Frederick 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: ER, Journeyman, Deal or No Deal, Lipstick Jungle, The Singing Bee, Heroes, Bionic Woman, The Biggest Loser, Sunday Night Football, Chuck, Las Vegas, The IT Crowd, Life, Scrubs, and Heroes: Origins. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 5 | 5 | WTTG | Some programs on FOX: Bones, 24, The Return of Jezebel James, Family Guy, COPS, The Simpsons, American Idol, America's Most Wanted, American Dad, Unhitched, King of the Hill, Prison Break, The Next Great American Band, When Women Rule the World, and MADtv. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 7 | 7 | WJLA | Some programs on ABC: Eli Stone, Supernanny, National Bingo Night, Dancing with the Stars, Samantha Who, Boston Legal, Ugly Betty, Wife Swap, Cashmere Mafia, October Road, Men in Trees, America's Funniest Home Videos, Miss/Guided, According to Jim, and Women's Murder Club. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 9 | 9 | WUSA | Some programs on CBS: Criminal Minds, 60 Minutes, Kid Nation, NCIS, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Numb3rs, The Big Bang Theory, The Amazing Race, The Captain, Swingtown, Survivor: China, Moonlight, Viva Laughlin, CSI: Miami, and Rules of Engagement. | 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: Franny's Feet, Maya and Miguel, American Masters, Nanalan, Dragon Tales, Cyberchase, NOVA, The Victory Garden, The New Yankee Workshop, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Secrets of the Dead, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Live from Lincoln Center, and Masterpiece Theatre. | Local | - |
| - | 25 | WHAG | Some programs on NBC: ER, Journeyman, Deal or No Deal, Lipstick Jungle, The Singing Bee, Heroes, Bionic Woman, The Biggest Loser, Sunday Night Football, Chuck, Las Vegas, The IT Crowd, Life, Scrubs, and Heroes: Origins. | - | Local |
| 26 | 26 | WETA | Some programs on PBS: Franny's Feet, Maya and Miguel, American Masters, Nanalan, Dragon Tales, Cyberchase, NOVA, The Victory Garden, The New Yankee Workshop, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Secrets of the Dead, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Live from Lincoln Center, and Masterpiece Theatre. | Local | Local |
| - | 30 | WNVT | WNVT (IND) | - | Local |
| 32 | 32 | WHUT | Some programs on PBS: Franny's Feet, Maya and Miguel, American Masters, Nanalan, Dragon Tales, Cyberchase, NOVA, The Victory Garden, The New Yankee Workshop, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Secrets of the Dead, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Live from Lincoln Center, and Masterpiece Theatre. | Local | Local |
| 42 | 42 | WVPY | Some programs on PBS: Franny's Feet, Maya and Miguel, American Masters, Nanalan, Dragon Tales, Cyberchase, NOVA, The Victory Garden, The New Yankee Workshop, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Secrets of the Dead, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Live from Lincoln Center, and Masterpiece Theatre. | Local | Local |
| 47 | - | WMDO | WMDO (TFT) | Local | - |
| 50 | 50 | WDCW | Some programs on CW: One Tree Hill, Aliens in America, Gossip Girl, CW Now, Farmer Wants a Wife, Everybody Hates Chris, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Crowned, Beauty and the Geek, Life Is Wild, Smallville, America's Next Top Model, The Game, Girlfriends, and Reaper. | Local | Local |
| 56 | 56 | WNVC | WNVC (ETV) | Local | Local |
| 66 | - | ION | ION (ION) | Local | - |
| - | 68 | WJAL | WJAL (IND) | - | Local |
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