Rockville 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 Apprentice, Friday Night Lights, Las Vegas, My Name Is Earl, Chuck, The Biggest Loser, Heroes, Journeyman, Law and Order, 30 Rock, The IT Crowd, The Office, Medium, Deal or No Deal, and Scrubs. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 5 | 5 | WTTG | Some programs on FOX: The Simpsons, Back to You, MADtv, Til Death, Prison Break, Bones, TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten, COPS, American Idol, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Return of Jezebel James, Canterbury's Law, America's Most Wanted, Unhitched, and House. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 7 | 7 | WJLA | Some programs on ABC: Private Practice, Samantha Who, Dancing with the Stars, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Carpoolers, Brothers and Sisters, Cavemen, Miss/Guided, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, According to Jim, Desperate Housewives, Men in Trees, Notes from the Underbelly, and America's Funniest Home Videos. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 9 | 9 | WUSA | Some programs on CBS: Swingtown, Criminal Minds, Jericho, Ghost Whisperer, Numb3rs, Moonlight, Kid Nation, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Unit, CSI: NY, Cold Case, Viva Laughlin, 60 Minutes, The Amazing Race, and How I Met Your Mother. | 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: Barney and Friends, WIRED Science, Fetch: With Ruff Ruffman, Animusic, Independent Lens, Nature, Arthur, Reading Rainbow, Zula Patrol, Word World, Masterpiece Theatre, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Boohbah, Mystery, and Keeping Score. | Local | - |
| - | 25 | WHAG | Some programs on NBC: The Apprentice, Friday Night Lights, Las Vegas, My Name Is Earl, Chuck, The Biggest Loser, Heroes, Journeyman, Law and Order, 30 Rock, The IT Crowd, The Office, Medium, Deal or No Deal, and Scrubs. | - | Local |
| 26 | 26 | WETA | Some programs on PBS: Barney and Friends, WIRED Science, Fetch: With Ruff Ruffman, Animusic, Independent Lens, Nature, Arthur, Reading Rainbow, Zula Patrol, Word World, Masterpiece Theatre, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Boohbah, Mystery, and Keeping Score. | Local | Local |
| - | 30 | WNVT | WNVT (IND) | - | Local |
| 32 | 32 | WHUT | Some programs on PBS: Barney and Friends, WIRED Science, Fetch: With Ruff Ruffman, Animusic, Independent Lens, Nature, Arthur, Reading Rainbow, Zula Patrol, Word World, Masterpiece Theatre, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Boohbah, Mystery, and Keeping Score. | Local | Local |
| 42 | 42 | WVPY | Some programs on PBS: Barney and Friends, WIRED Science, Fetch: With Ruff Ruffman, Animusic, Independent Lens, Nature, Arthur, Reading Rainbow, Zula Patrol, Word World, Masterpiece Theatre, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Boohbah, Mystery, and Keeping Score. | Local | Local |
| 47 | - | WMDO | WMDO (TFT) | Local | - |
| 50 | 50 | WDCW | Some programs on CW: Supernatural, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, CW Now, Girlfriends, Reaper, Life Is Wild, Crowned, One Tree Hill, Farmer Wants a Wife, Eight Days a Week, Beauty and the Geek, America's Next Top Model, Gossip Girl, Aliens in America, and Everybody Hates Chris. | Local | Local |
| 56 | 56 | WNVC | WNVC (ETV) | Local | Local |
| 66 | - | ION | ION (ION) | Local | - |
| - | 68 | WJAL | WJAL (IND) | - | Local |
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