Dish Network HD Capacity
 Updated Oct 29th, 2015
 119°   110°   129°   
DISH holds FCC license to 50 transponders at 119 and 110 and leases 32 transponders at 129.
 Spots  8PSK  Spots
 Spots  8PSK  Spots
 Spots  8PSK +1  Spots
 Spots  Spots  Spots
 Spots  8PSK  Spots
 8PSK  8PSK  Spots
 RSN 1+8  HD 10  Spots
 8PSK  8PSK  Spots
 Vacant   8PSK  Spots
10   8PSK  8PSK  Spots
11   8PSK  8PSK  Spots
12   8PSK  Spots  Spots
13   8PSK  HD 8   Spots
14   QPSK  HD 1   Spots
15   QPSK  Vacant   Spots
16   8PSK  QPSK  Spots
17   8PSK  8PSK DATA  HD 10
18   8PSK  Spots  HD 9
19   QPSK/EPG  HD 9  HD 9
20   8PSK  Spots  HD 8  EPG
21   Slate   QPSK/EPG  QPSK/EPG
22   HD 10  HD 10
23   Spots  HD 9
24   8PSK  HD 9
25   Spots  RSN 9
26   Spots  RSN 9
27   Spots  RSN 9
28   HD 10
29   Spots  HD 10
30   HD 8  DNL
31   Spots  HD 9
32   HD 9
185 active (28 RSN) on 21 TPs - 9 slots available (on transponders used for HD) + 3 transponders available
(Assuming 9 HD channels per transponder - note eleven transponders have 9 channels and six have 10.)

 Updated Oct 29th, 2015
 61.5°   72.7°   77°   
DISH holds FCC license to 30 transponders on 61.5 and leases transponders at 72.7 and 77.
TP 1 and 2 at 61.5 are available to DISH via special temporary authority.
 Test  RSN 8  Locals
 Test  8PSK +1  Mexico HD
 8PSK  HD 7  DNL  DISH Mexico
 HD DNS?  HD 9  Locals
 RSN 4+2  8PSK  Locals
 8PSK  HD 9  Vacant
 8PSK  8PSK  Mexico HD
 Locals  RSN 8  Locals
 8PSK  8PSK  Locals
10   HD 7  RSN 8  SD MEX
11   8PSK  HD 9  SD
12   8PSK  HD 10  Locals
13   8PSK (1)  HD 9  DISH Mexico
14   QPSK/EPG  8PSK DATA  SD
15   8PSK  8PSK  DISH Mexico
16   Vacant   HD 9  Locals
17   8PSK  HD 8  Locals
18   Spots  HD 9  DISH Mexico
19   Spots  HD 9  DISH Mexico
20   Spots  HD 8  Locals
21   Spots  8PSK/EPG  Locals
22   Spots  8PSK  Mexico HD
23   Spots  HD 5  Mexico HD
24   Spots  HD 9  Vacant
25   Spots  8PSK  SD
26   Spots  HD 7  SD
27   Spots  HD 9  Mexico HD
28   Spots  HD 8  DNL
29   Spots  8PSK  Locals
30   Spots  HD 9  Mexico HD
31   Spots  8PSK  DISH Mexico
32   Spots  DNS 4+5  Locals
 
186 active (28 RSN) on 23 TPs ("DNS" channels not included)
The authorization granted for Echostar 16 specifices TP 3-32, with spots on TP 18-32.
 
Transponders marked HD # transmit the listed number of national HD channels. Transponders marked RSN # transmit the listed number of RSN feed channels (a second # reflects additional HD). Slots available are calculated based on eight HD channels per transponder. (Some transponders have additional data feeds as marked.)

Transponders marked QPSK or 8PSK have SD channels, Locals transponders have local channels (HD and SD), Latino transponders have DISH Latino channels. Transponders marked Spots have multiple spotbeams carrying locals (or HD to Alaska/Hawaii/Puerto Rico). Transponders marked AAD are leased to All American Distants/NPS for their distant networks service.

Most HD channels have multiple mirrors - only one occurance of each channel per transponder is counted.
Red shaded transponders are available to DISH Network but have but have no active channels. (On 61.5 TP 23 and 24 are available for temporary programming per the FCC.)
Gray shaded transponders are not available to DISH Network. (On Western Arc these transponders are licensed to DirecTV.)
Black shaded transponders are not available to DISH Network in the US. These transponders are used to serve DISH Mexico customers in Mexico.

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