Reston 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: Journeyman, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, The Office, Chuck, Life, Heroes, The Singing Bee, Deal or No Deal, Sunday Night Football, 30 Rock, Las Vegas, Lipstick Jungle, My Name Is Earl, The IT Crowd, and The Biggest Loser. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 5 | 5 | WTTG | Some programs on FOX: Til Death, COPS, Prison Break, TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten, American Dad, Canterbury's Law, American Idol, Bones, King of the Hill, America's Most Wanted, MADtv, House, 24, Unhitched, and Family Guy. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 7 | 7 | WJLA | Some programs on ABC: Dirty Sexy Money, According to Jim, Private Practice, Wife Swap, Miss/Guided, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, October Road, The Bachelor, Big Shots, Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Eli Stone, Boston Legal, Grey's Anatomy, and Lost. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 9 | 9 | WUSA | Some programs on CBS: Swingtown, Shark, How I Met Your Mother, Jericho, 60 Minutes, NCIS, Without a Trace, The New Adventures of Old Christine, The Big Bang Theory, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Rules of Engagement, Cane, The Captain, CSI: Miami, and The Amazing Race. | 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: It's a Big Big World, Tavis Smiley, Caillou, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Postcards from Buster, ZOOM, Mustard Pancakes, Angelina Ballerina, Charlie Rose, Live from Lincoln Center, NOW, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Everyday Food, Austin City Limits, and Bob the Builder. | Local | - |
| - | 25 | WHAG | Some programs on NBC: Journeyman, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, The Office, Chuck, Life, Heroes, The Singing Bee, Deal or No Deal, Sunday Night Football, 30 Rock, Las Vegas, Lipstick Jungle, My Name Is Earl, The IT Crowd, and The Biggest Loser. | - | Local |
| 26 | 26 | WETA | Some programs on PBS: It's a Big Big World, Tavis Smiley, Caillou, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Postcards from Buster, ZOOM, Mustard Pancakes, Angelina Ballerina, Charlie Rose, Live from Lincoln Center, NOW, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Everyday Food, Austin City Limits, and Bob the Builder. | Local | Local |
| - | 30 | WNVT | WNVT (IND) | - | Local |
| 32 | 32 | WHUT | Some programs on PBS: It's a Big Big World, Tavis Smiley, Caillou, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Postcards from Buster, ZOOM, Mustard Pancakes, Angelina Ballerina, Charlie Rose, Live from Lincoln Center, NOW, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Everyday Food, Austin City Limits, and Bob the Builder. | Local | Local |
| 42 | 42 | WVPY | Some programs on PBS: It's a Big Big World, Tavis Smiley, Caillou, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Postcards from Buster, ZOOM, Mustard Pancakes, Angelina Ballerina, Charlie Rose, Live from Lincoln Center, NOW, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Everyday Food, Austin City Limits, and Bob the Builder. | Local | Local |
| 47 | - | WMDO | WMDO (TFT) | Local | - |
| 50 | 50 | WDCW | Some programs on CW: One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl, The Game, Beauty and the Geek, Eight Days a Week, Reaper, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Crowned, Aliens in America, Everybody Hates Chris, CW Now, Smallville, America's Next Top Model, Life Is Wild, and Supernatural. | Local | Local |
| 56 | 56 | WNVC | WNVC (ETV) | Local | Local |
| 66 | - | ION | ION (ION) | Local | - |
| - | 68 | WJAL | WJAL (IND) | - | Local |
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