Thurmont 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: Chuck, The Singing Bee, Heroes: Origins, Medium, Bionic Woman, The IT Crowd, The Biggest Loser, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Deal or No Deal, My Name Is Earl, Life, Heroes, Scrubs, 30 Rock, and Lipstick Jungle. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 5 | 5 | WTTG | Some programs on FOX: MADtv, The Return of Jezebel James, 24, Back to You, K-Ville, Til Death, Family Guy, COPS, Prison Break, America's Most Wanted, American Dad, King of the Hill, House, Canterbury's Law, and The Simpsons. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 7 | 7 | WJLA | Some programs on ABC: Brothers and Sisters, Cashmere Mafia, Miss/Guided, Grey's Anatomy, According to Jim, Cavemen, Dirty Sexy Money, Notes from the Underbelly, America's Funniest Home Videos, Eli Stone, Lost, Women's Murder Club, Dancing with the Stars, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and Carpoolers. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 9 | 9 | WUSA | Some programs on CBS: Moonlight, Swingtown, The Big Bang Theory, Without a Trace, Jericho, Shark, Viva Laughlin, The Amazing Race, Survivor: China, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds, How I Met Your Mother, Numb3rs, and The Unit. | 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, Boohbah, Caillou, Red Dwarf, The McLaughlin Group, Arthur, Bob the Builder, Tony Brown's Journal, Washington Week, Keeping Score, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Nightly Business Report, Thomas and Friends, DragonflyTV, and Between the Lions. | Local | - |
| - | 25 | WHAG | Some programs on NBC: Chuck, The Singing Bee, Heroes: Origins, Medium, Bionic Woman, The IT Crowd, The Biggest Loser, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Deal or No Deal, My Name Is Earl, Life, Heroes, Scrubs, 30 Rock, and Lipstick Jungle. | - | Local |
| 26 | 26 | WETA | Some programs on PBS: Barney and Friends, Boohbah, Caillou, Red Dwarf, The McLaughlin Group, Arthur, Bob the Builder, Tony Brown's Journal, Washington Week, Keeping Score, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Nightly Business Report, Thomas and Friends, DragonflyTV, and Between the Lions. | Local | Local |
| - | 30 | WNVT | WNVT (IND) | - | Local |
| 32 | 32 | WHUT | Some programs on PBS: Barney and Friends, Boohbah, Caillou, Red Dwarf, The McLaughlin Group, Arthur, Bob the Builder, Tony Brown's Journal, Washington Week, Keeping Score, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Nightly Business Report, Thomas and Friends, DragonflyTV, and Between the Lions. | Local | Local |
| 42 | 42 | WVPY | Some programs on PBS: Barney and Friends, Boohbah, Caillou, Red Dwarf, The McLaughlin Group, Arthur, Bob the Builder, Tony Brown's Journal, Washington Week, Keeping Score, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Nightly Business Report, Thomas and Friends, DragonflyTV, and Between the Lions. | Local | Local |
| 47 | - | WMDO | WMDO (TFT) | Local | - |
| 50 | 50 | WDCW | Some programs on CW: Supernatural, Life Is Wild, CW Now, One Tree Hill, Smallville, Everybody Hates Chris, Eight Days a Week, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Beauty and the Geek, Girlfriends, Crowned, Gossip Girl, Reaper, America's Next Top Model, and The Game. | Local | Local |
| 56 | 56 | WNVC | WNVC (ETV) | Local | Local |
| 66 | - | ION | ION (ION) | Local | - |
| - | 68 | WJAL | WJAL (IND) | - | Local |
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