DirecTV channel numbers for some regional sports networks and sports channels have changed or will change in the near future:

June 4, 2008
Channel Name New Number Old Number
MLS DIRECT KICK 444 694
MLS DIRECT KICK 445 695
MLS DIRECT KICK 446 696
MLS DIRECT KICK 447 697
MLS DIRECT KICK 448 698
MLS DIRECT KICK 449 699
College Football - Pay-per-View 701 683
College Football - Pay-per-View 702 684
College Football - Pay-per-View 703 685
ESPN Game Plan 704 686
ESPN Game Plan 705 687
ESPN Game Plan 706 688
ESPN Game Plan 707 689
ESPN Game Plan 708 690
ESPN Game Plan 709 691
ESPN FULL COURT 742 692
ESPN FULL COURT 743 693
ESPN FULL COURT 744 694
ESPN FULL COURT 745 695
ESPN FULL COURT 746 696
ESPN FULL COURT 747 697
ESPN FULL COURT 748 698
ESPN FULL COURT 749 699

June 18, 2008
Channel Name New Number Old Number
FSN West (HD) 692 652
FSN West 692 652
FSN West Alternate 693 N/A
FSN Prime Ticket (HD) 694 653
FSN Prime Ticket 694 653
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area 696 654
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area (HD) 696-1 654-1
CSN Bay Area (Alternate) 697 655
Comcast SportsNet West 698 656
Comcast SportsNet West (HD) (Games Only) 698-1 656-1
RSN Alternate Channel 699 659
FSN Prime Ticket alternate 695 N/A
Fox Soccer Channel 619 613

July 2, 2008
Channel Name New Number Old Number
FSN Florida 654 634
FSN Florida (HD) (GamesOnly) 654-1 634-1
Altitude Sports 681 644
FSN Rocky Mountain 683 645
FSN Rocky Mountain (HD) (Games Only) 683-1 645-1
FSN Utah (Alternate) 684 646
FSN Midwest Plus(Alternate) 672 648
FSN Arizona 686 649
FSN Arizona (HD) (GamesOnly) 686-1 649-1
FSN Northwest Plus (Alternate) 688 650
FSN Northwest 687 651
FSN Northwest (HD) (Games Only) 687-1 651-1
Altitude Alternate 682 661
FSN Indiana (Alternate) 673 663
FSN Indiana HD (Alternate) 673-1 663-1
RSN Alternate Channel 680 660
CBS College Sports 613 610
CBS College Sports (HD) 613 610

July 16, 2008
Channel Name New Number Old Number
Alternate Channel for Braves Games 651 617
Madison Square Garden (HD) 634 621
Madison Square Garden 634 621
FSN South Network 646 630
FSNs South Network (HD) (Games Only) 646-1 630-1
SportsSouth 649 631
SportsSouth Alternate 650 669
SportsSouth (HD) (Games Only) 649-1 631-1
Sun Sports 653 632
Sun Sports (HD) (Games Only) 653-1 632-1
FSN Florida/Sun Sports Alternate #1 655 635
FSN Houston (Alternate) 678 639
FSN Houston HD (Alternate) 678-1 639-1
FSN Southwest (HD) 676 643
FSN Southwest 676 643
FSN Florida/Sun Sports Alternate #2 656 665
FSN Southwest Plus (Alternate) 677 667

July 30, 2008
Channel Name New Number Old Number
Big Ten Network 610 220
FSN Pittsburgh 659 628
FSN Pittsburgh (HD) (Games Only) 659-1 628-1
FSN Detroit 663 636
FSN Detroit (HD) 663 636
FSN Ohio 660 637
FSN Ohio (HD) (Games Only) 660-1 637-1
FSN Cincinnati 661 638
FSN Cincinnati (HD) (Games Only) 661-1 638-1
Comcast SportsNet Chicago (HD) 665 640
Comcast SportsNet Chicago 665 640
FSN Wisconsin (Alternate) 669 642
Comcast SportsNet Chicago Plus (Alternate) 666 668
MSG PLUS (HD) 635 624
MSG PLUS 635 624

August 13, 2008
Channel Name New Number Old Number
Fox Sports Espanol 624 616
Comcast SportsNet New England 630 620
Comcast SportsNet New England (HD) (Games Only) 630-1 620-1
New England Sports Network (HD) 628 623
New England Sports Network 628 623
MSG/MSG+ (Alternate) 636 627
Comcast SportsNet - MidAtlantic (HD) 642 629
Comcast SportsNet - MidAtlantic 642 629
FSN North 668 641
FSN North (HD) (Games Only) 668-1 641-1
MSG/MSG+ #2 (Alternate) 637 662

August 27, 2008
Channel Name New Number Old Number
Setanta 621 615
SportsNet New York (HD) 639 625
SportsNet New York 639 625
Mid Atlantic Sports Network 640 626
Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (HD) (Games Only) 640-1 626-1
SportsTime Ohio 662 657
SportsTime Ohio (HD) (Games Only) 662-1 657-1
Mid Atlantic Sports Network (Alternate) 641 671

September 10, 2008
Channel Name New Number Old Number
TVG 626 602
Fuel (HD) 618 612
Fuel 618 612
GOL 620 614
FSN Midwest 671 647
FSN Midwest (Games Only) 671-1 647-1
FSN South (Alternate) 648 664

September 24, 2008
Channel Name New Number Old Number
ESPN U 614 609
FSN South Plus (Alternate) 647 633

October 1, 2008
Channel Name New Number Old Number
Yankees Entertainment & Sports (HD) 631 622
Yankees Entertainment & Sports 631 622

October 15, 2008
Channel Name New Number Old Number
Setanta Sports Overflow Channel 622 670

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I hate when they do this

One question................why????

One question................why????

Excellent question, it took me long enough to figure out where my favorites were so I could just punch in the channel number.

One question................why????

Getting them back in a geographical order from East (lower) to West (higher).

Get the RSN alternate channels near the actual RSN channel and not have to hunt and peck for a 2ndary game. Give room for future expansion of RSNs.

This is long overdue and I'm very happy to see it being completed.

Good to see the alternates will be generally in line with the parent channels, I do hate when there's a local game on one of the alternates and it's way up in the stratosphere so I just assume D* isn't carrying it :)