Silver Spring 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 Singing Bee, ER, Deal or No Deal, Bionic Woman, 30 Rock, Sunday Night Football, Chuck, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, Heroes, The Apprentice, The Biggest Loser, The Office, Life, and Las Vegas. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 5 | 5 | WTTG | Some programs on FOX: The Simpsons, TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten, House, When Women Rule the World, American Idol, 24, The Next Great American Band, MADtv, Unhitched, King of the Hill, Canterbury's Law, Bones, Family Guy, America's Most Wanted, and COPS. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 7 | 7 | WJLA | Some programs on ABC: October Road, Pushing Daisies, Men in Trees, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, Boston Legal, Women's Murder Club, National Bingo Night, The Bachelor, Notes from the Underbelly, Carpoolers, Brothers and Sisters, Miss/Guided, Samantha Who, and Eli Stone. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 9 | 9 | WUSA | Some programs on CBS: How I Met Your Mother, Swingtown, Without a Trace, Jericho, Shark, Rules of Engagement, 60 Minutes, Cold Case, Two and a Half Men, Ghost Whisperer, The Big Bang Theory, The Amazing Race, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Minds, and The New Adventures of Old Christine. | 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: WIRED Science, Everyday Food, Learn To Read, design: e2, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Super Why, Washington Week, BBC World News, Franny's Feet, Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat, The Berenstain Bears, Mustard Pancakes, Mystery, Zula Patrol, and Tony Brown's Journal. | Local | - |
| - | 25 | WHAG | Some programs on NBC: The Singing Bee, ER, Deal or No Deal, Bionic Woman, 30 Rock, Sunday Night Football, Chuck, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, Heroes, The Apprentice, The Biggest Loser, The Office, Life, and Las Vegas. | - | Local |
| 26 | 26 | WETA | Some programs on PBS: WIRED Science, Everyday Food, Learn To Read, design: e2, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Super Why, Washington Week, BBC World News, Franny's Feet, Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat, The Berenstain Bears, Mustard Pancakes, Mystery, Zula Patrol, and Tony Brown's Journal. | Local | Local |
| - | 30 | WNVT | WNVT (IND) | - | Local |
| 32 | 32 | WHUT | Some programs on PBS: WIRED Science, Everyday Food, Learn To Read, design: e2, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Super Why, Washington Week, BBC World News, Franny's Feet, Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat, The Berenstain Bears, Mustard Pancakes, Mystery, Zula Patrol, and Tony Brown's Journal. | Local | Local |
| 42 | 42 | WVPY | Some programs on PBS: WIRED Science, Everyday Food, Learn To Read, design: e2, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Super Why, Washington Week, BBC World News, Franny's Feet, Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat, The Berenstain Bears, Mustard Pancakes, Mystery, Zula Patrol, and Tony Brown's Journal. | Local | Local |
| 47 | - | WMDO | WMDO (TFT) | Local | - |
| 50 | 50 | WDCW | Some programs on CW: The Game, Girlfriends, Eight Days a Week, One Tree Hill, Crowned, Smallville, Beauty and the Geek, Aliens in America, CW Now, Gossip Girl, Reaper, Farmer Wants a Wife, Supernatural, Life Is Wild, 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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