Lanham 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: Football Night in America, Lipstick Jungle, Las Vegas, Life, Law and Order, Deal or No Deal, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Journeyman, The Singing Bee, Scrubs, Heroes: Origins, The Apprentice, Medium, The Biggest Loser, and ER. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 5 | 5 | WTTG | Some programs on FOX: American Dad, Bones, COPS, Family Guy, Til Death, 24, American Idol, K-Ville, Back to You, TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten, When Women Rule the World, Prison Break, King of the Hill, MADtv, and America's Most Wanted. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 7 | 7 | WJLA | Some programs on ABC: America's Funniest Home Videos, Women's Murder Club, Lost, Supernanny, Private Practice, Wife Swap, Dancing with the Stars, National Bingo Night, The Bachelor, Boston Legal, Big Shots, Brothers and Sisters, Desperate Housewives, Cavemen, and Cashmere Mafia. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 9 | 9 | WUSA | Some programs on CBS: The Unit, Kid Nation, The New Adventures of Old Christine, The Big Bang Theory, Numb3rs, Survivor: China, The Amazing Race, How I Met Your Mother, Rules of Engagement, Two and a Half Men, 60 Minutes, The Captain, CSI: Miami, Moonlight, and Without a Trace. | 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: Travels in Europe with Rick Steves, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, Tavis Smiley, Antiques Roadshow, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Everyday Food, Wishbone, Cyberchase, Masterpiece Theatre, Zoboomafoo, Frontline, Nightly Business Report, Independent Lens, Word World, and DragonflyTV. | Local | - |
| - | 25 | WHAG | Some programs on NBC: Football Night in America, Lipstick Jungle, Las Vegas, Life, Law and Order, Deal or No Deal, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Journeyman, The Singing Bee, Scrubs, Heroes: Origins, The Apprentice, Medium, The Biggest Loser, and ER. | - | Local |
| 26 | 26 | WETA | Some programs on PBS: Travels in Europe with Rick Steves, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, Tavis Smiley, Antiques Roadshow, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Everyday Food, Wishbone, Cyberchase, Masterpiece Theatre, Zoboomafoo, Frontline, Nightly Business Report, Independent Lens, Word World, and DragonflyTV. | Local | Local |
| - | 30 | WNVT | WNVT (IND) | - | Local |
| 32 | 32 | WHUT | Some programs on PBS: Travels in Europe with Rick Steves, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, Tavis Smiley, Antiques Roadshow, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Everyday Food, Wishbone, Cyberchase, Masterpiece Theatre, Zoboomafoo, Frontline, Nightly Business Report, Independent Lens, Word World, and DragonflyTV. | Local | Local |
| 42 | 42 | WVPY | Some programs on PBS: Travels in Europe with Rick Steves, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, Tavis Smiley, Antiques Roadshow, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Everyday Food, Wishbone, Cyberchase, Masterpiece Theatre, Zoboomafoo, Frontline, Nightly Business Report, Independent Lens, Word World, and DragonflyTV. | Local | Local |
| 47 | - | WMDO | WMDO (TFT) | Local | - |
| 50 | 50 | WDCW | Some programs on CW: America's Next Top Model, Smallville, Beauty and the Geek, Reaper, Gossip Girl, Aliens in America, Everybody Hates Chris, Eight Days a Week, Life Is Wild, Girlfriends, One Tree Hill, Supernatural, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Crowned, and Farmer Wants a Wife. | Local | Local |
| 56 | 56 | WNVC | WNVC (ETV) | Local | Local |
| 66 | - | ION | ION (ION) | Local | - |
| - | 68 | WJAL | WJAL (IND) | - | Local |
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