Bethesda Satellite Local Channel Comparison:
DirecTV vs Dish Network
DirecTV vs Dish Network
| DirecTV Channel | Dish Network Channel | Call Letters | Description | DirecTV Package | Dish Network Package |
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| 4 | 4 | WRC | Some programs on NBC: The IT Crowd, Deal or No Deal, Journeyman, The Office, Heroes: Origins, Medium, Bionic Woman, Football Night in America, 30 Rock, Lipstick Jungle, Heroes, Chuck, Law and Order, Friday Night Lights, and Life. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 5 | 5 | WTTG | Some programs on FOX: The Next Great American Band, TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten, American Dad, America's Most Wanted, Back to You, King of the Hill, COPS, Unhitched, When Women Rule the World, Prison Break, Bones, Family Guy, MADtv, Til Death, and House. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 7 | 7 | WJLA | Some programs on ABC: America's Funniest Home Videos, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Dirty Sexy Money, Samantha Who, Lost, National Bingo Night, Supernanny, Carpoolers, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, The Bachelor, Wife Swap, Cashmere Mafia, Ugly Betty, and Cavemen. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 9 | 9 | WUSA | Some programs on CBS: Kid Nation, Survivor: China, Jericho, Rules of Engagement, The Unit, Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Shark, Without a Trace, 60 Minutes, Two and a Half Men, Viva Laughlin, Numb3rs, Cane, and Ghost Whisperer. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 14 | 14 | WFDC | WFDC (UNI) | Local | Local |
| 20 | 20 | WDCA | WDCA (MNT) | Local/HD | Local |
| 22 | - | MPT | Some programs on PBS: Learn To Read, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, NOW, Mustard Pancakes, Curious George, Teletubbies, The McLaughlin Group, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, BBC World News, Zoboomafoo, Wishbone, Between the Lions, Bob the Builder, and The Berenstain Bears. | Local | - |
| - | 25 | WHAG | Some programs on NBC: The IT Crowd, Deal or No Deal, Journeyman, The Office, Heroes: Origins, Medium, Bionic Woman, Football Night in America, 30 Rock, Lipstick Jungle, Heroes, Chuck, Law and Order, Friday Night Lights, and Life. | - | Local |
| 26 | 26 | WETA | Some programs on PBS: Learn To Read, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, NOW, Mustard Pancakes, Curious George, Teletubbies, The McLaughlin Group, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, BBC World News, Zoboomafoo, Wishbone, Between the Lions, Bob the Builder, and The Berenstain Bears. | Local | Local |
| - | 30 | WNVT | WNVT (IND) | - | Local |
| 32 | 32 | WHUT | Some programs on PBS: Learn To Read, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, NOW, Mustard Pancakes, Curious George, Teletubbies, The McLaughlin Group, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, BBC World News, Zoboomafoo, Wishbone, Between the Lions, Bob the Builder, and The Berenstain Bears. | Local | Local |
| 42 | 42 | WVPY | Some programs on PBS: Learn To Read, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, NOW, Mustard Pancakes, Curious George, Teletubbies, The McLaughlin Group, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, BBC World News, Zoboomafoo, Wishbone, Between the Lions, Bob the Builder, and The Berenstain Bears. | Local | Local |
| 47 | - | WMDO | WMDO (TFT) | Local | - |
| 50 | 50 | WDCW | Some programs on CW: Supernatural, Everybody Hates Chris, Aliens in America, The Game, Reaper, Gossip Girl, Eight Days a Week, America's Next Top Model, Smallville, CW Now, Farmer Wants a Wife, Crowned, One Tree Hill, Life Is Wild, and WWE Friday Night SmackDown. | Local | Local |
| 56 | 56 | WNVC | WNVC (ETV) | Local | Local |
| 66 | - | ION | ION (ION) | Local | - |
| - | 68 | WJAL | WJAL (IND) | - | Local |
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