List of HD Channels NOT Available on Dish Network: Version 2 Updated

slick1ru2 · Aug 16, 2009

NFL Red Zone HD

howie14 · Dec 7, 2009

From DCRTV.COM:

The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, the television home of the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles, will launch a high-definition overflow channel in the spring of 2010. MASN2-HD will allow the network to televise every Orioles and Nationals game live and in high-def throughout the season. The majority of MASN's cable and satellite affiliates will be prepared to carry the channel for the 2010 MLB campaign throughout the network's seven-state television territory, MASN says. Nationals and Orioles game replays will still appear on the network's flagship high-definition channel, MASN-HD. "O's Xtra" and "Nats Xtra," the network's exclusive pregame and postgame shows, will be televised in HD live and on location from the ballpark during every home game for both teams. In 2010, MASN2-HD will carry 130 live baseball games, with another 190 on MASN-HD.

So add another HD sports channel to the list, MASN2-HD (and we still don't even have MASN-HD yet).

Jim5506 · Dec 7, 2009

Boy! If Dish has to broadcast every mickey mouse (small m's on purpose) HD channel from anywhere in the country, they'll need 50 satellites each with a gazillion TP's.

HDRoberts · Dec 8, 2009

Don't forget, the only important HD channels are the ones I want to watch. Those channels are must carry, everything else is a wast of bandwidth. At least, that's the opinion most HD aficionados share. No one cares if the market for the channel is small, if they want to watch.

Fitzie · Dec 11, 2009

HDRoberts said:
Don't forget, the only important HD channels are the ones I want to watch. Those channels are must carry, everything else is a wast of bandwidth. At least, that's the opinion most HD aficionados share. No one cares if the market for the channel is small, if they want to watch.

Well said. I could get by with only 8 or 10 more HD channels to go with the 100 or so that I now have!

On a more serious note, the 2 new sats Dish is putting up next year (or so) should help a lot with the capacity issues. We will still see the battles over carry charges even when the capacity is there.

Thanks DBSOgre for this thread, and for keeping it updated. This is a nice public service for the Forum regulars which is sincerely appreciated.

Best regards,
Fitzie

HDRoberts · Feb 10, 2010

Jonhern · Feb 10, 2010

hope they don't add those .tv channels before they add all the others or ever, had those on FIOS and they are just endless loops of the same programing. If you watch it for a day you have seen pretty much everything for the year.

HDRoberts · Feb 10, 2010

Jonhern said:
hope they don't add those .tv channels before they add all the others or ever, had those on FIOS and they are just endless loops of the same programing. If you watch it for a day you have seen pretty much everything for the year.

Hey, don't complain about networks that had endless loops of identical programming, you'll upset the Voom people.

Poke · Feb 10, 2010

Yeah Premium Movie Channels are over hyped!

chicagonettech · Feb 24, 2010

Thanks, HDRoberts, for the great work and continued updates! This is a swell Community to belong to!

HDRoberts · Feb 26, 2010

Thought I might give another go at an update, with slightly reshuffled categories.

You might consider this less compete, as I removed some channels that make less difference, such as the FiOS controlled .TV channels, and west coast versions of premium channels. Thanks to Adam, who started this list. Feel free to correct.

Enjoy!

Channels Available in SD on Dish Network not in HD – 16 Channels
American Movie Classics HD
CNN Headline News HD
ESPNU HD
Fuel TV HD
Fuse TV HD
G4 HD
Independent Film Channel HD
ION TV HD
NASA TV HD
Outdoor Channel HD
Oxygen HD
RFD-TV HD
Style HD
Trinity Broadcasting Network HD
Turner Classic Movies HD
Women's Entertainment HD

HD Channels Available Not on Dish Network Not Carried in SD, if available – 10 Channels
ABC News Now HD
Al Jazeera English HD
Live Well HD
MLB Network HD
Smithsonian Channel HD
TCT Network HD
TV One HD
Universal Sports HD
Vatican TV HD
Wealth TV HD

Shopping Channels – 3 Channels
Home Shopping Network HD
Jewelry TV HD
QVC HD

Premium Movie Channels (Excluding West Coast Versions) – 24 Channels
Dish has in SD – 15 Channels
Encore Action HD
Encore Drama HD
Encore Love HD
Encore Mystery HD
Encore WAM! HD
Encore Westerns HD
Flix HD
MoreMax HD
Showtime Beyond HD
Showtime Extreme HD
Showtime Showcase HD
Starz! Cinema HD
Starz! inBlack HD
Sundance Channel HD
The Movie Channel Xtraa
Dish does not have in SD – 9 Channels
@Max HD
Epix HD
MoviePlex HD
OuterMax HD
Showtime FamilyZone HD
Showtime Next HD
Showtime Women HD
ThrillerMax HD
WMax HD

Channels Not Yet Launched – 45 Channels
SD Version on Dish – 13 Channels
Chiller HD
Documentary Channel HD
Fox Movie Channel HD
Fox Reality Channel HD
God TV HD
Great American Country HD
MTV 2 HD
Oprah Winfrey Network HD
ReezChannel HD
Sleuth HD
Telefutura HD
Telemundo
Univision HD
Not carried on Dish – 32 Channels (Editorial comment: I doubt some of these niche channels will ever happen)
*-Indicates SD version exists
29 HD Network
3ABN Latino HD
Africa Channel HD*
Black TV News Channel HD
Blue Highways TV HD*
CNN International HD*
ComedyNet HD
Fight Network HD
Fox Sports en Espanol HD*
Gol TV HD *
Gospel Music Channel HD *
I-Life TV HD
ION Life HD*
Italian American Network HD
JCTV HD *
Jewish Life TV HD
Mun2 TV HD
Pursuit Channel HD
Qubo HD*
S|Sports TV HD
Si TV HD
Smile of a Child TV HD
SoapNet HD
Sonbeam Channel HD
Soundtrack Channel HD
TBN Enlace HD
The Church Channel HD
Three Angels Broadcasting Network HD
TV Games Network HD
Veria TV HD
Wine Network HD
Worship Network HD*

Regional Sports Networks – 17 Channels
Braves TV HD
Channel 4 San Diego HD (Padres)
Comcast SportsNet Northwest HD
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia HD
Comcast SportsNet Southeast HD
Dallas Cowboys Channel HD
FOX College Sports Atlantic HD
FOX College Sports Central HD
FOX College Sports Pacific HD
FOX Sports Carolinas HD
FOX Sports Oklahoma HD
FOX Sports Tennessee HD
Madison Square Garden Network HD
MSG Network + HD
Mid Atlantic Sports Network HD
MountainWest Sports Network HD (2010)
Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network HD

RSN's NOT 24/7 – 26 Channels
Altitude Sports & Entertainment HD (24/7)
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area HD (24/7)
Comcast SportsNet Chicago HD (24/7)
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic HD (24/7)
Comcast SportsNet New England HD (24/7)
Comcast SportsNet West HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Arizona HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Cincinnati HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Detroit HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Florida HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Midwest HD (24/7)
FOX Sports North HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Northwest HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Ohio HD (Cleveland / Columbus) (24/7)
FOX Sports Pittsburgh HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Prime Ticket HD (L.A.) (24/7)
FOX Sports Rocky Mountain HD (24/7)
FOX Sports South HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Southwest HD (24/7)
FOX Sports West HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Wisconsin HD (24/7)
New England Sports Network HD (24/7)
SportsNet New York (24/7)
SportSouth HD (24/7)
SportsTime Ohio HD (24/7)
Sun Sports HD (24/7)

Adult Channels - 3 Channels
Penthouse TV HD
Playboy TV HD
Spice TV HD

Foreign Channel Imports – 22 Channels
Aqua HD (Canadian, 3rd Quarter 2009)
Baby HD (Canadian, 4th Quarter 2009)
Aboriginal Peoples TV Network HD (Canadian)
Central China TV HD
Centre Stage HD (Canadian, 3rd Quarter 2009)
Clash HD (Canadian, 3rd Quarter 2009
Crafts & Hobbies HD (Canadian, 3rd Quarter 2009)
Disney CineMagic HD (British)
EuroSport HD (British)
Eureka! HD (Canadian, 3rd Quarter 2009)
Equator HD
Game World HD (Canadian, 3rd Quarter 2009)
Horror HD (Canadian, 3rd Quarter 2009)
Luxe TV HD (French)
Melody Zen HD (British)
MTVN HD (European)
Oasis HD
Seniors Life HD (Canadian, 3rd Quarter 2009)
Treasure HD
Women's Sports HD (Canadian, 3rd Quarter 2009)
Voom HD (Everywhere BUT USA)

--sexy-warlock-- · Feb 26, 2010

Have the Encore theme channels been launched in HD yet on any system? This is probably one of my most wanted HD additions.

HDRoberts · Feb 26, 2010

--sexy-warlock-- said:
Have the Encore theme channels been launched in HD yet on any system? This is probably one of my most wanted HD additions.

No where I've seen. I'm not even sure they are available at all.

Modwild · Feb 26, 2010

HDRoberts said:
No where I've seen. I'm not even sure they are available at all.

Nope - just looked at the Encore spawn stations. They aren't currently available in HD other than Encore.

Not sure about all the Cinemaxes either, but I want the Max channels we don't have, even if only in SD. They look great. They can remove the myriad of shopping channels and put some of these on instead. :up

skottey · Feb 26, 2010

Modwild said:
Nope - just looked at the Encore spawn stations. They aren't currently available in HD other than Encore.

Not sure about all the Cinemaxes either, but I want the Max channels we don't have, even if only in SD. They look great. They can remove the myriad of shopping channels and put some of these on instead. :up

All 26 HBO/MAX channels are available in HD and as far as I know only FIOS carries them all.

Technically Indieplex and Retroplex HD channels are Encore so at least part of the Encore suite is in HD already other than Encore.

HDRoberts · Feb 26, 2010

Actually, Indie and Retro are Starz channels (as are Encore), as well as their parent channel, Movieplex. All owned by Liberty (odd DirecTV has so few of these).

It also occurs to me that I left of a rumored channel coming, Shorts HD.

skottey · Feb 26, 2010

HDRoberts said:
Actually, Indie and Retro are Starz channels (as are Encore), as well as their parent channel, Movieplex. All owned by Liberty (odd DirecTV has so few of these).

It also occurs to me that I left of a rumored channel coming, Shorts HD.

They are all the Starz family of channels. Movieplex is just a different Encore channel a different day of the week. While FIOS mistakenly labeled them Starz Indieplex and Starz Retroplex in the guide, they were Encore channels on their own promos. Different providers will market them differently as well.

HDRoberts · Feb 26, 2010

skottey said:
They are all the Starz family of channels. Movieplex is just a different Encore channel a different day of the week. While FIOS mistakenly labeled them Starz Indieplex and Starz Retroplex in the guide, they were Encore channels on their own promos. Different providers will market them differently as well.

The Starz website seems to show them as operated independently of Encore.

Starz - Networks - Starz, Encore & MoviePlex Premium Movie Channels
MoviePlex
Encore

But it is hardly a major point.

skottey · Feb 27, 2010

HDRoberts said:
The Starz website seems to show them as operated independently of Encore.

Starz - Networks - Starz, Encore & MoviePlex Premium Movie Channels
MoviePlex
Encore

But it is hardly a major point.

Yeah, doesn't really matter. The important thing is that providers start picking all these channels up as they come out. After having DirecTV and FIOS and then moving and being stuck with just DirecTV, I am jonesing for some good HD. Cannot wait until I can get FIOS back. It was nice to get all the HBO/MAX channels in HD and they seemed to have intentions of adding the Encore channels when they come, as well as the Starz channels. DirecTV only has the E/W flagship of HBO/MAX and no Encore HD by comparison.

bobl · Feb 27, 2010

Please, change the name of Comcast SportsNet West to Comcast SportsNet California. It was changed probably close to two years ago by now. Well at least well over one year!

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