Solomons 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: Heroes, Law and Order, Football Night in America, 30 Rock, Life, Journeyman, Deal or No Deal, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Medium, Las Vegas, Lipstick Jungle, Bionic Woman, The Singing Bee, Chuck, and Scrubs. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 5 | 5 | WTTG | Some programs on FOX: Til Death, The Return of Jezebel James, COPS, American Idol, American Dad, King of the Hill, Back to You, TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten, Bones, K-Ville, The Next Great American Band, The Simpsons, Prison Break, House, and Family Guy. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 7 | 7 | WJLA | Some programs on ABC: National Bingo Night, Pushing Daisies, Notes from the Underbelly, Wife Swap, Brothers and Sisters, Women's Murder Club, Lost, Desperate Housewives, Samantha Who, Supernanny, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Big Shots, Cavemen, According to Jim, and Cashmere Mafia. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 9 | 9 | WUSA | Some programs on CBS: Cold Case, Swingtown, Jericho, The Captain, Numb3rs, Rules of Engagement, The Unit, CSI: NY, Ghost Whisperer, Cane, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Kid Nation, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Without a Trace, and 60 Minutes. | 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: Tavis Smiley, Franny's Feet, Washington Week, Fetch: With Ruff Ruffman, Live from Lincoln Center, Keeping Score, Red Dwarf, design: e2, Zoboomafoo, Barney and Friends, Wishbone, Super Why, Danger Rangers, Clifford the Big Red Dog, and Masterpiece Theatre. | Local | - |
| - | 25 | WHAG | Some programs on NBC: Heroes, Law and Order, Football Night in America, 30 Rock, Life, Journeyman, Deal or No Deal, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Medium, Las Vegas, Lipstick Jungle, Bionic Woman, The Singing Bee, Chuck, and Scrubs. | - | Local |
| 26 | 26 | WETA | Some programs on PBS: Tavis Smiley, Franny's Feet, Washington Week, Fetch: With Ruff Ruffman, Live from Lincoln Center, Keeping Score, Red Dwarf, design: e2, Zoboomafoo, Barney and Friends, Wishbone, Super Why, Danger Rangers, Clifford the Big Red Dog, and Masterpiece Theatre. | Local | Local |
| - | 30 | WNVT | WNVT (IND) | - | Local |
| 32 | 32 | WHUT | Some programs on PBS: Tavis Smiley, Franny's Feet, Washington Week, Fetch: With Ruff Ruffman, Live from Lincoln Center, Keeping Score, Red Dwarf, design: e2, Zoboomafoo, Barney and Friends, Wishbone, Super Why, Danger Rangers, Clifford the Big Red Dog, and Masterpiece Theatre. | Local | Local |
| 42 | 42 | WVPY | Some programs on PBS: Tavis Smiley, Franny's Feet, Washington Week, Fetch: With Ruff Ruffman, Live from Lincoln Center, Keeping Score, Red Dwarf, design: e2, Zoboomafoo, Barney and Friends, Wishbone, Super Why, Danger Rangers, Clifford the Big Red Dog, and Masterpiece Theatre. | Local | Local |
| 47 | - | WMDO | WMDO (TFT) | Local | - |
| 50 | 50 | WDCW | Some programs on CW: Everybody Hates Chris, Reaper, Aliens in America, Beauty and the Geek, Eight Days a Week, CW Now, America's Next Top Model, The Game, Supernatural, Smallville, Girlfriends, Crowned, Life Is Wild, Farmer Wants a Wife, 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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