channels after Optus D2 reached end of life and much of the non-sports, including all of the kids channels, are SD only. In Europe a lot of channels are SD only on satellite because most of their DTH sat providers are sharing space on 13/19/23, and Sky in the UK has a lot of channels that are only in HD via their streaming platform. Even on cable, for the past few years Xfinity has been limiting most HD additions to their X1 IP platform, while QAM users (including Tivo subscribers) are stuck with those channels in SD or not at all.

Wow, sad. How much longer do those DirecTV satellites have?