DIRECTV Transponder Map ~ Data 6/25/2025

[doctor J]

DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Jun 18 2025

Comparison of Transponder Data for Jun 18 2025 vs Jun 11 2025:


No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters.

Stream (PID) counts:

LIVE Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	3​	​	​	​
HD​	275​	​	1445​	​
SD mpeg4​	140​	​	198​	​
SD mpeg2​	446​	-1​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Audio​	89​	​	​	​
Push​	30​	​	​	​
Slate​	21​	​	1​	​
​

TEST Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	​	​	​	​
HD​	​	​	1​	​
SD mpeg4​	​	​	1​	​
SD mpeg2​	​	​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Engr Work​	38​	1​	​	​
​

The PID count Excel workbook provides much more count detail.

Newly updated tables of Streams on each transponder are available in the DataDigesters TPN Grids

More details of changes in individual channels will follow in the Weekly Analysis
and Gary Toma's Domestic TPN Map Excel files

US Open and TEST channels removed
Weekly Analysis soon
Enjoy
DataDigesters

 

[doctor J]

Weekly Analysis for 6/18/2025:

 

[KyL416]

For those wondering, C-SPAN3 and MeTV Toons are not yet in test mode on satellite.

 

[mario315]

Question for KyL416: big mess coming up in Miami... what do you think DTV will do with the new ABC affiliate in Miami on August 4th when it moves to the FOX affiliate's sub-channel 7.2 ? The current ABC affiliate WPLG becomes an independent and will stay on Channel 10... so, does DTV insert the new ABC station on Channel 10 and kick WPLG out of the Guide (to keep ABC where viewers expect it) or does it create a 7-2 number for ABC in the Guide and keep Channel 10 where it is ? There is already a Channel 6 and a Channel 8 in Miami so they can't insert the new ABC on Channel 6 or 8 to avoid creating the 7-2 number. Thanks for any help with this !

 

[KyL416]

WPLG has every right to keep their cable and sat carriage on channel 10.

If they have a carriage deal in place, they'll probably put WSVN-D2 on channel 5 or 9

 

[mario315]

WPLG has every right to keep their cable and sat carriage on channel 10.

If they have a carriage deal in place, they'll probably put WSVN-D2 on channel 5 or 9

Thanks, KyL416... Good to know WPLG-10 will be protected after August 4th.... I guess we'll find out in July in this forum where ABC will be placed when DTV begins testing the new signal.

 

[Tom Speer]

DirecTV will probably use whatever PSIP channel number WSVN chooses to use for their subchannel, assuming they reach a acarriage deal with DIRECTV. In other markets with two major networks are on subchannels of one transmitter, they assign them different PSIP numbers, without any subchannel designation.

 

[mario315]

DirecTV will probably use whatever PSIP channel number WSVN chooses to use for their subchannel, assuming they reach a acarriage deal with DIRECTV. In other markets with two major networks are on subchannels of one transmitter, they assign them different PSIP numbers, without any subchannel designation.

DirecTV will probably use whatever PSIP channel number WSVN chooses to use for their subchannel, assuming they reach a acarriage deal with DIRECTV. In other markets with two major networks are on subchannels of one transmitter, they assign them different PSIP numbers, without any subchannel designation.

Thanks, Tom, it'll be interesting to see what DTV does because in order for these changes to take place alot of moving pieces have to come together.

The ATSC 3.0 Next Gen TV transmitters for WSVN and WPLG are being shut down one week earlier (7-28-25) in order for WSVN to broadcast ABC in HD on 7.2.... Which begs the question whether the DTV transponder for the Miami DMA has enough space for an additional HD channel given that DTV already carries 14 HD local channels in this market. I can't imagine DTV carrying ABC in Miami in SD so they'll have to fit it in in HD somehow.

Another wrinkle is that WPLG recently announced that DTV Stream will NOT be carrying WPLG after 8-4-25... they will be dropping it and replacing it with the new ABC station... KyL416 said WPLG would stay on the satellite so we could have two different Channel 10's between the DTV satellite guide (WPLG) and the DTV Stream guide (WSVN D2). The DTV websites will also have to reflect these conflicts in their programming line-ups for Miami.

 

[TheRatPatrol]

Both are in HD on the streaming server, satellite TBA, but odds are C-SPAN3 will be SD on sat

What channel will C-SPAN 3 be on?

 

[KyL416]

What channel will C-SPAN 3 be on?

Probably 352

WSVN-D2 on stream will have whatever channel number they give it on satellite.

Miami's locals are spread across 4 transponders, two of which only have 3 HD and 1 SD, so they have more than enough room to add it.

 

[TheRatPatrol]

Probably 352

WSVN-D2 on stream will have whatever channel number they give it on satellite.

Makes sense. I have always said in the past that's where is should it go if they ever add it. Of course I don't remember what was there in the past (CRS). Thanks

 

[KyL416]

352 was NASA TV until it shutdown last summer. Its P/I replacement ended up being 308 LooLoo

 

[Tom Speer]

For those wondering, C-SPAN3 and MeTV Toons are not yet in test mode on satellite.

*MeToon is up in the satellite guide data on 295 in test tonight.

D15@103ca Tpn 2, PID 0x1080

 

[KyL416]

Based on that TPN slot, it looks like it's going to be MPEG-4 SD on satellite. That transponder carries 2 dozen channels that mostly migrated from 119/95, and that used to be the PID for 2104 Phoenix Hong Kong Channel

 

[doctor J]

DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Jun 25 2025

Comparison of Transponder Data for Jun 25 2025 vs Jun 18 2025:


No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters.

Stream (PID) counts:

LIVE Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	3​	​	​	​
HD​	275​	​	1445​	​
SD mpeg4​	140​	​	198​	​
SD mpeg2​	447​	1​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Audio​	89​	​	​	​
Push​	30​	​	​	​
Slate​	21​	​	1​	​
​

TEST Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	​	​	​	​
HD​	​	​	1​	​
SD mpeg4​	2​	2​	1​	​
SD mpeg2​	​	​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Engr Work​	37​	-1​	​	​
​

The PID count Excel workbook provides much more count detail.

Newly updated tables of Streams on each transponder are available in the DataDigesters TPN Grids

More details of changes in individual channels will follow in the Weekly Analysis
and Gary Toma's Domestic TPN Map Excel files

A couple of new * in TEST channels
Full Analysis soon
Enjoy
DataDigesters

 

[doctor J]

Weekly Analysis for 6/25/2025:

 

[KyL416]

In addition to MeToons testing on 295, Tribeca Festival+ is testing on channel 567

Tribeca Festival+ is also on one of those transponders that mostly has MPEG-4 SD 95/119 migrations, however it is not as fully populated as the others with only 12 SD channels, 2 static slides and 4 audio only channels, so theoretically it could be in HD on sat.