Dish Network Channel Charts
The Dish Network User's Resource
Full Channel Charts
For at least 9 years, the EKB was considered home of the most comprehensive Dish Network channel charts. These charts were maintained by hand based initially on user observation and later by following uplink activity reports. With the explosive growth of carried local markets and the duplication of national channels onto the Eastern Arc often generating hundreds of changes each week, this task became all-consuming and unmanageable. The following sites are good sources for channel charts:
Other Featured Pages on the EKB
DirecTV Comparisons
The Official DirecTV & Dish Network HD Channel Lineup Comparison (DBSTalk, updated 3-1-13)
HD Channel List: Dish Network vs DirectTV pdf, excel (SatelliteGuys, updated 1-4-12)
Official AVS National HD Channel Lineups - Cable/DBS/Fiber/IPTV (AVS Forum)
Dish Channel Chart Archives
Individual Satellite Location lists by channel number:
(9/09 archives)
Channel Chart Index
Adult Entertainment
(480-499)Audio Only
- Muzak Monaural Audio Channels (923-947)
- Muzak Stereo Audio Channels (950-983)
- Sirius Music Channels (6000-6116)
Broadcast TV
- Local Channels (NTSC-Standard Def) (7000-9395)
- Local Channels (ATSC-High Def) (6300-6499)
- National “Network” Channels (241-252)
- Significantly Viewed distant channels (6200-6299)
- Super Stations (231-239)
Business TV
(9600-9699)Entertainment
- Childrens (169-179~)
- Educational (~179-199 & 214, 215)
- Family (170~197 & 215)
- General Interest (105-138 & 168)
Foreign Language
(580-879)
- Spanish (824-879)
- All others (580-823)
HDTV
- “National Channels” (9419-9550)
- “National Channels” AK & HI (5500-5520)
- “Local Channels” (5100-5299 & 5500-6499)
Local Broadcast
(Standard definition) (7000-9399)Music
- Music Video (156-167)
- Muzak Monaural Audio Only (923-947)
- Muzak Stereo Audio Only (950-983)
- Sirius Music Channels (6000-6116)
Movie Channels
- Basic (128-133)
- Pay Per View (502-539)
- Premium (300-356)
News
(200-214)Pay Per View
- Events (454-472)
- Movies (502-539)
- Sports (454-472)
Public Interest
(9396-9418)Religious
Shopping
(216-229)Sports
- Basic (140-154)
- College Sports Packs (454-472)
- League Packages
- NBA - Basketball (560-572)
- NHL - Hockey (540-552)
- Pay Per View (454-472)
- Regional Sports Networks (RSN) (411-449)
- Specialty (400-410)
Programming Packages
- A La Carte Programming
- AEP (Americas “Everything” Pack) All channels on AT100, 120, 180, HBO, Cinemax, Showtime/TMC and Starz and NBA TV are part of AEP
- AMP (Arabic Music Pack)
- Ant (Antenna Package - Greek)
- Ant+1 (Antenna Plus One Package - Greek)
- Ant+2 (Antenna Plus Two Package - Greek)
- ANY2 (Pick two channels from a list of channel available in one language.)
- ANY3 (Pick three channels from a list of channel available in one language)
- AT100 (Americas Top 100) - Formerly America's Top 60 (2/1/07)
- AT100+ (Americas Top 100 Plus) - Formerly America's Top 60+ (2/1/07)
- AT200 (Americas Top 200) All channels on AT100 are part of AT200. -- Formerly America's Top 120 (2/1/07)
- AT250 (Americas Top 250) All channels on AT100 and AT200 are part of AT250 - Formerly America's Top 250 (2/1/07)
- BRONZE (HD Bronze Package) Americas Top 60 + New HD Pack + 15 Voom channels. HD Pack/VOOM (Package Discontinued 2/1/07)
- CPP Chinese Plus Pack
- CSP Chinese Super Pack
- CVP Chinese Variety Pack
- DL (Dish Latino)
- DL2 (Dish Latino Dos) All channels on Dish Latino are part of Dish Latino Dos.
- DLMax (Dish Latino Max) All channels on Dish Latino and Dish Latino Dos are part of Dish Latino Max.
- Elite Arabic Package
- EMP (Encore Movie Pack)
- Enhanced Arabic Package
- FAM Family Pack
- FREE PI Pack - (Free Public Interest Channels Pack) available to subscribers free of charge upon request to Dish Network.
- FSP (Farsi Super Pack)
- GLP (German Language Pack)
- GRP (Greek Radio Pack)
- GSP (Greek Super Pack)
- GWP (Chinese Great Wall Package)
- HBO (HBO The Works)
- HD PK (High Definition Television Package) - Not available to new subscribers as of 2/1/06. HD Pack + Voom pack is now available to subscribers for $29.99 + $5 access fee or as part of the metallic packs (HD Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum)
- As of 2/1/2006 the HD pack is available for $20 as an add-on to any basic package or $29.99 + 6 access fee without. The HD Pack is now the former HD pack + Voom
- HD Pack is being phased out and removed from existing subscribers. HD PK designation removed from chart on 8/15/07.
- DISH HD introduced 2/1/08 for $29.99 and now access fee. DVR Fees and local channel packages extra.
- DISH HD - Dish HD channels only, SD version included. Free P.I pack still available with this package. Any other a la carte package also available with this package, but cannot be combined with "AT" or Dish Latino packages
- No Longer available as of 8/1/08. Replaced with “Turbo HD” Bronze,
Silver & Gold.+ Platinum upgrade
- HD Pack was $29.99. Replacement HD Turbo Gold $39.99+ Platinum
upgrade $10 = $49.99. This will essentially be a $20/mo. price increase
for HD Absolute (DISH HD) subscribers when the package expires.
- HDE (HD Essentials) - Any HD channels that have a standard definition counterpart in what you "AT" or Dish Latino Max package.
- 8/1/08 - HD Essentials renamed “Turbo HD”. AT100+HD is now
AT100+Turbo HD Bronze. AT200+Silver. AT250+Gold. You cannot
have AT100 plus Turbo Gold. However you can just get Turbo Gold without
the SD channels
- HDU (HD Ultimate) - All HD channels available on Dish except premium channels (HBO, etc) added to "AT" or Dish Latino Max package.
- 8/1/08 Package renamed HD Turbo Platinum.
- HDb (Turbo HD Bronze) - Add-on package to AT100 ONLY or stand alone
- HDs (Turbo HD Silver) - Add-on package to AT200 ONLY or stand alone
- HDg (Turbo HD Gold) - Add-on package to AT250 ONLY or stand alone
- HD PLATINUM May be added to an Turbo HD Package
- JP1 (South Asian Jumbo Pack 1)
- JP2 (South Asian Jumbo Pack 2)
- JP3 (South Asian Jumbo Pack 3)
- KBP (Korean Basic Pack)
- KVP (Korean Variety Pack)
- Dish Nets --Not available to subscribers outside the stations local service area as of 12/1/2006 per court order as a punitive measure. Dish was found liable in a copyright infringement suit that lasted over a decade!. (These stations were Available to qualifying subscribers nationally--maximum 2 of each distant network allowed by law.--Channels were available individually or as a package.) SEE "NPS"
- Locals (Available to Subscribers within the DMA of that station. Entire city package MUST be purchased. Individual stations not sold separately.-- Subscribers from outside the DMA may no longer subscribe to this package even if they qualify for all four major network stations under the SHVIA. This policy appears to have gone into effect 5/15/01.)
- Max (Multi Max)
- Mega (South Asian Mega Pack)
- MLB EI (Major League Baseball Extra Innings)
- Muzak (Music Package available to businesses directly from Muzak)
- News Add-On (South Asian News add-on package)
- NBA LP (NBA League Pass Basketball Package)
- NHL CI (NHL Center Ice Hockey Package)
- NPS Distant Networks (Distant Network ABC CBS NBC and Fox channels to qualifying subscribers ONLY)
- PLP Polish Language Pack
- PPP Polish Premium Package
- PSP (Polish Super Pack)
- Sho (Showtime Unlimited)
- Sky Angel - This was a package offered by an independent satellite company. See What Is Sky Angel? What Was Sky Angel
- Select (Chinese Select Pack)
- SP (South Asian Super Pack)
- SS (Super Stations Pack)
- Super (Arabic Elite Super Pack)
- Super SA (South Asian Super Pack)
- Super UR (“Pak Super Pack” Urdu language Super Pack)
- *Sport (Multi Sport Package--Subject to black-outs determined by the individual sports leagues) Only the Regional Sports Channel(s) serving your area is (are) included in DL2, DLMax, AT100+, AT200, AT250 and AEP.
- TVN TVN Package
- VOOM Original - HDTV add-on package .- Not available to new subscribers as of 2/1/06. See HD Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum.
- ** Channel ONLY available in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina and western sections of North Carolina.
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