SWF – Fox Southwest is an independent Fox affiliate and it covers parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana offering the audiences local news, sports, entertainment programs, etc. For those people who are using Dish Network satellite TV service and reside in the regions covered by Fox Southwest, you may be interested in knowing the channel number of this television network. Here are directions on how to find Fox Southwest on Dish Network in a nutshell.
What is Fox Southwest?
Fox Southwest Television is a Fox Broadcasting Company affiliate station based in the southwest United States and is owned by Nexstar Media Group. Programming consists of a combination of Fox primetime lineup, Fox Sports schedule, syndicated programs, and local news, sports, and weather specific to the viewers residing in the Southwestern regions.
The Fox Southwest area of broadcasting encompasses the eastern part of Texas stretching west to Waco and south to Victoria, north Louisiana excluding the Shreveport and Monroe parishes, southeast Oklahoma with parishes that include Ada and Ardmore, and the western and southwest corner of Arkansas with parishes that include Fort Smith and Texarkana. And if you happen to reside in one of those areas, it means Fox Southwest probably offers your regional Fox broadcast station.
Which Dish Network Package Includes Fox Southwest?
On Dish Network, your access to Fox Southwest will depend on what channel package you subscribe to:
- America's Top 120+ and Above Packages: All these packages are available in Dish’s America’s Top 120+ package and all other packages including America’s Top 200 and America’s Everything Pack packages. Therefore, if you are subscribed to any of these channel packages, then you should be watching Fox Southwest.
- America's Top 120 and Below: Channels that are in Packages like America’s Top 120, America’s Top 100+, and the Flex pack do not have Fox Southwest. If you wanted to receive Fox Southwest with any of these starter packages, you would have to choose a standalone option with a $5 monthly fee.
That means Fox Southwest is an ‘extra’ ‘local’ channel on Dish instead of a Fox national channel that can be accessed through any package. However, if it is your broadcasting area, people get their favorite Fox shows and local news updates from this cable operator. Including it à la carte is rather cheap if it means getting your basic local shows.
What is the Channel number of Fox Southwest on Dish Network?
Well, now I ask myself, if you are a Dish subscriber then where can I find Fox Southwest? Here are the Dish Network channel numbers for Fox Southwest in both standard and high definition:
- Fox Southwest SD: 7583
This is the RSS feed of the basic definition of Fox Southwest. If you are using an older model of SD TV set or SD receiver, then you can tune in to number 7583 to get Fox Southwest.
- Fox Southwest HD: Station Channel 9583
The direct high-definition feed of Fox Southwest is also available through channel number 9583. But if you have an HDTV and or HDT receiver, the HD channel will provide Fox Southwest programming in 1080i picture resolution.
So in summary:
- Fox Southwest SD: Denotes channel 7583
- Fox Southwest HD: 9583
Whether you subscribe to Dish’s basic, preferred, or other package that offers this regional Fox affiliate, these channel numbers for the normal and HD feeds should enable you to tune in to the station.
How to Add Fox Southwest to Dish If Missing? – Complete Guide
But if you have an interest in viewing Fox Southwest and find out that it is not among the Dish channel numbers you switched to? If so, you probably do not have the package that includes it in your service package. But adding it is straightforward:
- The Dish remote and the menus found on your television screen will lead you to the “My Account” section.
- Select the Change Programming option.
- Choose the “Add Channels” option that is available on the home page of the application.
- Go to the next step, ‘Add Local Channels,’ and, therefore, select Fox Southwest.
- Verify that the customer can pay $5/month extra for Fox Southwest as an add-on service.
Upon subscribing to Fox Southwest, you can directly turn to channel 7583 or 9583, SD or HD respectively, to get your local Fox programming at any time. This makes it a convenient channel to have added for Fox network shows or the local news if need be.
Where can I locate Fox Southwest?
Remember that Fox Southwest is only accessible to those Dish Network users who have registered their billing address in the broadcast area of Fox Southwest. This comprises cities in any part or all of the Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana states as described above.
If you reside in another region in the country, outside this coverage area, you will not be in a position to add Fox Southwest to your list. Your local Fox station would probably be yet another regional station, for example, Fox Sports Detroit or Fox Sports Ohio, depending on your location.
However, for those from TX, OK, AR, and LA who are satellite TV subscribers with Dish Network but live near the borders, Fox Southwest is added to be able to air news and other programs that are related to the bordering states. So, depending on what is the channel number it is situated on you can start watching Fox shows and local ones adding the channel if necessary.
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