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Fans of the Avalanche, Nuggets, or Rapids who live in or around Colorado really need Altitude Sports. If you’re one of them, luckily, you don’t need an expensive cable package to watch your favorite teams on regional sports networks. Now, you can watch Altitude without cable at DIRECTV STREAM!

What is Altitude

Altitude Sports, also known simply as Altitude, launched in 2004, is a regional sports network (RSN) based in Colorado that features teams located in the Mile High City’s metropolitan area. Its main focus is on the Denver Nuggets (NBA), Colorado Mammoth (NLL), Colorado Avalanche (NHL), Colorado Rapids (MLS), and Denver Pioneers (NCAA).

Altitude Sports & Entertainment service regions

Altitude is available in a 10-state region that includes all or parts of: Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Utah.

Altitude are available on DIRECTV and DIRECTV STREAM in all 10 states on channels 681 (ALT) and 681-1 (ALT2).

If you’d like to watch Altitude without cable or satellite subscription, DIRECTV STREAM is the only streaming provider that offers Altitude in most areas.

What is DIRECTV STREAM

Formerly known as AT&T TV and AT&T TV NOW, DIRECTV STREAM is the King of RSNs, offering more live sports than any other streaming service. If you’re a sports fan, DIRECTV STREAM is your go-to option as they got everything you need for college football season. Most importantly, DIRECTV STREAM is the only streaming platform where you can watch Altitude without cable!

As your one-stop shop for all things entertainment, DIRECTV STREAM not only combines the benefits of local TV channels, live TV & sports, thousands of on-demand shows & movies and unlimited Cloud DVR, but also give you access to premium channels live HBO and apps like Netflix and Pandora.

DIRECTV STREAM packages

Please note that Regional Sports Networks are available in CHOICE™ packages and above, which means that if you’d like to watch Altitude at DIRECTV STREAM, you should pick the CHOICE packages or above.

Note: with the Choice package, you can get HBO Max™, SHOWTIME®, STARZ®, EPIX® and Cinemax® for the first 3 months.

Note: with the Ultimate package, you can get HBO Max™, SHOWTIME®, STARZ®, EPIX® and Cinemax® for the first 3 months.

Note: with the Premier package, you can get EPIX® for the first 3 months.

DIRECTV STREAM supported devices

DIRECTV STREAM enables you to watch 20 streams simultaneously per subscription, and you can watch DIRECTV STREAM with all of the following compatible streaming devices:

• Smart TVs: Samsung TV, Roku TV, Android TV, Mi TV, Chromecast Built-in TV and Amazon Fire TV Edition smart TV.
• TV streaming media players: DIRECTV STREAM Device, Chromecast, Apple TV 4K, Amazon Fire TV (Stick and Cube) and Roku.
• Mobile devices and tablets: iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch), Android devices, and Amazon Fire (tablets).
• Web browsers: Chrome, Safari, and Microsoft Edge.

Wrapping it up

Only DIRECTV STREAM offers Altitude in their channel lineups. If you’d like to watch Altitude Sports without cable, you need pick the DIRECTV STREAM CHOICE packages or above.

Feel free to drop a line in the comment area below if you have any questions or suggestions on this topic. Thanks for reading!

By Justin Zeng

Justin is a technical writer. As a Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate, he loves exploring new technologies and writing technical how-to tips to help people fix their computer / phone issues. When he's not writing, there's a 99 percent chance he's reading, playing video games or listening to music.

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