Telecoms1.10.2007
New DSTV Channels kick in
Over the last 12 years DStv has expanded its offering from 13 to 88 video channels and 40 to 78 audio channels. Multichoice says that the new 3 digit system aims to create room for channel additions and ensure easy navigation.
The Channel Shuffle took place on 1 October 2007 and will see a change of all channel numbers starting from 100 onward.
Here is a basic run-down of the new channel numbers:
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DSTV Channel Shuffle
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General Entertainment
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Old Channel
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New Channel
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| DSTV Guide | 1 | 100 |
| M-Net | 3 | 101 |
| M-Net Africa | 103 | 102 |
| M-Net Series | 36 | 103 |
| Kyknet | 35 | 105 |
| Action X | 6 | 106 |
| Africa Magic | 102 | 107 |
| go | 10 | 110 |
| BBC Prime | 40 | 120 |
| SABC 1 | 46 | 131 |
| SABC 2 | 47 | 132 |
| SABC 3 | 48 | 133 |
| e-TV | 49 | 134 |
| Games Channel | 45 | 145 |
| Zone Reality | 42 | 148 |
| E! Entertainment | 41 | 149 |
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Movies
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| M-Net Movies 1 | 4 | 150 |
| M-Net Movies 2 | 5 | 152 |
| Hallmark | 8 | 155 |
| TCM | 9 | 159 |
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Lifestyle & Culture
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| BBC Food | 70 | 180 |
| Travel Channel | 71 | 181 |
| Home Channel | 55 | 182 |
| Fashion TV | 72 | 189 |
| Events | 37 | 198 |
| Events | 38 | 199 |
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Sport
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| Supersport Update | 24 | 200 |
| Supersport 1 | 21 | 201 |
| Supersport 2 | 22 | 202 |
| Supersport 3 | 23 | 203 |
| Supersport 4 | 204 | |
| Supersport 5 | 25 | 205 |
| Supersport 6 | 26 | 206 |
| Supersport 7 | 27 | 207 |
| Supersport Maximo | 28 | 208 |
| Supersport Select | 29 | 209 |
| Supersport Update Africa | 17 | 220 |
| Supersport 3 Africa | 18 | 223 |
| Supersport 5 Africa | 19 | 225 |
| ESPN | 33 | 230 |
| Tellytrack | 34 | 232 |
| Supersport Action | 30 | 247 |
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Documentary
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| Discovery Channel | 65 | 250 |
| History Channel | 68 | 254 |
| C & I Network | 69 | 255 |
| National Geographic | 66 | 260 |
| Animal Planet | 67 | 264 |
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News & Commerce
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| BBC World | 50 | 280 |
| CNN International | 51 | 281 |
| Sky News | 52 | 282 |
| Euronews | 61 | 283 |
| Russia Today | 108 | 284 |
| Al Jazeera | 62 | 285 |
| SABC Africa | 53 | 286 |
| Parliament | 58 | 289 |
| CNBC Africa | 54 | 290 |
| Bloomberg | 56 | 291 |
| Summit TV | 55 | 292 |
| The Weather Channel | 57 | 298 |
| 24.com News | 59 | 299 |
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Children
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| K-all day | 80 | 300 |
| Cartoon Network | 83 | 301 |
| Boomerang | 81 | 302 |
| Disney | 82 | 303 |
| Mindset Learn | 100 | 319 |
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Music
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| Channel O | 87 | 320 |
| MTV Europe | 85 | 321 |
| MTV Base | 88 | 322 |
| VH1 | 86 | 323 |
| MK | 89 | 324 |
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Religion
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| TBN | 77 | 341 |
| Rhema | 78 | 343 |
| IQRAA | 94 | 346 |
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