Over four packages of channels, AT&T offers users a lot of content with DirecTV. Not only can users select which of those four they like, but they can add extra channels for a further cost.
To find out what’s on offer, I did some homework. As a result of that, I’ve put together a guide to all the DirecTV channels.
We’re going to be covering the following subjects today:
- How to find out which channels are available at any time
- The packages on offer from DirecTV
- The channel lineup for each of the four tiers
- Channels you can add on
- A look at the HD and 4K channels
- Regional sports networks
- The Spanish language channel lineup
Ready to go? Let’s do it.
How to Stay Up to Date With DirecTV
AT&T doesn’t change its channel lineup very much, so by the time you come to read this article, it should be pretty up to date. However, there are switches from time to time, so check out our tips on how to find out what’s available when you need it.
If you’re already a DirecTV customer, you can check out the channels any time by going into the menu. For DirecTV Stream, you simply go to the home screen then press the “guide” button.
For satellite users, there is a guide button on the remote control that will have been sent out to you. Just press that and start to scroll.
If you’re still thinking about subscribing to DirecTV, you can check out the current line up for DirecTV Stream here and for the satellite service here. This is updated every time a channel is added or removed.
DirecTV Packages
You can choose from one of four packages to start your DirecTV experience. Each of these has a different variety of channels, and you get more of them as you go through. Of course, the price goes up as this happens as well.
Here’s a quick look at the packages.
| Plan | Max price per month(Stream/Satellite) | Number of Channels (Stream/Satellite) | What You Get |
| Entertainment | $69.99/$102 | 75+/165+ | All the best basic channels |
| Choice | $89.99/$124 | 105+/200+ | Entertainment plus loads of sports and more |
| Ultimate | $104.99/$154 | 140+/270+ | Choice plus movie channels |
| Premier | $149.99/$209 | 150+/340+ | Everything you could want, including HBO Max, SHOWTIME, STARZ etc. |
DirecTV Channel Lineup
We’re about to look through all the channels that can be found on each package of DirecTV [1]. These are the channels for DirecTV Stream, as the satellite service is a little different. It has a lot of local channels that vary from area to area.
Before we break down each of the packages further, let’s take a quick look at a full list of the channels alongside which package hosts them.
| Channel | Entertainment | Choice | Ultimate | Premier |
| A&E | • | • | • | • |
| ACCN HD | • | • | • | |
| AccuWeather | • | • | • | • |
| ActionMAX | • | |||
| AMC | • | • | • | • |
| American Heroes Channel | • | • | ||
| Animal Planet | • | • | • | • |
| Aspire | • | • | ||
| AXS TV | • | • | • | • |
| BabyFirst HD | • | • | • | • |
| BBC America | • | • | • | • |
| BBC World News | • | • | ||
| BET | • | • | • | • |
| BET Her | • | • | ||
| Big Ten Network | • | • | • | |
| Black News Channel | • | • | • | • |
| Bloomberg HD | • | • | • | • |
| Boomerang | • | • | • | • |
| BOUNCE TV | • | • | • | |
| Bravo | • | • | • | • |
| Cartoon Network East | • | • | • | • |
| CBS Sports Network | • | • | ||
| Cheddar News | • | • | ||
| Cinemax East | • | |||
| CleoTV | • | • | • | • |
| CMT | • | • | • | • |
| CNBC | • | • | • | • |
| CNBC World | • | • | • | |
| CNN | • | • | • | • |
| CNN En Espanol | • | • | • | • |
| CNNi | • | • | • | • |
| Comedy Central | • | • | • | • |
| Comedy TV | • | • | • | |
| Cooking Channel | • | • | • | |
| Cozi TV | • | • | • | |
| C-SPAN | • | • | • | • |
| C-SPAN2 | • | • | • | • |
| Destination America | • | • | ||
| Discovery | • | • | • | • |
| Discovery Family Channel | • | • | ||
| Discovery Life | • | • | ||
| Disney Channel East | • | • | • | • |
| Disney Junior | • | • | • | • |
| Disney XD | • | • | • | • |
| E! | • | • | • | • |
| ESPN | • | • | • | • |
| ESPN2 | • | • | • | • |
| ESPNU | • | • | • | |
| ESPNEWS | • | • | • | |
| FM | • | • | ||
| Food Network | • | • | • | • |
| Fox Business Network | • | • | • | • |
| Fox News Channel | • | • | • | • |
| FOX Sports 1 | • | • | • | • |
| FOX Sports 2 | • | • | ||
| FOX Weather | • | • | • | • |
| Freeform | • | • | • | • |
| Fuse | • | • | • | |
| FX | • | • | • | • |
| FX Movie Channel | • | • | ||
| FXX | • | • | • | • |
| fyi, | • | • | ||
| GAC Family | • | • | • | |
| Galavision | • | • | • | • |
| Game Show Network | • | • | • | |
| Golf Channel | • | • | • | |
| GRIT | • | • | • | |
| Hallmark Channel | • | • | • | • |
| Hallmark Movies & Mysteries | • | • | ||
| HBO East | • | |||
| HBO 2 East | • | |||
| HBO Family East | • | |||
| HBO Latino | • | |||
| Heroes & Icons | • | • | • | |
| HGTV | • | • | • | • |
| HLN | • | • | • | • |
| HSN | • | • | • | • |
| IFC | • | • | • | • |
| Investigation Discovery | • | • | • | • |
| ION East HD | • | • | • | • |
| Justice Central | • | • | • | |
| Lifetime | • | • | • | • |
| LMN | • | • | ||
| Logo HD | • | • | ||
| Magnolia Network | • | • | ||
| MLB Network | • | • | • | |
| MotorTrend | • | • | • | • |
| MSNBC | • | • | • | • |
| MTV | • | • | • | • |
| MTV Classic | • | • | ||
| MTV2 | • | • | • | • |
| Nat Geo WILD | • | • | ||
| National Geographic | • | • | • | • |
| NBA TV | • | • | • | |
| Newsmax HD | • | • | • | • |
| NewsNation | • | • | • | |
| NHL Network | • | • | ||
| Nick Jr. | • | • | • | |
| Nickelodeon East | • | • | • | • |
| Nicktoons | • | • | • | |
| Olympic Channel | • | • | ||
| Ovation | • | • | • | |
| OWN | • | • | • | |
| Oxygen | • | • | ||
| Paramount TV | • | • | • | • |
| PBS Kids | • | • | • | • |
| POP | • | • | • | |
| QVC | • | • | • | • |
| QVC 2 | • | • | • | • |
| Reelz | • | • | • | • |
| Revolt | • | • | • | |
| RFD-TV | • | • | • | • |
| Science | • | • | • | |
| SEC Network | • | • | • | |
| Shop LC | • | • | • | • |
| ShortsTV | • | • | • | |
| SHOWTIME East | • | |||
| SHOWTIME 2 East | • | |||
| SHOWTIME EXTREME | • | |||
| Smithsonian Channel | • | • | ||
| Sportsman Channel | • | • | ||
| STARZ | • | |||
| STARZ ENCORE Action | • | • | ||
| STARZ ENCORE Black | • | • | ||
| STARZ ENCORE Classic | • | • | ||
| STARZ ENCORE East | • | • | ||
| STARZ ENCORE Family | • | • | ||
| STARZ ENCORE Suspense | • | • | ||
| STARZ ENCORE West | • | • | ||
| STARZ ENCORE Westerns | • | • | ||
| STARZ KIds & Family | • | |||
| SundanceTV | • | • | • | • |
| Syfy | • | • | • | • |
| Tastemade | • | • | • | |
| TBS | • | • | • | • |
| TCM | • | • | • | • |
| TeenNick | • | • | • | • |
| Tennis Channel HD | • | • | • | |
| The HISTORY Channel | • | • | • | • |
| The Weather Channel | • | • | • | |
| TLC | • | • | • | • |
| TNT | • | • | • | • |
| Travel Channel | • | • | • | |
| truTV | • | • | • | • |
| TUDN | • | • | ||
| TV Land | • | • | • | • |
| TV One | • | • | • | • |
| TVG | • | • | • | |
| UniMas | • | • | • | |
| Universal Kids | • | • | ||
| UNIVERSO | • | • | ||
| Univision East | • | • | • | • |
| UPtv | • | • | • | |
| USA Network | • | • | • | • |
| VH1 | • | • | • | • |
| VICE | • | • | • | • |
| WE tv | • | • | • | • |
So, let’s take a closer look at those channel breakdowns.
DirecTV Entertainment Lineup
Here’s what’s available for the entry level DirecTV package.
| A&E | AccuWeather | AMC | Animal Planet | AXS TV |
| Baby First HD | BBC America | BET | Black News | Bloomberg TV |
| Boomerang | Bravo | C-SPAN | C-SPAN 2 | Cartoon Netw… |
| Cleo TV | CMT | CNBC | CNN | CNNi |
| Comedy Central | Discovery | Disney Channel | Disney Junior | Disney XD |
| E! | ESPN | ESPN2 | Food Network | Fox Business |
| Fox News | Fox Weather | Bally Sports 1 | Freeform | FX |
| FXX | GEM Shopping | Hallmark | Hallmark Movie | HGTV |
| History | HLN | HSN | Investigation… | Lifetime |
| Motor Trend | MSNBC | MTV | MTV 2 | National Geo… |
| NBC Sports | Nickelodeon | Ovation | Paramount TV | QVC |
| QVC 2 | Reelz | Revolt | RFD-TV | SundanceTV |
| Syfy | TBS | TCM | Teen Nick | TLC |
| TNT | TruTV | TV Land | TV One | USA Network |
| VH1 | Vice | WE TV |
DirecTV Choice Lineup
On top of what’s available for Entertainment, you’ll get the following if you opt for Choice.
| ACCNHD | Big Ten Netw… | Cheddar News | CNBC World | Comedy TV |
| Cooking Chnl | Cozi TV | ESPNEWS | ESPNU | GAC Family |
| Game Show Nw | Golf Channel | GRIT | Heroes & Icons | Justice Central |
| MLB Network | NBA TV | Nick Jr | Nick Toons | OWN |
| POP | Science | SEC Network | ShortsTV | Tastemade |
| Tennis Channel | The Weather Ch | Travel Channel | TVG | UniMas |
| UPtv |
DirecTV Ultimate Lineup
Rising through the ranks, here’s what’s available with Ultimate. These channels are in addition to those of Entertainment and Choice.
| Amrcn Heroes | BBC Wrld News | BET Her | CBS Sports Ntw | Dstn America |
| Discovery Fmly | Discovery Life | FM | FOX Sports 2 | FX Movie Chnl |
| fyi, | LMN | Logo HD | Magnolia Ntw | MTV Classic |
| Nat Geo WILD | NHL Network | Olympic Chnl | Oxygen | Smithsonian |
| Sportsman | STARZ Action | STARZ Black | STARZ Classic | STARZ East |
| STARZ Family | STARZ Suspens | STARZ West | STARZ Western | Universal Kids |
| UNIVERSO |
DirecTV Premier Lineup
Above and beyond all of those listed prior, you’ll get these final few channels if you opt for the top level. It’s called Premier.
| AMC | Cinemax East | HBO East | HBO 2 East | HBO Family Est |
| HBO Latino | SHOWTIME Est | SHOWTIME 2… | SHOWTIME EX | STARZ |
| STARZ Kids |
Bolt-On Channels for DirecTV
If you like the look of one of those lineups but you feel like it’s missing something, don’t worry. There are a few extra channels you can add on for an additional fee.
Of course, some of these will not apply to the top package, Premier. That’s because Premier already has some of these channels. So, it’s a good idea to bear that in mind when you’re deciding how much you want to spend and which package to start with.
Here’s a list of the additional channels you can add on.
| Channel | Price per month |
| HBO Max | $14.99 |
| SHOWTIME | $10.99 |
| Cinemax | $10.99 |
| STARZ | $10.99 |
| EPIX | $5.99 |
| AMC+ | $6.99 |
| Hallmark Movies Now | $5.99 |
| Lifetime Movie Club | $3.99 |
| A&E Crime Central | $4.99 |
| ALLBLK | $4.99 |
| Fox Nation | $5.99 |
| HISTORY Vault | $4.99 |
| Pantaya | $5.99 |
| UP Faith & Family | $5.99 |
| Revry | $6.99 |
| DOGTV | $4.99 |
In addition, you can choose to bolt on the Movies Extra Pack. It contains some great channels for just $4.99 per month [2]. They are:
- Hallmark Drama (Ch. 564)
- Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Ch. 565)
- HDNet Movies (Ch. 566)
- MGM HD (Ch. 567)
- Sony Movies (Ch. 568)
- Smithsonian Channel (C. 570)
- Crime + Investigation (Ch. 571)
- MTV Live (Ch. 572)
- ShortsTV (Ch. 573)
DirecTV HD and 4K
If you have a smart TV, you might be able to enjoy some of the DirecTV channels in the most premium of quality. A lot of the content on the service is available in either HD or 4K [3], bringing the picture quality to life.
More and more channels are being rolled out in higher definition, but you might need to call to upgrade. If you can’t see any 4K channels on your home service, give the number +1 844 539 6677 a call.
DirecTV Regional Sports Networks
If you choose DirecTV Choice, Premier or Ultimate, you’ll also get some regional sports networks depending on your ZIP code. These are not available for the entry level package, Entertainment.
These networks could include any of the following:
| Altitude Sports | AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh | AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mntn |
| AT&T SportsNet … West | AT&T SportsNet SouthWest | Bally Sports Arizona |
| Bally Sports Cincinnati | Bally Sports Detroit | Bally Sports Florida |
| Bally Sports Great Lakes | Bally Sports Indiana | Bally Sports Kansas City |
| Bally Sports Midwest | Bally Sports New Orleans | Bally Sports North |
| Bally Sports Ohio | Bally Sports Oklahoma | Bally Sports San Diego |
| Bally Sports SoCal | Bally Sports South | Bally Sports Southeast |
| Bally Sports Southwest | Bally Sports Sun | Bally Sports West |
| Bally Sports Wisconsin | Longhorn Network | Marquee Sports Network |
| MASN | MASN2 | MSG |
| MSG Plus | NBC Sports Bay Area | NBC Sports Boston |
| NBC Sports California | NBC Sports Chicago | NBC Sports Washington |
| NESN | Root Sports Northwest | SNY |
| Spectrum SportsNet | Spectrum SportsNest LA | YES Network |
Again, the sports channels listed above are based on the DirecTV Stream service. You’ll get more local sports channels if you opt for the satellite service, but it varies more from area to area.
DirecTV Spanish Channels Lineup
If you’re looking to watch TV in Spanish, DirecTV has you covered with all the following channels.
| Antena 3 | Atres Cine | ATRES SERIES | Azteca | BabyTV |
| Bandamax | Canal 22 Intl | Caracol TV | Centroamérica | Cine Estelar |
| Cine Mexicano | Cine Nostalgia | Cinelatino | CNN EN Españ | De Película |
| De Película Clas | Discovery En Es | Discovery Famili | Ecuador TV | Ecuavisa Intl |
| Enlace | ESPN Deportes | Estrella News | Estrella TV | FOROtv |
| FOX Deportes | Galavisión | GolTV | History En Espa | HITN TV |
| Hoga de HGTV | ¡HOLA! TV | Meganoticias | MegaTV | Multimedios |
| Nat Geo Mundo | NTN24 | Nuestra Tele | Nuestra Vision | ONCE MEXICO |
| Pasiones | Perú Mágico | Sony Cine | SUR Perú | TeleCentro |
| Telefe | Telemundo | Tr3s | TUDN | TV Chile |
| TVE | TyC Sports | UniMás | UNIVERSO | Univision East |
| Univision tlnovel | VePlus | VideoRola | ViendoMovies | Vme |
| WAPA América | ZooMoo |
DirecTV Channel Lineup FAQ
People have a lot of questions about DirecTV, and some of the answers to the most frequent of those can be found below.
Does DirecTV offer Spanish language channels?
On top of all the channels we’ve listed today, AT&T has a handful of channels listed in Spanish language. You can check them out at the AT&T channel guide here.
Where is DirecTV available?
DirecTV is actually the only TV service to have both its satellite and streaming services available in every state in the US. You can find out more about AT&T availability in our guide here.
How do I get started with DirecTV?
Getting up and running with DirecTV is pretty easy with a little help from AT&T. However, there are a few things to know in advance. We put together a guide to getting set up with AT&T that you can check out at this link. Scroll down and you’ll find out how to set up DirecTV Stream and satellite.
Wrapping Up On the DirecTV Channel Lineup
There’s no denying that DirecTV has a lot of great channels to offer. It’s definitely one of the most competitive TV services out there in that respect.
While it might be a little more expensive compared to the competition, it’s one of the most readily available. And even with the most basic package, Entertainment, you’ll be hard pressed to run out of things to watch!
Want to know more? Check out our ultimate guide to DirecTV. You’ll find out everything you need to know about its plans, pricing and more there.
