Footnotes

• (1) Channel shows on Lyngsat.com or other reliable satellite scans, but not available to regular subscribers.
• (2) The Dish Network Web Page now states that this channel requires "additional equipment" and no longer lists channel being available at 119°. This channel may soon be removed from 119°
• (3) This channel has many hours of "free" programming available Free to Air (FTA) and can be seen with any Dish receiver during these times. See http://www.tvjapan.net/eng/programming.html for more details.
• (4) Available only to business customers via Muzak
  • (4*) This channel shows up on some residential receivers' program guide, however the programming is not available to residential subscribers. If selected the programming that is heard is actually that of the next channel up.
• (5) Channel mirrored in the 630 channel range and available to residential subscribers as part of the 3 Dish Latino Packages ONLY.
• (6) Requires a 5000 Receiver, HDTV Adaptor and HDTV compatible TV or set-top adaptor OR an HDTV compatible receiver (model 6000). For complete details and a FAQ see the EKB HDTV Page
  • (6*) requires 6000 receiver with 8PSK adaptor card.  Adaptor card available from Dish at 1-888-222-3474 staring 7/1/02
• (7) Requires a 4000, 5000 or DVHS receiver and DD adaptor or DD Compatible receiver to see channel in the guide. Retailers only.
• (8) Channel listed on Dishplayer "hidden" EPG and/or several on-line guides but not yet available.
• (9) Rumored by some sources but by no means official
• (10) Requires PTV (Personal TV) compatible receiver and Subscription to Personal TV (Dishplayers)
• (11) Requires OPEN TV compatible receiver. (3900, 4900, 301, 501)
• (13) Dish Network has made a business decision NOT to carry this channel (WBQC-CA UPN Cincinnati). Though a low power channel and thus not a "must carry" channel, Dish Network is the just about the ONLY multi-channel provider in the area that does not carry this channel. Of the major carriers in the area, both DirecTV (the other DBS provider) and Time Warner Cable (which had a policy against carrying any low power TV channels) now carry this channel. Dish still refuses.
• (14) The channel number is listed in the listed satellite and transponder "trickle" guide, however the channel itself is not currently uplinked.  The call letters and other information are derived from other sources.  In most instances, the Dishplayer's current or former "Hidden" guide
• (All Day) Movies on this PPV channel may be purchased once and viewed "All Day". (approx from 5am to 4am ET--see "info" screen on EPG for details)
• (DD) Dolby Digital soundtrack available on at least some programming. (24/7 on PPV channels)
• (LTBX) This PPV channel presents its movies in the Letterbox format showing the program's original aspect ratio. (black bars at top and bottom of the screen)
• Sky = Channel provided by independent DBS company, Dominion Sky Angel.

• A La Carte Programming
• Action (Action Pack)  (Discontinued)
• AEP (America's "Everything" Pack) All channels on AT50, 100, 150, HBO, Mac, Show and Starz are part of AEP
• ANY2 (Pick two South Asian Channel Pack)
• AT50 (America's Top 50)
• AT100 (America's Top 100) All channels on AT50 are part of AT100.
• AT150 (America's Top 150) All channels on AT50 and AT100 are part of AT150
• Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)
• DCP (Dish Classpack)
• DL (Dish Latino)
• DL2 (Dish Latino Dos)
• DLMax (Dish Latino Max)
• Elite Arabic Package
• EMP (Encore Movie Pack)
• Enhanced Arabic Package
• GRK and ERT (Greek and Mega/ERT Package)
• HBO (HBO The Works)
• JP1 (South Asian Jumbo Pack 1)
• JP2 (South Asian Jumbo Pack 2)
• Dish Nets (Available to qualifying subscribers nationally--maximum 2 of each distant network allowed by law.--Channels may be purchased individually or as a package.)
• Locals (Available to Subscribers within the DMA of that station. Entire city's 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.)
  • To see what locals or distant channels you may qualify for go to Dish Network's Address Broker (page is slow to load)
• Max (Multi Max)
• Mega (South Asian Mega Pack)
• Muzak (Music Package available to businesses directly from Muzak)
• NBA LP (NBA League Pass Basketball Package)
• NHL CI (NHL Center Ice Hockey Package)
• Polish Pack (PolSat, TVN 24 and Radio Marija)
• S/E (Starz/Encore)
• Sho (Showtime Unlimited)
• Sky Angel
• SP (South Asian Super Pack)
• SS (Super Stations 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 AT100, AT150 and AEP.
• ** Channel ONLY available in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina and western sections of North Carolina.

4/4/03

• Channel 8600 (WPXS St Louis DMA) no longer has space reserved on transponder 27 at 61.5° (ANON, anon)

4/3/03

• Channel 402 (NBA TV) appears to have finally gone off its extended free preview.  It is now only available to "America's Everything Pack" and the "Out of Market Sports Channels Pack".  Channel 560 which is also NBA TV is available only to NBA League Pass subscribers.

4/1/03

• Channel 223 changed names from Vision TV to Healthy Living Channel some time ago (no foolin') but just now was prodded by a vigilant contributor to change it.  Thanks Keith!

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