DIRECTV’s Free Streaming Service Now Has 87 Channels – Here’s the Complete List

By Phillip Swann
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Former editor of Satellite DIRECT magazine. Reported on DIRECTV for 30 years.

DIRECTV’s new free ad-supported streaming service called, MyFreeDIRECTV, now has 87 channels in its lineup covering an eclectic range of topics including comedy, sports, true crime, game shows, religion, news and travel, among others.

The free service, which is available to both DIRECTV subscribers and non-DIRECTV consumers, includes both live channels and on-demand programming. You can watch the free channels by creating a DIRECTV account at DIRECTV.com and then going to the DIRECTV Stream app or this web page.

The best known of the free channels includes the ACC Digital Network, which offers live sports from the Atlantic Coast Conference; AccuWeather, the weather forecasting network; Court TV, which airs live trials and related programming; Fox Weather, another weather channel from Fox; Joel Osteen Network, which features sermons from the televangelist; Scripps News, a news channel from the news service; Yahoo! Finance, which covers the financial markets; Duck Dynasty, which includes episodes and related programming from the popular same-name hunting show on A&E; and Stadium, another channel offering live sports.

But there are also a myriad of niche channels such as:

Drool
Serves up reality shows from celebrity chefs, best-selling cookbook authors, and global culinary adventurers.

America’s Test Kitchen
The channel’s lineup features shows with chefs testing various recipes and explaining why they work.

MagellanTV Now
Named after the great explorer, the channel focuses on the intersection of history and science.

True Crime Now
The channel examines how detectives solve crimes and examines famous unsolved cases.

History & Warfare Now
The channel is devoted to explaining why nations go to war and how their commanders develop strategy.

Space Science Now (channel 4476)
The channel says it focuses on “the mysterious physics of quantum realms.” (Somebody has to do it, right?)

Below is the complete list of channels currently on MyFreeDIRECTV, arranged alphabetically:

ACC Digital Network

AccuWeather

Alien Nation

America’s Test Kitchen

Anger Management Channel

Are We There Yet?

At Home With Family Handyman

Ax Men

XII Studios

The Bob Ross Channel

Buzzr

Cheddar News

Cold Case Files

Comedy Dynamics

Court TV

Crime 360

Curiosity Now

Dance Moms For Lifetime

Deal Zone

Declassified

Documentary+

Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan

Dove Channel

Drool

Duck Dynasty

Ebony TV

El Rey Rebel

Fail Army

Family Feud

Fight Network

Fox Weather

Fox Soul

Fuel: Skate, Surf, Snow

GoTraveler

Great American Adventures

HerSphere By Lionsgate

Hipstr

History Warfare Now

Horror By Alter

Ice Road Truckers

Infast

InWonder

The Jamie Oliver Channel

Joel Osteen Network

Let’s Make a Deal

Love Nature

Magellan Now

MeatEater

Modern Marvels By History

MovieSphere

Nosey

Origin Sports

Oz

The Pet Collective

PBTV

Players TV

Poker Go

Power Nation

Pure Flix TV

Racing America

Rig TV

RVTV

Scripps News

Somos Novellas

Space Science Now

Sports Grid Live

Stadium

Surfer

Swerve Combat

T2 Live Tennis

Tastemade Food & More

Tastemade Home

Tastemade Travel

Design

Rome – The Jim Rome Show

The Price Is Right

The First

Tiny House Nation

TNA

Torque By History

Total Crime

True Crime

Unxplained Zone by History

Waypoint

Women’s Sports Network

Yahoo! Finance

Yu-Gi-Oh!

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