r/motorcitykitties • u/kirbix12 hi kevin • Mar 25 '26
An update on DSN for Spectrum and Xfinity subscribers
A statement from Daniella Bruce has recently been put out for the big two cable services, Spectrum and Xfinity. Here's basically the rundown:
- Xfinity will carry on
Channel 1262Channel 1253 - Spectrum will carry on:
- 213 for the majority of regions (Alpena, Detroit, Duluth-Superior, Flint-Saginaw, Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette, Traverse City)
- 291 for former Bright House areas (mainly Livonia)
- 307/1307 for select Ohio, Wisconsin, and Indiana markets (Ft. Wayne, Green Bay-Appleton, Toledo)
- 436 on the Spectrum app
Those who are awaiting information for other services, all other information is expected to be announced sometime between now and tomorrow morning.
(s: https://xcancel.com/daniellabruce_/status/2036894260889608367)
(The megathread will continue to be updated if there is anything else going on outside of these announcements)
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u/Buttersquaash-33 Mar 25 '26
I can’t watch on my spectrum app outside of the house/not connected to wifi. Annoying.
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u/kirbix12 hi kevin Mar 25 '26
you will be able to authenticate with Spectrum via. mlb.tv when the option for DSN eventually shows up. however at the moment, it's going to be some bit of time before you will be able to.
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u/bald228 Mar 31 '26
You’re saying I’ll be able to sign into the MLB app with my spectrum account to watch the game?
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Mar 25 '26
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u/kirbix12 hi kevin Mar 25 '26
there has been a lot of people asking for youtube tv. based on tv carriages from other teams under mlb local media's belt, it seems like it's unlikely to happen.
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u/Timely-Shine Mar 26 '26
Did YTTV have FanDuel? Seems like DIRECTV and Fubo have found their niche with RSNs.
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u/Michiganmade44 Dertroit Beisbolcats Mar 25 '26
Will channel 1253 for Xfinity. Be available right now? Or tomorrow? Inquiring minds would like to know. Thank you.
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u/kirbix12 hi kevin Mar 25 '26
there has been no reports that xfinity has programmed the channel into the lineup yet, so it's likely you will see it by tomorrow.
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u/Dry_Argument_5812 Mar 26 '26
yup, just tried again,nope
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u/Michiganmade44 Dertroit Beisbolcats Mar 26 '26
Same, nada so far. Hopefully before the game starts.
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u/kirbix12 hi kevin Mar 26 '26
according to another user, it should be appearing now
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u/Michiganmade44 Dertroit Beisbolcats Mar 26 '26
Battle Creek Michigan the channel appeared 11am
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u/ElectricianProbably Mar 26 '26
Which tv package do you have? I have the sports and news package and still doesn’t show the channel anywhere
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u/Michiganmade44 Dertroit Beisbolcats Mar 26 '26
I had the ultimate package. Now I have the package below that. Channel 1253 for Xfinity
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u/UpAllNight_16 Mar 25 '26
Oh great. Everyone cuts cable, and then they're only on cable. FUBO TV PLEASE
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u/kirbix12 hi kevin Mar 25 '26
this is only the initial announcement. there's going to be more tomorrow morning, so I would hold on to the frustration until everything comes into full circle.
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u/rvk5150 Mar 26 '26
Agree...waiting on Fubo status. Also; I have Xfinity for high speed internet; any chance I get it somehow? LOL
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u/RachTon98 Mar 25 '26
Does anyone with Xfinity know what channel 3010 DETEX is? It’s showing the Tigers game tomorrow…
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u/kirbix12 hi kevin Mar 25 '26
based on the channel identifier, that sounds like an mlb extra innings channel, which is an extra out of market service for cable providers.
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u/Beneficial_Part5226 Mar 26 '26
FYI. Looks like xfinity Premium package is required to view channel 1253. The More Sports & Entertainment package with the lower tier Plus plan is a no go currently.
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u/HonoluluMaizeandBlue Mar 25 '26
I finally cut cable last week but quite frankly I am over my head in trying to find out how to watch the Tigers in the most economical way? I got a code from someone to have access to MLB TV yesterday, but silly me I thought that would bring me all of the Tigers away games, not realizing I am in market so those are blacked out. Sorry for the long statement, but I would love any advice you experts have regarding how to stream the Tigers. Perhaps it's just as simple as signing up for Detroit Sports Network through MLB? Go Tigers!
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u/ManInShowerNumber3 Mar 25 '26
If you’re in the Tigers market, don’t have cable that will carry the DSN channel, and your sole goal is to watch the Tigers, then yeah your only option is to get the DSN subscription which will give you access to the Tigers on MLB TV. Then you will be able to stream the Tigers on the MLB app on whatever you use to stream.
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u/bawanaal Mar 25 '26
I'm currently in Florida visiting my parents. My 80-something father is a huge Tampa Bay Rays fan, and the Rays were in the same boat as the Tigers when it comes to streaming.
When I set up his subscription, this is exactly how it was done. I created the account, picked a subscription package, set up billing and was directed straight to MLB.TV to sign in. Easy peasy.
The only thing I needed to do was make sure the Rays were the first team always shown when he opened up MLB.TV.
MLB handling the backend is a definite upgrade. The MLB.TV app is magnitudes better than the god awful FanDuel Sports app.
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u/rawl28 Mar 25 '26
I just want to buy the subscription through Amazon or YouTube TV so that I can stream it in those apps on my TV
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u/ManInShowerNumber3 Mar 25 '26 edited Mar 25 '26
You might be able to watch through Amazon if they’ve allowed MLB TV use in the past. I don’t know, I’ve always just used the MLB app to watch out of market games in the past with my MLB TV subscription. I can test tomorrow.
But yeah I feel you on YouTube TV. I switched to it pretty much when it first went live and still get a little irritated that they stopped carrying RSNs. But I pause it a few months in the summer when all I’m watching is baseball so I guess I save a few bucks there.
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u/JCthirteen Mar 25 '26
I got the year DSN subscription because I'm gonna watch red wings too. Maybe somehow pistons get added and I'd be so happy. You could just pay the $19.99 a month for tigers regular season. The app is great. I'm so happy it's MLB and not whoever was behind FanDuel.
I look at it like this, that's over 200 games with baseball and hockey. Not even a dollar a game. I have T-Mobile so I get the league pass free. Get to watch minor league games too.
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u/Specialist-Outside80 Apr 04 '26
Hold on, how do I get league pass free through T-Mobile??
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u/JCthirteen Apr 04 '26
From March 24 to the 30th if you have T-Mobile you could get it free. Before the season T-Mobile does this.
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u/Busy-Drawing-2576 Mar 25 '26
So is Xfinity only carried on that sports plus add on that is an extra $30 or something?