DStv
Type	Public
Founded	1995
Headquarters	Ferndale, Randburg,  South Africa
Industry	Telecommunication
Products	Direct broadcast satellite
Website	www.DStv.com

Digital Satellite Television (also known as DStv) is MultiChoice's multi-channel digital satellite TV service in Africa, launched in 1995. In South Africa and neighbouring countries, it broadcasts on K_u band, which only requires a small satellite dish, while several other countries in the rest of Africa receive broadcasts via both K_u band and C-Band which requires a larger 1.2m dish. Subscribers in South Africa also receive the South African Broadcasting Corporation's three terrestrial channels, SABC 1, 2 and 3 and the privately owned free-to-air terrestrial channel e.tv. These are not available to subscribers elsewhere, for rights reasons, although they receive the SABC Africa channel. General public redirects here. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1995. ... Ferndale is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. ... Randburg is a city in Gauteng, South Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Copy of the original phone of Alexander Graham Bell at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris Telecommunication is the assisted transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception, also referred to as direct-to-home signals. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... M-Net (originally an abbreviation for Electronic Media Network) is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by a consortium of newspaper companies. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... . It features superscript or subscript characters that are substituted or omitted because of technical limitations. ... . It features superscript or subscript characters that are substituted or omitted because of technical limitations. ... // The NATO C band is that portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between 500 MHz and 1000 MHz. ... The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is the state-owned broadcaster in South Africa and provides 18 radio stations (AM/FM) as well as 4 television broadcasts to the general public. ... SABC 1 is a South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) public service television channel that carries programming in English and African languages. ... SABC 2 is a South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) television channel that carries programming in English, Afrikaans and various African Languages. ... SABC 3 is a commercial South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) television channel that carries programming in English. ... The title of this article should be e. ... SABC Africa is the international television service of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. ...

Other countries are also able to receive their terrestrial channels, including TV Uganda and TV Mozambique. In each case for rights reasons these terrestrial channels are not available to subscribers outside the 'home' countries.

DStv has numerous products and services, most recently having introduced its own Personal Video Recorder (PVR) which allows the subscriber to record DStv's content. This functionality is similar to that found on set-top Digital Video Recorder units in other countries, such as Britain's Sky+ PVR. However, neither of these systems allow viewers to download or archive the recorded content. Foxtel IQ, a digital video recorder and a satellite cable set-top box. ...

DStv also has separate 'bouquets' of channels in Portuguese, German, and Indian languages. The article describes the languages spoken in the Republic of India. ...

Channels

DStv has expanded its offering from 13 to 88 video channels and 40 to 78 audio channels.

General Entertainment & Movies

100 - DStv Guide
101 - M-Net
102 - M-Net Africa
103 - M-Net Movies 1
104 - M-Net Movies 2
105 - M-Net Stars
106 - M-Net Action
107 - M-Net Extra
108 - Hallmark Channel
109 - TCM
110 - M-Net Series
111 - KykNET
112 - Magic World
113 - Sony Entertainment Television
114 - Africa Magic
115 - Africa Magic +
120 - BBC Prime
123 - GO
124 - E! Entertainment
125 - Zone Reality
126 - Animax
131 - SABC 1
132 - SABC 2
133 - SABC 3
134 - e.tv
145 - Games Channel
150 - Soweto TV
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Lifestyle

180 - BBC Food
181 - Travel Channel
182 - The Home Channel
183 - Style Network
184 - Fashion TV
198 - Events
199 - Events
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Sport

200 - SuperSport Update
201 - SuperSport 1
202 - SuperSport 2
203 - SuperSport 3
204 - SuperSport 4
205 - SuperSport 5
206 - SuperSport 6
207 - SuperSport 7
208 - SuperSport Maximo
209 - SuperSport Select
230 - ESPN
231 - ESPN Classic
232 - TellyTrack
247 - SuperSport Action
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Documentary

250 - Discovery Channel
251 - BBC Knowledge
254 - The History Channel
255 - Crime & Investigation Network
260 - National Geographic Channel
261 - Nat Geo Wild
264 - Animal Planet
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Children

300 - K-All Day
301 - Cartoon Network
302 - Boomerang
303 - Disney Channel
304 - Jetix (coming soon)
305 - Nickelodeon (coming soon)
306 - CBeebies (3 September)
319 - Mindset Learn
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Music

320 - Channel O
321 - MTV Europe
322 - MTV Base
323 - VH1
324 - MK
325 - TRACE TV
331 - One Gospel
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Religion

341 - TBN
343 - Rhema
346 - Iqraa TV
350 - Inspiration TV
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Consumer Channels

391 - Shopping Channel 1
392 - Shopping Channel 2
393 - Shopping Channel 3
394 - Shopping Channel 4

News & Commerce

400 - BBC World News
401 - CNN International
402 - Sky News
403 - eNews Channel
404 - EuroNews
405 - Russia Today
406 - Al Jazeera International
407 - SABC Africa
408 - Parliament Channel
410 - CNBC Africa
411 - Bloomberg
412 - Summit TV
415 - Weather Channel
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Free to Air (FTA) Channels

There are several free-to-air channels available on DSTV simply by adding settings onto the decoder. More details can be found at the rites blog[1]

Sentech Vivid

• SEN1-6, including Mindset Network channel 1 (education) and 2 (health), Jet TV.
• PTV1-6 (some Nagravision-encrypted).
• SABC1/2/3, e.tv (all Nagravision-encrypted).
• LCN, The Hope Channel, Ps91, ITV, DTBC, God Channel, TCT, DayStar (free-to-air, religious).
• Guide (interactive channel, probably won't work).
• There are also some audio channels available (some free-to-air, some encrypted).

Hope Channel is an international Seventh-day Adventist TV network and the flagship station of the Adventist Television Network (ATN). ...

Botswana TV

• BTV (free-to-air, general entertainment channel). There are multiple audio tracks on BTV, which sound like radio stations.

Fashion TV

• Fashion TV (free-to-air).

Fashion TV is an international television channel devoted to fashion and modelling. ...

ManaSat

• ManaSat 1 (religious, free-to-air, Portuguese, 2 audio tracks).
• ManaSat 2 (religious, sometimes encrypted, Portuguese, 2 audio tracks).

Novacom

• [Novacom] (test card).
• DayStar, LoveWorld, The God Channel (religious, free-to-air).
• [RTNC] (free-to-air).
• [APNA] (free-to-air).
• [BEStv] (free-to-air).
• Extreme Sports (free-to-air).

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External links

• DStv homepage
• DStv Africa homepage
• DStv Channel Shuffle homepage
• DStv Africa Channel Shuffle homepage