channel directory

It is a reference table of channels keyed to how and where they are delivered. All three channel sources in this slice are channel directories at different scopes, each tagged accordingly: KingOfSat carries the "channel-directory" and "satellite-tv" tags, SatIndex the "channel-directory" tag, and SatBeams "channel-lineup".

KingOfSat - the European Satellite Zapping & Directory - attributes 25,839 channels to 162 countries, making it the broadest of the three.

SatIndex runs a Daily Transponder Scan Database covering 8,621 channels across 17 satellites, a narrower but scan-driven inventory.

SatBeams names the concept in its product title - Satellite Coverage & Channel Database - and leads with footprint maps, so its directory is anchored to coverage rather than to a country count.

Because channel availability is a per-platform fact, and a directory is the only structure that records it. A channel's country attribution, orbital position and transponder are all lookup keys: get the directory wrong and every downstream availability claim inherits the error.

Scope differs sharply between sources. KingOfSat's 25,839 channels attributed to 162 countries versus SatIndex's 8,621 channels across 17 satellites is a 3x difference in breadth - buying the wrong one either overpays for breadth or misses satellites you need.

Directories also date quickly, since channels move between transponders. A scan-driven product such as SatIndex's Daily Transponder Scan Database exists precisely because static lineups rot.

1. Count the channels and the attribution base. KingOfSat: 25,839 channels attributed to 162 countries. Ask any competing directory for the same two numbers.

1. Check satellite coverage breadth. SatIndex covers 8,621 channels across 17 satellites - if your targets are not among them, breadth elsewhere is irrelevant.

1. Ask how lineups are refreshed. A Daily Transponder Scan Database implies scheduled scanning; a static listing needs a stated update cadence.

1. Match the directory's anchor to your question. SatBeams' Satellite Coverage & Channel Database is coverage-led (tagged channel-lineup); country-led questions fit KingOfSat's structure better.

Where to see it in context: cable-satellite data.

Entries that pair with channel directory:

• transponder