DStv is no longer a new name out there, as they have a presence in many countries around Africa. In South Africa, they have tons of subscribers, who at times desire free channels too (that is, channels they can watch without having to subscribe).

Actually, you should know that DStv is a business with huge expenditures, and they too will want to make money. Hence, they can’t always dish out free channels. Rather, they have to ensure people subscribe to access their most essential channels.

However, you can still come across some free DStv channels. They are not quite much though, and you should realize that to access the free channels, you should have a decoder. To stream online, you have to download the DStv Now app, and sign up too.

Here are free DStv channels you can enjoy without needing to have an active DSTV subscription:

Free DStv Channels In South Africa

1. Dish on TV – Channel 100
2. People’s weather – Channel 180
3. VOOV TV – Channel 196

As you can see, they are very few. And if you have a very high taste, they obviously won’t be enough for you. Even if you are personally okay with them, if you have a large family, it means you must have more options around. Let’s see other alternatives that can be utilized.

Free Channels On OpenView HD

Actually, there are some other broadcast services that are sharing the same satellite with DStv in South Africa. You can utilize them to watch free channels. On OpenView HD (which is restricted to South Africa), you can get up to 16 TV channels for free, as well as around 11 radio channels. Here are the channels:

1. 101 SABC 1
2. 102 SABC 2
3. 103 SABC 3
4. 104 eHD
5. 105 eExtra
6. 106 eMovies
7. 107 eMovies Extra
8. 109 eBella
9. 110 Star Life
10. 115 Kwese Free Sport
11. 116 Trace Sports Stars
12. 121 BBC World News
13. 130 eToonz
14. 134 DBE Mindset
15. 135 DaVinci Learning
16. 140 Glow TV
17. 151 Kruiskyk

As stated earlier, they share the same satellite with DStv South Africa. As you get the decoder, see to it that you activate the service through SMS.

Cheapest DStv Packages In South Africa

You are likely searching for free DStv channels because you are likely trying to avoid spending a lot of money each month on subscription. It is understandable. Nevertheless, you should know that you won’t get too many free content-rich channels around. Hence, something else that is recommended is that you should subscribe for cheaper packages.

Note that in South Africa, DStv has the following packages:

– DStv Premium (which costs R809 per month)

– DStv Compact Plus (which goes for R519 per month)

– DStv Compact (which costs R399 per month)

– DStv Family (which goes for R265 per month)

– DStv Access (which goes for R105 per month)

– DStv EasyView (which costs R29 per month)

From the above, you should see that the cheapest packages are the DStv EasyView and DStv Access. Let’s see the channels you can enjoy with these cheap packages.

DStv EasyView Channels

– TNT Africa (137)

– Real Time (155)

– e.TV Extra (195)

– People’s weather (180)

– SABC 1 (191)

– SABC 2 (192)

– SABC 3 (193)

– e.TV (194)

– Soweto TV (251)

– Bay TV (260)

– 1 KZN (261)

– Tshwane TV (262)

– Cape Town TV (263)

– GauTV (265)

– Lesotho TV (292)

– BLITZ (200)

– SS PSL (202)

– JimJam (310)

– eToonz (311)

– Mindset (319)

– Mzansi Music (321)

– FAITH (341)

– Day Star (342)

– TBN Africa (343)

– iTV Networks (347)

– Emmanuel TV (390)

– SABC News (404)

– Newzroom Afrika (405)

– Al Jazeera (406)

– Parliamentary Service (408)

– CGTN News (409)

– CNBC Africa (410)

– Business Day TV (412)

– CCTV 4 (447)

– Adult Contemporary (751)

– Today’s Hits (752)

– Hot Traxx (753)

– 70’s Hits (754)

– 80’s Hits (755)

– Familiar Favourites (756)

– Soft Hits (757)

– Love Songs (758)

– Metro Blends (759)

– Cityscapes (760)

– Groove Lounge (761)

– House Party (762)

– Power Hits (763)

– Dance (764)

– Trots Afrikaans (765)

– Campus Rock (766)

– Alternate Rock (767)

– Hard Rock (768)

– Classic Rock (769)

– Golden Oldies (770)

– 90’s Hits (771)

– Classical R & B (772)

– Urban Beat (774)

– Reggae (775)

– Modern Country (776)

– Traditional Country (777)

– Gospel (778)

– African Rhythm (779)

– Italian Contemporary (780)

– Smooth Jazz (781)

– Classic Jazz (782)

– Blues (783)

– Beautiful Instrumentals (784)

– Contemporary Instrumentals (785)

– New Age (786)

– Light Classical (787)

– Arias And Overtures (788)

– Chamber Music (789)

– Symphonic (790)

– Metro FM (801)

– Channel Africa (802)

– Good Hope (803)

– Ikwekwezi (804)

– 5FM (805)

– Lesedi FM (806)

– Ligwalagwala (807)

– Lotus FM (808)

– Motsweding FM (809)

– Munghana Lonene FM (810)

– Phalaphala FM (811)

– Radio 2000 (812)

– SAFM (814)

– Thobela FM (815)

– trufm (816)

– Ukhozi FM (817)

– Umhlobo Wenene FM (818)

– X-K FM (819)

– Groot FM (820)

– LM Radio (821)

– Hot 91.9 FM (822)

– Mix 93.8 FM (823)

– Channel 7 (825)

– Radio Islam (826)

– BBC World Service English (850)

– BBC Afrique en Francais (851)

– Voice Of America (853)

– World Radio Network (854)

– Trans World Radio (855)

– Talk Radio 702 (856)

– Classic FM (857)

– Jacaranda FM (858)

– YFM (859)

– Chinese Radio International (860)

– Kaya FM (861)

– Channel Islam International (865)

– Radio France Internationalale (866)

– Radio Wave (867)

– Radio Energy (868)

– 1485AM Radio (869)

– Radio Veritas (870)

– Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal (871)

– TransAfrica Radio (872)

– Link FM (875)

– Radio Kosmos (876)

– Jozi FM (878)

– 94.7 Highveld Stereo (879)

– 94.5 Kfm (880)

– Radio Pulpit (882)

– NNR (883)

– Capricorn FM (884)

– Cape Talk (885)

– Pretoria FM (887)

– Ubuntu Radio (888)

– Power FM (889).

As you can see, while there are several big channels that won’t be found in this package, it is still better than the few available options when searching for free channels. The package came with over 100 channels, cutting across sports, documentaries, news, movies, and so on. You can still utilize it to get informed, updated, and entertained. As highlighted before, it costs just R29 per month, making it the cheapest DSTV package in South Africa.

However, if this is still not okay for you, and you still want more without having to spend too much, you should then go for DStv Access. While you have to spend more money, you will still come across some more interesting channels like Telemundo, Fox life, CBS Reality, Discovery TLC Entertainment, kykNET Lekker, Mzansi Wethu, Nat Geo Wild, Fashion One, Supersport Blitz, Cartoon Network, Disney Junior, Russia Today, and so on.

How Can I Get Free DStv Channels

As explained above, some channels can be accessed without an active subscription on DStv as long as you have a decoder. You can also utilize the DStv Now app to get access to some free channels too.