DStv Compact Channels 2021 Update – As DStv deprecates M-Net City, Vuzu, And Woordfees TV

In a bid to meet the growing demand from customers for better entertainment, South Africa’s premium TV service, DStv, is launching new TV channels and deprecating some well-known offerings.

Popular channels like M-Net City (channel 115) and Vuzu (channel 116) are going away and will be replaced by ME, which will take over M-Net City’s channel number.

Other popular additions and removals will be hitting us as October nears its end. We are not new to the growing number of repeats that have brought displeasure to DStv customers, especially in the movies category.

With major modifications coming to DStv packages (movie channels in particular), Multichoice will be hoping they can reduce the number of times a TV program is repeated by bringing in TV channels that will offer new TV shows and documentaries.

DStv Compact Channels 2021

Here is the updated DStv Compact channels list with the new TV channels coming to us this month.

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

New DStv Compact Channels

A few channels will lose their place on DStv. But those portals are going to be filled with new ones. Movie lovers should be excited as Multichoice is on a move to revamp the movie category with exciting new TV channels stuffed with great TV shows.

The Prominent movie channel coming to DStv compact is the ME channel. ME will be broadcasted on DStv channel 115. It will replace M-Net and take over the channel number.

What Channels will DStv remove from Compact?

Following an update by the CEO of General Entertainment for Multichoice Group, Yolisa Phahle, DStv will be removing a few big names from DStv Family and Compact.

Channels that will get deprecated include M-Net City and Vuzu, which are both from the entertainment category. FOX (channel 125) which was axed on 30th September, 2021, will be removed from DStv Compact.

The Pop-Up channel, Woordfees TV will be going as well and there is no information from Multichoice on the replacement for Woordfees. But as usual, we expect novel Pop-Up channels with new TV programmes and shows.

How many channels are on DStv Compact?

Following the major changes to the top 4 DStv bouquets, we expect a slight change in the number of channels for those packages.

With the addition of ME, and the removal of M-Net City and Vuzu, the number of channels on DStv Compact is now 217 channels. You can get the updated channels for 2021 above reflecting the latest addition and removal of channels.

Will the Changes Affect The Price Of DStv Compact?

The price of DStv Compact will remain unchanged and will still be offered at R295 per month.

DStv is yet to announce any changes to the subscription prices. Once we get an update, we will announce it on our Facebook page and we’ll also update all DStv packages on this website to reflect the changes.

If you notice any change in the total amount due for any of your DStv accounts, please contact DStv for more information before paying for the package.

Conclusion

We believe this is a step in the right direction for the DStv community, the subscribers and the satellite TV service.

For the subscribers, this will reduce the number of repeat broadcasts we are used to seeing, especially on television networks airing movies and general entertainment.

The competition between the TV networks will get stronger than ever which will force them to push out more enjoyable TV shows and this will ultimately be to the benefit of the subscribers.

For the Digital Satellite TV service provider (DStv), they stand to make more money because better TV content will make their customers happier. And when customers are happy, it’s easier to get them to pay more.