So what channels are on DStv Compact Plus for subscribers in South Africa? Here is the complete list of channels and the pricing for the DStv Compact Plus Package.
The DStv Compact Plus Package gives you 230+ Channels and it costs R579 per month for the complete decoder and streaming package. For streaming only, Compact Plus costs R549 per month. You can save some money by getting a 12-month or 24-month subscription.
DStv compact plus channels 2022 are now obsolete. Here is the complete DStv compact plus channels list 2023.
DStv Compact Plus Channels 2023
| S/N | Compact Plus Channels (LCN) |
|---|---|
| 1.) | DStv (100) |
| 2.) | 1Magic (103) |
| 3.) | M-Net Movies 3 (107) |
| 4.) | M-Net Movies 4 (108) |
| 5.) | Studio Universal (112) |
| 6.) | ITH (114) |
| 7.) | ME (115) |
| 8.) | Universal TV (117) |
| 9.) | Telemundo (118) |
| 10.) | BBC Brit (120) |
| 11.) | Comedy Central (122) |
| 12.) | Timeless Dizi (123) |
| 13.) | E! Entertainment Television (124) |
| 14.) | FOX (125) |
| 15.) | Ginx eSports (127) |
| 16.) | BET (129) |
| 17.) | MTV (130) |
| 18.) | Lifetime (131) |
| 19.) | CBS Reality (132) |
| 20.) | TLNovelas (133) |
| 21.) | Discovery TLC Entertainment (135) |
| 22.) | Discovery Family (136) |
| 23.) | TNT Africa (137) |
| 24.) | eMovies (138) |
| 25.) | eMovies Extra (140) |
| 26.) | Maisha Magic Movies (141) |
| 27.) | kykNET (144) |
| 28.) | kykNET & Kie (145) |
| 29.) | Africa Magic Epic (152) |
| 30.) | AfricaMagic Urban Movies (153) |
| 31.) | AfricaMagic Family (154) |
| 32.) | Real Time (155) |
| 33.) | Moja Love (157) |
| 34.) | Mzansi Magic (161) |
| 35.) | Mzansi Wethu (163) |
| 36.) | Mzansi Bioskop (164) |
| 37.) | Novela Magic (165) |
| 38.) | ZEE World (166) |
| 39.) | Star Life (167) |
| 40.) | ROK (168) |
| 41.) | e.TV Extra (195) |
| 42.) | Annual African Festivals (198) |
| 43.) | Telemundo (507) |
| 44.) | TV Record (515) |
| 45.) | VIA (147) |
| 46.) | CBS Justice (170) |
| 47.) | Discovery ID (171) |
| 48.) | Honey (173) |
| 49.) | BBC Lifestyle (174) |
| 50.) | Food Network (175) |
| 51.) | The Home Channel (176) |
| 52.) | HGTV (177) |
| 53.) | Travel Channel (179) |
| 54.) | People’s Weather (180) |
| 55.) | National Geographic (181) |
| 56.) | Nat Geo Wild (182) |
| 57.) | WildEarth (183) |
| 58.) | Curiosity Channel (185) |
| 59.) | The History Channel (186) |
| 60.) | Ignition TV (189) |
| 61.) | Spice TV (190) |
| 62.) | SABC 1 (191) |
| 63.) | SABC 2 (192) |
| 64.) | SABC 3 (193) |
| 65.) | e.TV (194) |
| 66.) | Soweto TV (251) |
| 67.) | Bay TV (260) |
| 68.) | 1 KZN (261) |
| 69.) | Tshwane TV (262) |
| 70.) | Cape Town TV (263) |
| 71.) | GauTV (265) |
| 72.) | Lesotho TV (292) |
| 73.) | NTA i (299) |
| 74.) | TV Mozambique Internacional (701) |
| 75.) | BLITZ (200) |
| 76.) | SuperSport PSL (202) |
| 77.) | SuperSport Premier League (203) |
| 78.) | SuperSport LA LIGA (204) |
| 79.) | SuperSport FOOTBALL (205) |
| 80.) | SuperSport VARIETY 1 (206) |
| 81.) | SuperSport VARIETY 2 (207) |
| 82.) | SuperSport VARIETY 3 (208) |
| 83.) | SuperSport VARIETY 4 (209) |
| 84.) | SuperSport ACTION (210) |
| 85.) | ESPN (218) |
| 86.) | ESPN 2 (219) |
| 87.) | WWE Channel (236) |
| 88.) | TellyTrack (249) |
| 89.) | Cartoon Network (301) |
| 90.) | (Cartoonito Africa) Boomerang (302) |
| 91.) | Disney (303) |
| 92.) | Nickelodeon (305) |
| 93.) | Cbeebies (306) |
| 94.) | Nick Jr (307) |
| 95.) | NickTOONS (308) |
| 96.) | Disney Junior (309) |
| 97.) | JimJam (310) |
| 98.) | eToonz (311) |
| 99.) | PBS Kids (313) |
| 100.) | ZooMoo (314) |
| 101.) | Da Vinci (318) |
| 102.) | Mindset (319) |
| 103.) | KyKNet Nou (146) |
| 104.) | Channel O (320) |
| 105.) | Mzansi Music (321) |
| 106.) | MTV Base (322) |
| 107.) | MTV Music 24 (323) |
| 108.) | TRACE Urban (325) |
| 109.) | TRACE Africa (326) |
| 110.) | Sound City (327) |
| 111.) | One Gospel (331) |
| 112.) | Trace Gospel (332) |
| 113.) | Dumisa (340) |
| 114.) | FAITH (341) |
| 115.) | Day Star (342) |
| 116.) | TBN Africa (343) |
| 117.) | iTV Networks (347) |
| 118.) | Emmanuel TV (390) |
| 119.) | BBC World News (400) |
| 120.) | CNN International (401) |
| 121.) | Sky News (402) |
| 122.) | eNews Channel Africa (403) |
| 123.) | SABC News (404) |
| 124.) | Newzroom Afrika (405) |
| 125.) | Al Jazeera (406) |
| 126.) | Russia Today (407) |
| 127.) | Parliamentary Service (408) |
| 128.) | CGTN News (409) |
| 129.) | CNBC Africa (410) |
| 130.) | Business Day TV (412) |
| 131.) | NDTV 24×7 (413) |
| 132.) | Euronews (414) |
| 133.) | africanews (417) |
| 134.) | RAI Italia (430) |
| 135.) | Beste van Nederlands (431) |
| 136.) | RTPi (435) |
| 137.) | TV5 Monde Afrique (437) |
| 138.) | Deutsche Welle (446) |
| 139.) | CCTV 4 (447) |
| 140.) | Adult Contemporary (751) |
| 141.) | Today’s Hits (752) |
| 142.) | Hot Traxx (753) |
| 143.) | 70’s Hits (754) |
| 144.) | 80’s Hits (755) |
| 145.) | Familiar Favourites (756) |
| 146.) | Soft Hits (757) |
| 147.) | Love Songs (758) |
| 148.) | Metro Blends (759) |
| 149.) | Cityscapes (760) |
| 150.) | Groove Lounge (761) |
| 151.) | House Party (762) |
| 152.) | Power Hits (763) |
| 153.) | Dance (764) |
| 154.) | Trots Afrikaans (765) |
| 155.) | Campus Rock (766) |
| 156.) | Alternate Rock (767) |
| 157.) | Hard Rock (768) |
| 158.) | Classic Rock (769) |
| 159.) | Golden Oldies (770) |
| 160.) | 90’s Hits (771) |
| 161.) | Classic R & B (772) |
| 162.) | Urban Adult Contemporary (773) |
| 163.) | Urban Beat (774) |
| 164.) | Reggae (775) |
| 165.) | Modern Country (776) |
| 166.) | Traditional Country (777) |
| 167.) | Gospel (778) |
| 168.) | African Rhythm (779) |
| 169.) | Italian Contemporary (780) |
| 170.) | Smooth Jazz (781) |
| 171.) | Classic Jazz (782) |
| 172.) | Blues (783) |
| 173.) | Beautiful Instrumentals (784) |
| 174.) | Contemporary Instrumental (785) |
| 175.) | New Age (786) |
| 176.) | Light Classical (787) |
| 177.) | Arias And Overtures (788) |
| 178.) | Chamber Music (789) |
| 179.) | Symphonic (790) |
| 180.) | Metro FM (801) |
| 181.) | Channel Africa (802) |
| 182.) | Good Hope (803) |
| 183.) | Ikwekwezi (804) |
| 184.) | 5FM (805) |
| 185.) | Lesedi FM (806) |
| 186.) | Ligwalagwala (807) |
| 187.) | Lotus FM (808) |
| 188.) | Motsweding FM (809) |
| 189.) | Munghana Lonene FM (810) |
| 190.) | Phalaphala FM (811) |
| 191.) | Radio 2000 (812) |
| 192.) | SAFM (814) |
| 193.) | Thobela FM (815) |
| 194.) | trufm (816) |
| 195.) | Ukhozi FM (817) |
| 196.) | Umhlobo Wenene FM (818) |
| 197.) | X-K FM (819) |
| 198.) | Groot FM (820) |
| 199.) | LM Radio (821) |
| 200.) | Hot 91.9 FM (822) |
| 201.) | Mix 93.8 FM (823) |
| 202.) | Channel 7 (825) |
| 203.) | Radio Islam (826) |
| 204.) | BBC World Service English (850) |
| 205.) | BBC Afrique en Français (851) |
| 206.) | BBC African Languages (852) |
| 207.) | Voice Of America (853) |
| 208.) | World Radio Network (854) |
| 209.) | Trans World Radio (855) |
| 210.) | Talk Radio 702 (856) |
| 211.) | Classic FM (857) |
| 212.) | Jacaranda FM (858) |
| 213.) | YFM (859) |
| 214.) | Chinese Radio International (860) |
| 215.) | Kaya FM (861) |
| 216.) | Channel Islam International (865) |
| 217.) | Radio France Internationale (866) |
| 218.) | Radio Wave (867) |
| 219.) | Radio Energy (868) |
| 220.) | 1485AM Radio (869) |
| 221.) | Radio Veritas (870) |
| 222.) | Radio Vlaanderen internationaal (871) |
| 223.) | TransAfrica Radio (872) |
| 224.) | Link FM (875) |
| 225.) | Radio Kosmos (876) |
| 226.) | Jozi FM (878) |
| 227.) | 94.7 Highveld Stereo (879) |
| 228.) | 94.5 Kfm (880) |
| 229.) | Radio Pulpit (882) |
| 230.) | NNR (883) |
| 231.) | Capricorn FM (884) |
| 232.) | Cape Talk (885) |
| 233.) | Pretoria FM (887) |
| 234.) | Radio Pretoria (887) |
| 235.) | Ubuntu Radio (888) |
| 236.) | Power FM (889) |
| 237.) | Supersport Grandstand (201) |
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So the table below is 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 | 14 |
| Sport | 10 |
| Entertainment and Movies | 44 |
| Kids and Teens | 11 |
| Music | 8 |
| News and Commerce | 14 |
| Religion | 6 |
| Specialist and Foreign | 6 |
| Interactive | 1 |
| Total | 126 (Plus 99 audio channels) |
DStv Compact Plus list in PDF
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Supersport Channels on DStv Compact Plus
When it comes to sports, whether rugby, tennis, soccer, basketball, and all what not, SuperSport is the king of the African Jungle.
Compact Plus typically includes a selection of SuperSport channels that cover various sports. Some of the most popular SuperSport channels on DStv Compact Plus are Supersport Grandstand, Supersport PSL, Supersport Premier League, Supersport Football, and ESPN.
One of the most popular Supersport channels is Supersport Grandstand (channel 201) and is it available on the DStv Compact package.
Here is a complete list of all the Supersport channels on DStv Compact Plus:
| 1. | Supersport Grandstand (201) |
| 2. | SuperSport PSL (202) |
| 3. | SuperSport Premier League (203) |
| 4. | SuperSport LA LIGA (204) |
| 5. | SuperSport FOOTBALL (205) |
| 6. | SuperSport VARIETY 1 (206) |
| 7. | SuperSport VARIETY 2 (207) |
| 8. | SuperSport VARIETY 3 (208) |
| 9. | SuperSport VARIETY 4 (209) |
| 10. | SuperSport ACTION (210) |
| 11. | ESPN (218) |
| 12. | ESPN 2 (219) |
| 13. | WWE Channel (236) |
| 14 | TellyTrack (249) |
What channels are on Compact Plus but not on Compact?
Since Compact Plus is a bigger package than Compact, there are some channels you’ll find on the former but not on the latter.
DStv channels you’ll find on Compact Plus but not on Compact include Comedy Central (122), Timeless Dizi (123), FOX (125), Curiosity Channel (185), The History Channel (186), SuerSport Grandstand (201), Supersport Variety 1 (206), Variety 2 (207), Nickelodeon (305), Cbeebies (306), Nick Jr (307), Sky News, and (402).
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So why does dstv get more expensive each year, and dstv removes channels? This can not be legal, as we decide the channels we want to pay for before contracting for 12 or 24 months. Now, paying and watching, then suddenly, GONE. 138 & 140.