A method, comprising: receiving, by a television receiver from an outdoor satellite unit, a first television channel within a 30 MHz swath of bandwidth on a first tuner of the television receiver, wherein: the television receiver comprises a plurality of tuners that includes the first tuner and a second tuner; the first tuner is configured to tune to a single 30 MHz swath of bandwidth at any one time; the second tuner is configured to tune to a different single 30 MHz swath of bandwidth at any one time; and the first television channel is broadcast among a first plurality of channels from a first satellite transponder; receiving, by the television receiver, a request to tune to a second television channel, the second television channel broadcast in a second plurality of channels on a second satellite transponder different than the first satellite transponder; sending, by the television receiver to the outdoor satellite unit, a request to receive the second television channel on the same 30 MHz swath of bandwidth as the first television channel; receiving, by the television receiver from the outdoor satellite unit, the first television channel and the second television channel by the first tuner on the requested 30 MHz swath of bandwidth corresponding to a first virtual transponder from the outdoor satellite unit; receiving, by the television receiver, one or more requests to tune to an additional television channel, and if the 30 MHz swath corresponding to the first virtual transponder is determined to be fully utilized, creating a second virtual transponder corresponding to a different 30 MHz swath of bandwidth, and mapping, by the television receiver, the additional channel to the second virtual transponder, and if determined otherwise, mapping, by the television receiver, the additional channel to the first virtual transponder; sending, by the television receiver to the outdoor satellite unit, a request to receive the additional channel on the 30 MHz swath of bandwidth of the mapped virtual transponder; and receiving, from the outdoor satellite unit, the additional channel by the first or the second tuner depending on whether the additional channel is mapped to the first or the second virtual transponder, respectively. receiving, by a television receiver from an outdoor satellite unit, a first television channel within a 30 MHz swath of bandwidth on a first tuner of the television receiver, wherein: the television receiver comprises a plurality of tuners that includes the first tuner and a second tuner; the first tuner is configured to tune to a single 30 MHz swath of bandwidth at any one time; the second tuner is configured to tune to a different single 30 MHz swath of bandwidth at any one time; and the first television channel is broadcast among a first plurality of channels from a first satellite transponder; the television receiver comprises a plurality of tuners that includes the first tuner and a second tuner; the first tuner is configured to tune to a single 30 MHz swath of bandwidth at any one time; the second tuner is configured to tune to a different single 30 MHz swath of bandwidth at any one time; and the first television channel is broadcast among a first plurality of channels from a first satellite transponder; receiving, by the television receiver, a request to tune to a second television channel, the second television channel broadcast in a second plurality of channels on a second satellite transponder different than the first satellite transponder; sending, by the television receiver to the outdoor satellite unit, a request to receive the second television channel on the same 30 MHz swath of bandwidth as the first television channel; receiving, by the television receiver from the outdoor satellite unit, the first television channel and the second television channel by the first tuner on the requested 30 MHz swath of bandwidth corresponding to a first virtual transponder from the outdoor satellite unit; receiving, by the television receiver, one or more requests to tune to an additional television channel, and if the 30 MHz swath corresponding to the first virtual transponder is determined to be fully utilized, creating a second virtual transponder corresponding to a different 30 MHz swath of bandwidth, and mapping, by the television receiver, the additional channel to the second virtual transponder, and if determined otherwise, mapping, by the television receiver, the additional channel to the first virtual transponder; sending, by the television receiver to the outdoor satellite unit, a request to receive the additional channel on the 30 MHz swath of bandwidth of the mapped virtual transponder; and receiving, from the outdoor satellite unit, the additional channel by the first or the second tuner depending on whether the additional channel is mapped to the first or the second virtual transponder, respectively.