Here is a list of HD channels that DIRECTV will likely add this month, according to the company's Customer Service department:
(Note: This list is not official and could change by launch time. Also: When a HD channel has a high-def and standard-def signal, the HD channel will default when a high-def viewer tunes to it. For instance, CNN HD will show up when you turn on channel 202; the standard-def CNN will be at 202 as well, but will require a click down or up to watch it.)
A&E 265
Big Ten Network HD 220
Cartoon Network 296
Cinemax HD East 512
Cinemax HD West 514
CNN HD 202
Discovery HD Theater 76
ESPN HD 72, 206
ESPN2 HD 73, 209
Food Network HD 231-1
FSN New York HD 624
The Golf Channel HD (shared with Versus HD) 604
HBO HD East 70, 509, 501
HBO HD West 504
HDNet 79
HDNet Movies 78
HGTV-HD 229-1
The History Channel HD *269
Madison Square Garden HD *621
MHD (HD only) 332
The Movie Channel HD 544
NFL Network HD 212
National Geographic Channel HD 276
Showtime HD 71, 543, 537
Showtime HD West 540
Smithsonian Channel HD (HD only) 267
Starz Comedy HD 519
Starz HD East 520
Starz Edge HD 522
Starz Kids & Family HD 518
Starz HD West 521
TBS in HD 247
TNT HD 75, 245
Universal HD 74
Versus HD (shared with The Golf Channel HD)*604
The Weather Channel HD 362
And here are HD channels that DIRECTV is expected to add in October -- again, according to customer service:Animal Planet HD 282
Bravo HD 273
Comcast SportsNet Chicago HD 680 640
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic HD 681, 629
Discovery Channel HD 278
Fox Business Channel HD 359
FSN Detroit HD 636
FSN Prime Ticket HD 653
FSN Southwest HD 643
FSN West HD 652
Fuel TV HD 612
FX HD 248
NBA TV HD*601-1
New England Sports Network HD 682, 623
The Science Channel HD 284
Sci-Fi Network HD 244
Speed Channel HD 607
SportsNet New York HD 683, 625
USA Network HD 242
Yankees Entertainment & Sports HD 684, 622
(Note: This list is not official and could change by launch time. Also: When a HD channel has a high-def and standard-def signal, the HD channel will default when a high-def viewer tunes to it. For instance, CNN HD will show up when you turn on channel 202; the standard-def CNN will be at 202 as well, but will require a click down or up to watch it.)
A&E 265
Big Ten Network HD 220
Cartoon Network 296
Cinemax HD East 512
Cinemax HD West 514
CNN HD 202
Discovery HD Theater 76
ESPN HD 72, 206
ESPN2 HD 73, 209
Food Network HD 231-1
FSN New York HD 624
The Golf Channel HD (shared with Versus HD) 604
HBO HD East 70, 509, 501
HBO HD West 504
HDNet 79
HDNet Movies 78
HGTV-HD 229-1
The History Channel HD *269
Madison Square Garden HD *621
MHD (HD only) 332
The Movie Channel HD 544
NFL Network HD 212
National Geographic Channel HD 276
Showtime HD 71, 543, 537
Showtime HD West 540
Smithsonian Channel HD (HD only) 267
Starz Comedy HD 519
Starz HD East 520
Starz Edge HD 522
Starz Kids & Family HD 518
Starz HD West 521
TBS in HD 247
TNT HD 75, 245
Universal HD 74
Versus HD (shared with The Golf Channel HD)*604
The Weather Channel HD 362
And here are HD channels that DIRECTV is expected to add in October -- again, according to customer service:Animal Planet HD 282
Bravo HD 273
Comcast SportsNet Chicago HD 680 640
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic HD 681, 629
Discovery Channel HD 278
Fox Business Channel HD 359
FSN Detroit HD 636
FSN Prime Ticket HD 653
FSN Southwest HD 643
FSN West HD 652
Fuel TV HD 612
FX HD 248
NBA TV HD*601-1
New England Sports Network HD 682, 623
The Science Channel HD 284
Sci-Fi Network HD 244
Speed Channel HD 607
SportsNet New York HD 683, 625
USA Network HD 242
Yankees Entertainment & Sports HD 684, 622