Current HD Channels
* = not a simulcast of the SD channel (if available), programming will vary.
2008 Available HD Channels
Regional Sports NetworksAvailable nationally, but local blackout rules still apply.
Part time RSNs and other specialty sports feeds
Other HD channels
Announced HD Additions
Channels announced to be added by 8/1/08
Channels that are uplinked, but not yet available
Regional Sports NetworksAvailable nationally, but local blackout rules still apply.
Channels that are uplinked, but not yet available
Current HD Channels by Dish Network Channel Number
* = not a simulcast of the SD channel (if available), programming will vary.
2008 Available HD Channels
- A&E HD (9419)
- Animal Planet HD (9489)
- Big 10 Network HD (9500)
- Cinemax HD (9458)
- Discovery HD (9487)
- ESPN HD (9424) - MPEG2
- ESPN2HD (9425)
- Food Network HD* (9462)
- HBO HD (9456) - MPEG2
- HD Theater (9421) - MPEG2
- HDNet (9422) - MPEG2
- HDNet Movies (9423) - MPEG2
- HGTV HD* (9461)
- History Channel HD (9491)
- MHD (9469)
- National Geographic HD (9429)
- NBA TV HD (402)
- NFL Network HD (9426)
- NHL Network HD (403)
- Science Channel HD (9490)
- Showtime HD (9460) - MPEG2
- Starz HD (9435)
- TBS HD (9499)
- TLC HD (9488)
- TNT HD (9420) - MPEG2
- Universal HD (9427)
- Versus/Golf Channel HD (9468)
Regional Sports NetworksAvailable nationally, but local blackout rules still apply.
- SportsNet New York (388)
Part time RSNs and other specialty sports feeds
- Altitude (360)
- Comcast SportsNet Chicago (379)
- Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic (374)
- Comcast West (359)
- FSN Arizona (365)
- FSN Cincinnati (377)
- FSN Detroit (380)
- FSN Florida (373)
- FSN North (386)
- FSN Northwest (376)
- FSN Ohio (375)
- FSN Pittsburgh (378)
- FSN Prime Ticket (361)
- FSN Rocky Mountain (364)
- FSN South (370)
- FSN Southwest (366)
- FSN West (367)
- SportSouth (387)
- SportsTime Ohio (381)
- Sunshine Sports (372)
Other HD channels
- HD Events (9465) - MPEG2
- HD PPV (9467) - MPEG2
- HD PPV (531)
- HD PPV (534)
- HD PPV (535)
- HD PPV (536)
- HD PPV (537)
- HD PPV (539)
- HD PPV (540)
Announced HD Additions
Channels announced to be added by 8/1/08
- ActionMax HD (313)
- CBS College Sports HD (152)
- Lifetime HD (108)
- Lifetime Movie Network HD (109)
- Planet Green HD (194)
- Encore HD (340)
- HBO 2 HD (301)
- HBO Comedy HD (307)
- HBO Family HD (305)
- HBO Latino HD (309)
- HBO Signature HD (302)
- HBO West HD (303)
- HBO Zone HD (308)
- Starz Comedy HD (354)
- Starz Edge HD (352)
- Starz Kids & Family HD (356)
- Starz West HD (351)
Channels that are uplinked, but not yet available
- USA HD (9431)
- SciFi HD (9432)
Regional Sports NetworksAvailable nationally, but local blackout rules still apply.
Channels that are uplinked, but not yet available
- FSN Bay Area (369)
- FSN New York (363)
- MSG (362)
Current HD Channels by Dish Network Channel Number
- 359 - Comcast West
- 360 - Altitude
- 361 - FSN Prime Ticket
- 364 - FSN Rocky Mountain
- 365 - FSN Arizona
- 366 - FSN Southwest
- 367 - FSN West
- 370 - FSN South
- 372 - Sunshine Sports
- 373 - FSN Florida
- 374 - Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
- 375 - FSN Ohio
- 376 - FSN Northwest
- 377 - FSN Cincinnati
- 378 - FSN Pittsburgh
- 379 - Comcast SportsNet Chicago
- 380 - FSN Detroit
- 381 - SportsTime Ohio
- 386 - FSN North
- 387 - SportSouth
- 388 - SportsNet New York
- 402 - NBA TV HD
- 403 - NHL Network HD
- 9419 - A&E HD
- 9420 - TNT HD - MPEG2
- 9421 - HD Theater - MPEG2
- 9422 - HDNet - MPEG2
- 9423 - HDNet Movies - MPEG2
- 9424 - ESPN HD - MPEG2
- 9425 - ESPN2HD
- 9426 - NFL Network HD
- 9427 - Universal HD
- 9429 - National Geographic HD
- 9435 - Starz HD
- 9456 - HBO HD - MPEG2
- 9458 - Cinemax HD
- 9460 - Showtime HD - MPEG2
- 9461 - HGTV HD
- 9462 - Food Network HD
- 9465 - HD Events - MPEG2
- 9467 - HD PPV - MPEG2
- 9468 - Versus/Golf Channel HD
- 9469 - MHD
- 9487 - Discovery HD
- 9488 - TLC HD
- 9489 - Animal Planet HD
- 9490 - Science Channel HD
- 9491 - History Channel HD
- 9499 - TBS HD
- 9500 - Big 10 Network HD