DIRECTV CHOICE Package
When it's time to get DIRECTV, folks often get more channels than they really need. Fact is, unless you have a household divided on tastes, you'll probably find DIRECTV CHOICE already includes most of your favorite programming. And at $74.99/mo (with HD fees included), it's both feature-packed AND very affordably priced. Even better, DIRECTV lets you down (or up)grade at any time without a service fee - as a result, a lot of new subscribers like to give this value-rich package a try first, then switch it up as needed.
- Over 200 live channels
- Save $10/mo for 2 Years
- Local Channels Included (can also remove them and save $12/mo)
- Free Gemini Receiver1
- Regional Sports Networks
- Free Installation
- 45,000+ On demand titles
- Free movie channels (see bottom of page for latest deal)
- Music Choice channels
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The Choice lineup features a fun and time-tested combo of general-interest programming. For starters, there's a ton of family/educational channels, including A&E, Lifetime, GAC Family, The Weather Channel, etc. Sports-wise, it's the first plan with coverage from the MLB/NFL Network, NBA TV, Golf Channel, college networks and the ESPN suite (4 channels). When it comes to picture quality, all HD sports channels are broadcast in crystal-clear 1080p (with a growing number in 4K). Overall, Choice is a great intro package at an even better price.
PERFECT FOR: folks looking to manage their TV budget but not compromise on channel options (especially compared to cable).
See below for a complete listing of all the channels available:
Choice Channel Lineup
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| Channel | Number | HD |  Base |
 Movies |
 Sports |
 Local |
 Spanish |
 Music |
| A&E | 265 | • | • | |||||
| ABC | local | • | • | |||||
| ACC Network | 612 | • | • | |||||
| AccuWeather | 361 | • | • | |||||
| AMC | 254 | • | • | |||||
| Animal Planet | 282 | • | • | |||||
| AXS TV | 340 | • | • | |||||
| BabyFirst TV | 293 | • | ||||||
| BBC America | 264 | • | • | |||||
| BET | 329 | • | • | |||||
| BET (West) | 329-1 | • | • | |||||
| Big Ten Network (BTN) | 610 | • | • | |||||
| Black News Channel | 342 | • | • | |||||
| Bloomberg | 353 | • | • | |||||
| Boomerang | 298 | • | ||||||
| BRAVO | 237 | • | • | |||||
| BYUtv | 374 | • | ||||||
| C-SPAN 1 | 350 | • | ||||||
| C-SPAN 2 | 351 | • | ||||||
| Cartoon Network (East) | 296 | • | • | |||||
| Cartoon Network (West) | 297 | • | ||||||
| CBS | local | • | • | |||||
| Cheddar News | 354 | • | ||||||
| Christian Television (CTN) | 376 | • | ||||||
| Cleo TV | 341 | • | • | |||||
| CNBC | 355 | • | • | |||||
| CNBC World | 357 | • | ||||||
| CNN | 202 | • | • | |||||
| CNN en Español | 419 | • | • | |||||
| CNN International | 358 | • | • | |||||
| Comedy Central | 249 | • | • | |||||
| Comedy TV | 382 | • | • | |||||
| Cooking Channel | 232 | • | • | |||||
| Country Music TV (CMT) | 327 | • | • | |||||
| CW | local | • | • | • | ||||
| Daystar | 369 | • | ||||||
| DIRECTV SportsMix | 205 | • | • | |||||
| Discovery | 278 | • | • | |||||
| Disney Channel (East) | 290 | • | • | |||||
| Disney Channel (West) | 291 | • | • | |||||
| Disney Jr | 289 | • | • | |||||
| Disney XD | 292 | • | • | |||||
| E! Entertainment TV | 236 | • | • | |||||
| Enlace | 448 | • | ||||||
| ESNE | 456 | • | ||||||
| ESPN | 206 | • | • | |||||
| ESPN2 | 209 | • | • | |||||
| ESPNews | 207 | • | • | |||||
| ESPNU | 208 | • | • | |||||
| EWTN | 370 | • | ||||||
| Family Entertainment TV | 323 | • | ||||||
| Food Network | 231 | • | • | |||||
| Fox | local | • | • | |||||
| Fox Business Network | 359 | • | • | |||||
| Fox News Channel | 360 | • | • | |||||
| Fox Sports 1 | 219 | • | • | |||||
| Free Speech TV | 348 | • | ||||||
| Freeform | 311 | • | • | |||||
| Fuse | 339 | • | • | |||||
| FX | 248 | • | • | |||||
| FXX | 259 | • | • | |||||
| GAC Family | 326 | • | ||||||
| Galavisión | 404 | • | • | |||||
| Game Show Network (GSN) | 233 | • | ||||||
| GEB Network | 363 | • | ||||||
| God TV | 365 | • | ||||||
| Golf Channel | 218 | • | • | |||||
| Hallmark Channel | 312 | • | • | |||||
| HGTV | 229 | • | • | |||||
| History | 269 | • | • | |||||
| HITN | 461 | • | ||||||
| HLN | 204 | • | • | |||||
| Hope Channel | 368 | • | ||||||
| HSN | 240 | • | ||||||
| HSN2 | 310 | • | ||||||
| IFC | 564 | • | • | |||||
| IMPACT | 380 | • | ||||||
| Inspiration Channel (INSP) | 364 | • | ||||||
| Investigation Discovery | 285 | • | • | |||||
| ION TV (East) | 305 | • | • | |||||
| ION TV (West) | 306 | • | ||||||
| JBS | 388 | • | ||||||
| Jewelry Television | 313 | • | ||||||
| Jewish Life TV | 325-1 | • | ||||||
| Justice Central | 383 | • | • | |||||
| Lifetime | 252 | • | • | |||||
| Link TV | 375 | • | ||||||
| Living Faith Network | 379 | • | ||||||
| MAVTV | 214 | • | • | |||||
| MLB Network | 213 | • | • | |||||
| MotorTrend | 281 | • | • | |||||
| MSNBC | 356 | • | • | |||||
| MTV | 331 | • | • | |||||
| MTV 2 | 333 | • | • | |||||
| Music Choice [+] | 800.m | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: '60s Movement | 803 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: '70s | 804 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: '80s | 805 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: '80s Rock | 829 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: '90s | 806 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Adult Alternative | 832 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: All Christmas | 858 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Alternative | 834 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Americana | 810 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Big Band | 801 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Bluegrass | 812 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Blues | 854 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Brazilian Pop | 877 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Broadway | 823 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Classic Alternative | 838 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Classic Country | 808 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Classic Dance | 845 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Classic Rock | 833 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Classical Masterpieces | 865 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Coffee Shop Cuts | 836 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Contemporary Christian | 826 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Contemporary Instrumentals | 820 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Country Hits | 809 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Dance/EDM | 859 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Easy Listening | 853 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Filipino | 885 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Folk | 813 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Funk | 844 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Gospel | 827 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Gospel Hallelujah | 828 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Hard Rock | 835 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Hip-Hop And R&B | 825 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Hit List | 816 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Honky Tonk | 811 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Indie | 831 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Irish Favorites | 883 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Italian Favorites | 882 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Jazz | 852 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Jazz Vocal Hits | 850 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Jazz Vocal Standards | 855 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: K-Pop (103A) | 861 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Kids Only! | 868 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Latin Jazz | 879 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Light Classical | 866 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Lounge | 824 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Love Songs | 819 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Mainstream Rap | 847 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Malt Shop Favorites | 802 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Max | 818 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Metal | 830 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Mexicana | 876 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Movie Scores | 822 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Musica Urbana | 875 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Nature Sounds | 884 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: New Age | 856 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: New Wave | 839 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Party Favorites | 880 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Pop & Country | 840 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Pop Hits | 821 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Pop Latino | 871 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: R&B Classics | 842 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: R&B Soul | 843 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Rap | 846 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Reggae | 863 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Retro Workout | 862 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Rock | 841 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Rock Hits | 837 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Rock Latino | 878 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Romances | 870 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Singers & Swing | 807 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Smooth Jazz | 851 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Soft Rock | 849 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Sounds of the Seasons | 815 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Soundscapes | 857 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Symphony | 864 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Taste of Italy | 881 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Teen Beats | 867 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Throwback Jamz | 848 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Today's Country | 814 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Toddler Tunes | 869 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Tropicales | 874 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Vietnamese | 886 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Workout | 860 | • | ||||||
| Music Choice: Y2K | 817 | • | ||||||
| NASA | 352 | • | ||||||
| National Geographic | 276 | • | • | |||||
| NBA TV | 216 | • | • | |||||
| NBC | local | • | • | |||||
| Newsmax | 349 | • | • | |||||
| NewsNation | 307 | • | • | |||||
| NFL Network | 212 | • | • | |||||
| NHK | 322 | • | • | |||||
| Nick Jr | 301 | • | • | |||||
| Nickelodeon (East) | 299 | • | • | |||||
| Nickelodeon (West) | 300 | • | ||||||
| Nicktoons | 302 | • | ||||||
| NRB | 378 | • | ||||||
| ONCE MEXICO | 447 | • | ||||||
| OWN TV | 279 | • | • | |||||
| Paramount Network | 241 | • | • | |||||
| PBS | 241 | • | • | |||||
| PBS Kids | 288 | • | ||||||
| POP | 273 | • | ||||||
| Pursuit Channel | 604 | • | ||||||
| QVC | 317 | • | • | |||||
| QVC 2 | 315 | • | ||||||
| QVC 3 | 318 | • | ||||||
| Reelz | 238 | • | • | |||||
| RFDTV | 345 | • | ||||||
| Science | 284 | • | • | |||||
| SEC Network | 611 | • | • | |||||
| So Yummy | 563 | • | ||||||
| SundanceTV | 239 | • | • | |||||
| Syfy | 244 | • | • | |||||
| Tastemade | 235 | • | ||||||
| TBN | 372 | • | ||||||
| TBN Inspire | 371 | • | ||||||
| TBS | 247 | • | • | |||||
| TCT Network | 377 | • | ||||||
| Teen Nick | 303 | • | ||||||
| Telemundo | local | • | • | • | ||||
| Tennis Channel | 217 | • | • | |||||
| TLC | 280 | • | • | |||||
| TNT | 245 | • | • | |||||
| Travel Channel | 277 | • | • | |||||
| TruTV | 246 | • | • | |||||
| Turner Classic Movies (TCM) | 256 | • | • | |||||
| TV Games Network (TVG) | 602 | • | ||||||
| TV Land | 304 | • | • | |||||
| TV One | 328 | • | ||||||
| Unimás | 408 | • | • | |||||
| Univision | 402 | • | • | |||||
| UP TV | 338 | • | ||||||
| USA Network | 242 | • | • | |||||
| VH1 | 335 | • | • | |||||
| Vice | 271 | • | • | |||||
| Victory | 366 | • | ||||||
| Weather Channel (TWC) | 362 | • | • | |||||
| WeatherNation | 361 | • | • | |||||
| Women's Entertainment (WE) | 260 | • | • | |||||
| Word Network | 373 | • | ||||||
| World Harvest TV | 367 | • | ||||||
Choice: via Internet or Satellite
The Choice plan, as with all the DIRECTV packages, now lets you choose between getting it "via internet" or "via satellite". Via the internet lets you bypass having to install a dish at your home. The downside is you'll miss out on some channels, have less 4K options and won't be able to use the Genie DVR (only the Gemini DVR applies). Both cost the same and come with a 2-year price guarantee.
Select an install date, technician does everything.
No dish involved, simple process (less than 10 min.)
$74.99/mo
$74.99/mo
Gemini can be added separately
Lets you watch Choice TV + streaming apps
Some of the more popular channels ONLY available via satellite: DIRECTV SportsMix, MSNBC, NASA, TBN, Victory, MAVTV and about 70 Music Choice channels (full list below)
Even though you're missing those 37, internet does exclusively get you Heroes & Icons, Fox Soul, Fuel TV, SportsGrid, Tastemade Home, and Tastemade Travel (not available on satellite)
Full list of channels only available via Satellite (not internet)
Here's the full list of channels you won't get with the Internet-only version of DIRECTV. The more popular ones are MSNBC, Pursuit Channel and Victory. DIRECTV SportsMix (multiple sports channels on one screen) also isn't available via internet. The rest are mostly shopping and faith-based so not quite as valuable...
Arirang TV, BYUtv, CBO, Christian Television (CTN), Daystar Español, DIRECTV SportsMix, Enlace, ESNE, EWTN, Family Entertainment TV, Free Speech TV, GEB Network, GOD TV, HITN, Hope Channel, HSN2, IMPACT, INSP, JBS, Jewish Life TV, Living Faith Network, MAVTV, MSNBC, Music Choice (70 chnls), NASA, NHK, NRB, ONCE Mexico, Pursuit Channel, ShopHQ, So Yummy, SonLife Broadcasting, TBN, TBN Inspire, TCT Network, Victory, Word Network, World Harvest TV
Where to find this package:
As of today, get CHOICE at the lowest price available below, either online or over the phone...
- Choice package for as low as $74.99/mo
- Over 200 live TV channels
- Bonus: Save $10/mo for 24 months (new)
- FREE Genie DVR or Gemini Air device
- FREE Max™, SHOWTIME®, STARZ® & Cinemax® for 3 Mths
- Note: DIRECTV's best offer since June 2021
Cost breakdown: DIRECTV Choice
What's the actual cost for Choice? Here are all the statement line items, including DVR, installation and other monthly charges. Keep in mind state or local governments can add additional charges to your bill. The set-up below assumes the Genie DVR with 1 TV hooked up.
Current deals for Choice include a 2-year price guarantee and a Visa gift card for new customers. There's also a $10/mo discount for having paperless billing and autopay setup within 30 days of activation. After 2 years, the contract ends and rolls over into a month-to-month (cancel anytime) and you pay the prevailing rate at that time.
Hidden fees and penalties
All applicable fees for this plan are in the table above. The following are other fees you may encounter, though they have much less impact on your monthly cost.
DIRECTV's other fees
The activation fee is a one-time charge of $19.95 to setup your equipment (this is often discounted though, depends on your installation). The government fee is monthly and depends on your zip code -- it's usually $1-$3/mo.
Penalties:
- Early termination fee - if you break your contract before the 2-year contract ends, you're on the hook for $20/mo for every month left.
Frequently Asked Questions
What internet or phone can I combine with Choice?
Since DIRECTV is technically still under the AT&T umbrella, bundles with AT&T (home phone or internet) will get you the most savings.
How does the streaming version of DIRECTV Choice differ?
DIRECTV Stream is the non-receiver alternative to DIRECTV Satellite (and Internet). Prices are identical and channel lineups are roughly the same as well (minus a few channels on Stream). The main differences with Stream are: no satellite dish, Gemini receiver instead of Genie and a no-contract agreement.
