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Tuesday, April 28th, 2026

I cant watch the reds

I haven't been able to watch reds for 2 weeks whats going on i was able to watch the games at start on reds.tv at the start of the season do I need to buy the subscription or do I need to restart my device which I tried it saids I need to press this button - i cant find it on my remote or I need to call customer service and get this resolved once and for all 

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ACE - Professor

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8.4K Messages

1 day ago

Unplug your device.

Wait 30 seconds.

Plug it back in.

What happens?

No, you don't need to buy any extra subscription.

ACE - Expert

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23.6K Messages

19 hours ago

What zip code?

What channel are you trying to watch them on?

Some info in case it might not be simply a technical glitch:

If game is in-season but out-of-market, than you need MLB Extra Innings.

In-market than on your Regional Sports Network (RSN). Must be in Choice or higher, or if on a lower package having the Sports Pack add-on.

Check to see if a local channel picked up rights to any games. You watch it there instead of RSN (even if DirecTV doesn't have that exact local for you).

If a weekend game, MLB has special rights for Saturday/Sunday games.

MLB also sold of rights to some games to Apple TV (7 year deal starting 2022), and this year an agreement with NBC Universal/Peacock (3 year deal). This makes MLB the most complicated on watching options (in my opinion) at this time.

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13 hours ago

Thanks, @Juniper — the season and where games are shown have shifted a bit. @Crainwrestling, we suggest popping over to https://spr.ly/61212BBOZpn and entering your ZIP to see when and on what channel the Reds are playing. Another useful page is https://spr.ly/61213BBOZpX — scroll to the bottom and you’ll see they’re on Channel 661. If you’d like help with your package, just reach out here: https://spr.ly/61214BBOZpk. — Mark, DIRECTV Community Manager


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