Last Updated: March 2022
So what channels are on DStv Compact for subscribers in South Africa? That’s a question every subscriber should ask before signing up for this package. Here is the complete channels list and pricing.
The DStv Compact Package goes for 429 Rand per month and contains 218 channels. Due to the price increase rolled out in the second quarter, it can be difficult to make use of the price lock feature. DStv compact channels 2021 are now obsolete. Here is the complete dstv compact channels list 2022.
DStv Compact Channels List 2022
| S/N | Compact Channels (LCN) |
|---|---|
| 1.) | DStv (100) |
| 2.) | M-Net Movies 3 (107) |
| 3.) | M-Net Movies 4 (108) |
| 4.) | Studio Universal (112) |
| 5.) | KIX (114) |
| 6.) | ME (115) |
| 7.) | Universal TV (117) |
| 8.) | Telemundo (118) |
| 9.) | BBC Brit (120) |
| 10.) | E! Entertainment Television (124) |
| 11.) | Ginx eSports (127) |
| 12.) | BET (129) |
| 13.) | MTV (130) |
| 14.) | Lifetime (131) |
| 15.) | CBS Reality (132) |
| 16.) | TLNovelas (133) |
| 17.) | Discovery TLC Entertainment (135) |
| 18.) | Discovery Family (136) |
| 19.) | TNT Africa (137) |
| 20.) | eMovies (138) |
| 21.) | eMovies Extra (140) |
| 22.) | Maisha Magic Movies (141) |
| 23.) | kykNET & Kie (145) |
| 24.) | Africa Magic Epic (152) |
| 25.) | AfricaMagic Family (154) |
| 26.) | Real Time (155) |
| 27.) | Moja Love (157) |
| 28.) | Mzansi Magic (161) |
| 29.) | Mzansi Wethu (163) |
| 30.) | Mzansi Bioskop (164) |
| 31.) | Novela Magic (165) |
| 32.) | ZEE World (166) |
| 33.) | Star Life (167) |
| 34.) | ROK (168) |
| 35.) | e.TV Extra (195) |
| 36.) | Annual Nigerian Festivals (198) |
| 37.) | Telemundo (507) |
| 38.) | TV Record (515) |
| 39.) | VIA (147) |
| 40.) | Discovery ID (171) |
| 41.) | Honey (173) |
| 42.) | BBC Lifestyle (174) |
| 43.) | Food Network (175) |
| 44.) | The Home Channel (176) |
| 45.) | HGTV (177) |
| 46.) | Travel Channel (179) |
| 47.) | People’s Weather (180) |
| 48.) | National Geographic (181) |
| 49.) | Nat Geo Wild (182) |
| 50.) | WildEarth (183) |
| 51.) | Ignition TV (189) |
| 52.) | Spice TV (190) |
| 53.) | SABC 1 (191) |
| 54.) | SABC 2 (192) |
| 55.) | SABC 3 (193) |
| 56.) | e.TV (194) |
| 57.) | Soweto TV (251) |
| 58.) | Bay TV (260) |
| 59.) | 1 KZN (261) |
| 60.) | Tshwane TV (262) |
| 61.) | Cape Town TV (263) |
| 62.) | GauTV (265) |
| 63.) | Lesotho TV (292) |
| 64.) | NTA i (299) |
| 65.) | TV Mozambique Internacional (701) |
| 66.) | BLITZ (200) |
| 67.) | SuperSport Premier Soccer League (202) |
| 68.) | SuperSport Premier League (203) |
| 69.) | SuperSport LA LIGA (204) |
| 70.) | SuperSport FOOTBALL (205) |
| 71.) | SuperSport VARIETY 3 (208) |
| 72.) | SuperSport VARIETY 4 (209) |
| 73.) | ESPN (218) |
| 74.) | WWE Channel (236) |
| 75.) | TellyTrack (249) |
| 76.) | Cartoon Network (301) |
| 77.) | Boomerang (302) |
| 78.) | Disney (303) |
| 79.) | NickTOONS (308) |
| 80.) | Disney Junior (309) |
| 81.) | JimJam (310) |
| 82.) | eToonz (311) |
| 83.) | PBS Kids (313) |
| 84.) | ZooMoo (314) |
| 85.) | Da Vinci (318) |
| 86.) | Mindset (319) |
| 87.) | KyKNet Nou (146) |
| 88.) | Channel O (320) |
| 89.) | Mzansi Music (321) |
| 90.) | MTV Base (322) |
| 91.) | TRACE Urban (325) |
| 92.) | TRACE Africa (326) |
| 93.) | Sound City (327) |
| 94.) | One Gospel (331) |
| 95.) | Trace Gospel (332) |
| 96.) | Dumisa (340) |
| 97.) | FAITH (341) |
| 98.) | Day Star (342) |
| 99.) | TBN Africa (343) |
| 100.) | iTV Networks (347) |
| 101.) | Emmanuel TV (390) |
| 102.) | BBC World News (400) |
| 103.) | CNN International (401) |
| 104.) | eNews Channel Africa (403) |
| 105.) | SABC News (404) |
| 106.) | Newzroom Afrika (405) |
| 107.) | Al Jazeera (406) |
| 108.) | Russia Today (407) |
| 109.) | Parliamentary Service (408) |
| 110.) | CGTN News (409) |
| 111.) | CNBC Africa (410) |
| 112.) | Business Day TV (412) |
| 113.) | NDTV 24×7 (413) |
| 114.) | Euronews (414) |
| 115.) | africanews (417) |
| 116.) | RAI Italia (430) |
| 117.) | Beste van Nederlands (431) |
| 118.) | RTPi (435) |
| 119.) | TV5 Monde Afrique (437) |
| 120.) | Deutsche Welle (446) |
| 121.) | CCTV 4 (447) |
| 122.) | Adult Contemporary (751) |
| 123.) | Today’s Hits (752) |
| 124.) | Hot Traxx (753) |
| 125.) | 70’s Hits (754) |
| 126.) | 80’s Hits (755) |
| 127.) | Familiar Favourites (756) |
| 128.) | Soft Hits (757) |
| 129.) | Love Songs (758) |
| 130.) | Metro Blends (759) |
| 131.) | Cityscapes (760) |
| 132.) | Groove Lounge (761) |
| 133.) | House Party (762) |
| 134.) | Power Hits (763) |
| 135.) | Dance (764) |
| 136.) | Trots Afrikaans (765) |
| 137.) | Campus Rock (766) |
| 138.) | Alternate Rock (767) |
| 139.) | Hard Rock (768) |
| 140.) | Classic Rock (769) |
| 141.) | Golden Oldies (770) |
| 142.) | 90’s Hits (771) |
| 143.) | Classic R & B (772) |
| 144.) | Urban Adult Contemporary (773) |
| 145.) | Urban Beat (774) |
| 146.) | Reggae (775) |
| 147.) | Modern Country (776) |
| 148.) | Traditional Country (777) |
| 149.) | Gospel (778) |
| 150.) | African Rhythm (779) |
| 151.) | Italian Contemporary (780) |
| 152.) | Smooth Jazz (781) |
| 153.) | Classic Jazz (782) |
| 154.) | Blues (783) |
| 155.) | Beautiful Instrumentals (784) |
| 156.) | Contemporary Instrumental (785) |
| 157.) | New Age (786) |
| 158.) | Light Classical (787) |
| 159.) | Arias And Overtures (788) |
| 160.) | Chamber Music (789) |
| 161.) | Symphonic (790) |
| 162.) | Metro FM (801) |
| 163.) | Channel Africa (802) |
| 164.) | Good Hope (803) |
| 165.) | Ikwekwezi (804) |
| 166.) | 5FM (805) |
| 167.) | Lesedi FM (806) |
| 168.) | Ligwalagwala (807) |
| 169.) | Lotus FM (808) |
| 170.) | Motsweding FM (809) |
| 171.) | Munghana Lonene FM (810) |
| 172.) | Phalaphala FM (811) |
| 173.) | Radio 2000 (812) |
| 174.) | SAFM (814) |
| 175.) | Thobela FM (815) |
| 176.) | trufm (816) |
| 177.) | Ukhozi FM (817) |
| 178.) | Umhlobo Wenene FM (818) |
| 179.) | X-K FM (819) |
| 180.) | Groot FM (820) |
| 181.) | LM Radio (821) |
| 182.) | Hot 91.9 FM (822) |
| 183.) | Mix 93.8 FM (823) |
| 184.) | Channel 7 (825) |
| 185.) | Radio Islam (826) |
| 186.) | BBC World Service English (850) |
| 187.) | BBC Afrique en Français (851) |
| 188.) | BBC African Languages (852) |
| 189.) | Voice Of America (853) |
| 190.) | World Radio Network (854) |
| 191.) | Trans World Radio (855) |
| 192.) | Talk Radio 702 (856) |
| 193.) | Classic FM (857) |
| 194.) | Jacaranda FM (858) |
| 195.) | YFM (859) |
| 196.) | Chinese Radio International (860) |
| 197.) | Kaya FM (861) |
| 198.) | Channel Islam International (865) |
| 199.) | Radio France Internationale (866) |
| 200.) | Radio Wave (867) |
| 201.) | Radio Energy (868) |
| 202.) | 1485AM Radio (869) |
| 203.) | Radio Veritas (870) |
| 204.) | Radio Vlaanderen internationaal (871) |
| 205.) | TransAfrica Radio (872) |
| 206.) | Link FM (875) |
| 207.) | Radio Kosmos (876) |
| 208.) | Jozi FM (878) |
| 209.) | 94.7 Highveld Stereo (879) |
| 210.) | 94.5 Kfm (880) |
| 211.) | Radio Pulpit (882) |
| 212.) | NNR (883) |
| 213.) | Capricorn FM (884) |
| 214.) | Cape Talk (885) |
| 215.) | Pretoria FM (887) |
| 216.) | Radio Pretoria (887) |
| 217.) | Ubuntu Radio (888) |
| 218.) | Power FM (889) |
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Please note that LCN is short for DStv’s Logical Channel Number.
The table below is just a summary of what you get when you sign up for this package. See the tabulated list above for a more detailed list of channels, with names and numbers in their respective categories.
| Category | Number of Channels |
|---|---|
| Free Channels | 13 |
| Documentaries and Lifestyle | 12 |
| Sport | 9 |
| Entertainment and Movies | 37 |
| Kids and Teens | 9 |
| Music | 7 |
| News and Commerce | 12 |
| Religion | 6 |
| Specialist and Foreign | 6 |
| Interactive | 1 |
| Total | 113 (Plus 105 audio channels) |
From the list above, there are currently 8 sports channels on dstv compact: SuperSport 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11 and Telly Track. See the updated list above.
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