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Archive:List of channels on PrimeStar (September 1996)
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This page is the PrimeStar channel guide, listing all available channels on the PrimeStar channel lineup from September 1996.
PrimeStar launched in 1991 and shut down in 2000 after having been acquired by DirecTV the year prior.
This list does not demonstrate channel packages or genre.
Lineup
| # | Logo | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
HBO | |
| 2 |  |
HBO 2 | |
| 3 |  |
HBO 3 | |
| 7 |  |
Cinemax | |
| 8 |  |
Cinemax 2 | |
| 13 |  |
TV Japan | English feed |
| 14 | Japanese feed | ||
| 27 |  |
Starz! | |
| 31 |  |
Westerns | |
| 32 |  |
Mystery | |
| 33 |  |
Encore | |
| 34 |  |
The Disney Channel | East Coast feed |
| 35 | West Coast feed | ||
| 40 |  |
The Golf Channel | |
| 47 |  |
C-SPAN | |
| 48 |  |
CNBC | Occasional service |
| 49 |  |
The Weather Channel | |
| 50 |   |
CNNfn/CNN International | |
| 51 |  |
CNN | |
| 52 |  |
Headline News | |
| Ingenius News Service | News data service | ||
| 55 |  |
Prevue Channel | |
| 58 |  |
TNT | |
| 59 |  |
Turner Classic Movies | |
| 60 |  |
TV Land | |
| 63 |  |
TBS | |
| 65 |  |
Discovery Channel | |
| 66 |  |
The Learning Channel | |
| 68 |  |
A&E Network | |
| 70 |  |
USA Network | |
| 71 |  |
Sci-Fi Channel | |
| 72 |  |
The Family Channel | |
| 73 |  |
Cartoon Network | |
| 74 |   |
Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite | |
| 75 |  |
E! | |
| 76 |  |
Lifetime | |
| 77 |  |
The Nashville Network | |
| 78 |  |
Country Music Television | |
| 80 |  |
MTV: Music Television | |
| 83 |  |
Faith & Values Channel | |
| 84 |  |
QVC | Occassional service |
| 111 |  |
NBC | WHDH-TV 7, licensed to Boston, MA |
| 112 |  |
ABC | WSB-TV 2, licensed to Atlanta, GA |
| 117 |  |
CBS | WUSA 9, licensed to Washington, DC |
| 120 |  |
Fox | KTVU 2, licensed to Oakland, CA |
| 124 |  |
PBS | WHYY-TV 12, licensed to Wilmington, DE |
| 131 |  |
ESPN | |
| 133 |  |
ESPN2 | |
| 137 |  |
Classic Sports Network | Occasional service |
| 138 | Mega+1 | Unknown | |
| 141 |  |
New England Sports Network | |
| 142 |  |
Madison Square Garden Network | |
| 143 |  |
Empire Sports Network | |
| 144 |  |
Prime Sports KBL | |
| 145 |  |
Home Team Sports | |
| 146 |  |
SportSouth | |
| 147 |  |
Sunshine Network | |
| 148 |  |
PASS Sports | |
| 152 |  |
Prime Sports Midwest | |
| 153 |  |
Prime Sports Rocky Mountain | |
| 154 |  |
Prime Sports Southwest | |
| 155 |  |
Prime Sports Intermountain West | |
| 156 |  |
Prime Sports Northwest | |
| 158 |  |
Prime Sports West | |
| 159 |  |
Midwest Sports Channel | |
| 181 |  |
HBO en Español | |
| 182 | HBO 2 en Español | ||
| 183 | HBO 3 en Español | ||
| 187 |  |
Cinemax Selecciones en Español | |
| 188 | Cinemax 2 Selecciones en Español | ||
| 190 |  |
Univision | |
| 201 |  |
Viewer's Choice | |
| 202 |  |
Request TV 1 | |
| 203 | Request TV 5 | ||
| 204 |  |
Hot Choice | |
| 205 |  |
Continuous Hits 1 | |
| 206 | Continuous Hits 2 | Occasional service | |
| 207 | Continuous Hits 3 | ||
| 208 | |
Request TV 2 | |
| 209 | Request TV 3 | ||
| 210 | Request TV 4 | ||
| 221 |  |
Playboy TV | Occasional service |
| 301 |  |
Superadio Classical Hits | |
| 302 | Superadio America's Country Favorites | ||
| 303 | Superadio Lite 'n' Lively Rock | ||
| 304 | Superadio Soft Sounds | ||
| 305 | Superadio Classic Collections | ||
| 306 | Superadio New Age of Jazz | ||
| 311 | Digital Music Express Lite Jazz | ||
| 312 | Digital Music Express Classic Rock | ||
| 313 | Digital Music Express '70s Oldies | ||
| 314 | Digital Music Express Adult Contemporary | ||
| 315 | Digital Music Express Hottest Hits | ||
| 316 | Digital Music Express Modern Country | ||
| 317 | Digital Music Express Traditional Blues | ||
| 318 | Digital Music Express Salsa | ||
| 527 | Testing channel |