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Archive:List of channels on Dish Network (Summer 2002)

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This page is the Dish Network channel guide listing all available channels on the Dish Network channel lineup from June-August 2002

Dish Network logo from 2000

Key

Pack or service name Description
America's Top 50 Costs $22.99 a month
America's Top 100 Costs $31.99 a month
America's Top 150 Costs $44.99 a month
America's Everything Pak Costs $72.99 a month
Dish Latino Costs $20.99 a month
Dish Latino Dos Costs $31.99 a month
Dish Latino Max Costs $40.99 a month
Dish Nets Costs $5.99 a month
International Packs Costs Vary
Channel number Logo Channel name Notes Package
105 USA Network Now and again, a general-entertainment format with a mix of original and acquired series, movies, and sporting events. America's Top 50
106 TV Land Originally focused on classic series from the golden era, it now airs more modern off-network sitcoms. America's Top 50
107 Comedy Central Now and again, airing comedy series, films, and stand-up specials. America's Top 50
108 Lifetime Now and again, airing programs attracting a female demographic or airing shows/movies with female-led roles. America's Top 50
109 Lifetime Movie Network Often abbreviated to LMN. America's Top 150
110 Food Network Now and again, airing cooking shows as well as reality cooking competitions. America's Top 50
111 DIY Network Now operating as Magnolia Network. America's Top 150
112 HGTV Now and again, airing home improvement and real estate programming. America's Top 50
114 E! Originally focused on celebrity and Hollywood news as well as awards coverage, it now airs pop culture and reality series. America's Top 50
115 Style Network Originally focused on fashion and lifestyle, it was rebooted as Esquire Network in 2013. Channel defunct as of 2017. America's Top 150
116 Game Show Network Later, abbreviated as GSN and expanded programming to include reality competitions. Today, full name and game show format is restored. America's Top 100
118 A&E Originally on arts and entertainment as the name implied, today it broadcasts reality and caught-on-camera series. America's Top 50
119 The Biography Channel Today, the channel operates as FYI. America's Top 150
120 The History Channel Originally focused on historic events and figures, it now airs reality shows and ancient alien conspiracies now known as simply History. America's Top 50
121 History International Originally on international history, it was rebranded as H2, then renamed again as Viceland. Today, it operates as Vice TV. America's Top 150
122 Sci Fi As of 2009, it rebranded as Syfy. America's Top 50
124 Black Entertainment Television Now and again, airing programs attracting an African-American audience, but now operates as simply BET. America's Top 100
128 WE: Women's Entertainment America's Top 100
129 Bravo Around this time, Bravo pivoted from a film and arts format to reality and fashion programming attracting a female audience and the LGBTQ community at large. America's Top 100
130 American Movie Classics Around this time, the channel abbreviated its branding to simply AMC, and pivoted from classic movies to modern film releases, and eventually into original scripted programming. America's Top 100
131 Independent Film Channel Originally focused on independent films, it now operates as a general-entertainment network as simply IFC. America's Top 100
132 Turner Classic Movies Now and again airing classic theatrical films. America's Top 100
133 Fox Movie Channel Now operates as FXM. America's Top 150
135 BBC America Originally airing comedy, drama, and lifestyle BBC shows, it now primarily airs domestic sci-fi and action series and films, as well as selected programs from the BBC (such as its nature documentary series). America's Top 100
138 TNT Around this time, TNT pivoted to focus on drama series and movies. America's Top 50
140 ESPN America's Top 50
142 ESPNEWS Originally airing sports news and game highlights, now primarily carries television simulcasts of ESPN Radio shows, encores of ESPN's weekday lineup of studio programs, and overflow event programming in the event of conflicts with ABC or the other ESPN networks. America's Top 100
143 ESPN Classic Dedicated to airing classic sports moments, documentaries, as well as past sporting events. Channel defunct as of December 31, 2021. America's Top 100
144 ESPN2 America's Top 50
145 ESPN (alternate) America's Top 50
146 ESPN2 (alternate) America's Top 50
149 Fox Sports World Later renamed as Fox Soccer. Today, it now operates as FXX (a sister network to FX) with a focus on comedy series and movies. America's Top 150
150 Speed Channel Originally focused on motorsports and automotive programming. Today, it now operates a general sports format as Fox Sports 1--often abbreviated as FS1 America's Top 100
151 Outdoor Life Network (OLN) Originally dedicated to the outdoor lifestyle and adventures, it pivoted to a general sports format as Versus and again as NBC Sports Network--abbreviated as NBCSN. Channel was defunct on December 31, 2021, but was revived in late 2025. America's Top 150
153 The Outdoor Channel Now and again, offers programming that includes hunting, fishing, western lifestyle, off-road motorsports and adventure. America's Top 150
160 MTV: Music Television Originally focused on music videos, and music-related programming, today it airs reality and original shows attracting teens and young adults as just MTV. America's Top 50
161 MTV2 Like sister network MTV, it originally focused on music videos. Now, airs original and acquired series attracting teens and young adults. America's Top 50
162 VH1: Music First Like sister network MTV, it originally aired music videos and music-related shows. It then pivoted to celebrity-centered reality shows and pop-culture programming. Today, it airs programming attracting an African-American audience as simply VH1. America's Top 50
163 VH1 Classic Originally focused on airing music videos and concert footage from 1950s to the 1980s. Today, it operates as MTV Classic playing music videos from 1980s to the 2010s. America's Top 150
166 Country Music Television Originally dedicated to airing country music and the genre's music videos, today it airs reality shows and original & acquired programming pertaining to the country and southern lifestyle as simply CMT. America's Top 50
167 Great American Country Originally airing programming pertaining to country music and lifestyle, today it now operates as Great AMerican Family airing family-friendly shows and movies. America's Top 150
168 The New TNN Around this time, TNN pivoted from country and southern lifestyle programming to a general entertainment format. It was eventually renamed Spike TV. Today, it now operates as Paramount Network. America's Top 50
169 Noggin/The N Dedicated to proving educational programming to preschoolers and teenagers respectively. The combined channel is defunct as of 2004, but the Noggin brand was revived twice as a streaming service. America's Top 100
170 Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite (east) America's Top 50
171 Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite (west) America's Top 50
172 Disney Channel (east) America's Top 50
173 Disney Channel (west) America's Top 50
174 Toon Disney Channel Originally dedicated to airing cartoons from the Disney library. Today, it operates as Disney XD with a mix of animated and live-action shows. America's Top 100
175 Boomerang Originally dedicated to airing classic cartoons previously aired on Cartoon Network. America's Top 150
176 Cartoon Network (east) America's Top 50
177 Nick GaS Dedicated to game shows and sport-related programming targeting a youth audience, much of which was drawn from Nickelodeon's library. Channel defunct as of April 23, 2009. America's Top 150
178 The Learning Channel (TLC) Around this time, the channel pivoted from an educational/how-to format to predominantly focusing on programming involving lifestyles and personal stories now known as simply TLC. America's Top 50
179 Discovery Kids Today, it now operates as Discovery Family. America's Top 150
180 ABC Family Originally focused on family-friendly programming, today it operates as general-entertainment network Freeform. America's Top 50
181 PAX Originally focused on family-friendly programming, today it operates as general entertainment network Ion Television. America's Top 100
182 Discovery Channel Originally dedicated to airing documentaries pertaining to nature, science, and history; it now pivots to reality shows and psudoscience programming. America's Top 50
184 Animal Planet Now and again, airs programming centering around animals and nature. America's Top 100
185 Hallmark Channel Now and again, airs family-friendly programming. America's Top 150
188 Soapnet Dedicated to airing soap operas as well as related shows. Network defunct as of December 31, 2013. America's Top 150
189 Discovery Health Channel Originally focused on health and fitness. Branding merged into FitTV with this channel space occupied by OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. America's Top 100
191 TechTV Dedicated to airing tech-related programming, channel was merged into G4 and rebranded as G4techTV. America's Top 100
192 Discovery Civilization Channel Originally focused on world history, it was rebranded as Discovery Times. Today, it operates as true crime-formatted Investigation Discovery. America's Top 150
193 The Science Channel America's Top 150
194 Discovery Home and Leisure Channel Today, it operates as Destination America, with programs focused on American culture. America's Top 150
195 Discovery Wings Channel Today, it now operates as American Heroes Channel. America's Top 150
200 Cable News Network (CNN) America's Top 50
202 CNN Headline News Originally a 24/7 news channel. Today, it operates as HLN with limited news and a heavy focus on true crime programming. America's Top 50
203 Bloomberg Television America's Top 150
204 Court TV Originally focused on courtroom trials and true crime programming, it was then rebranded as truTV with a pivot to reality shows marketed as "Actuality Programming". It then pivoted to comedy-based programming in late 2014 and then to primetime sports in 2023. America's Top 50
205 Fox News Channel America's Top 100
206 CNNfn/CNN International Dedicated to bringing financial and business news. The channel is now defunct as of 2004. CNN International remains available. America's Top 100
208 CNBC Now and again airing financial and business news as well as related primetime programming. America's Top 50
209 MSNBC Originally a news channel under a joint venture between GE (NBC's owner at the time) and Microsoft. In later years, the network pivoted to primarily liberal-based opinions. Today, it now operates as MS NOW. America's Top 100
210 C-SPAN America's Top 50
212 C-SPAN 2 America's Top 50
213 NASA TV Dedicated to airing educational programming pertaining to space and science as well as live coverage of NASA missions. Channel defunct as of August 28, 2024. America's Top 50
214 The Weather Channel Now and again, airing weather forecasts, weather news and analysis. Expanded to include documentaries as well as weather-related shows. America's Top 50
220 Travel Channel Originally focused on travelogue programming, it now airs programming pertaining to paranormal and ghosts stylized as Trvl Channel. America's Top 50
222 Home Shopping Network Now and again, airs a live home shopping format as simply HSN. America's Top 50
224 Shop at Home Network Network defunct as of March 8, 2008. America's Top 50
226 QVC Now and again, airs a live home shopping format. America's Top 50
227 ACN Jewelry Television Today, it now operates as Jewely Television with the same home shopping format as before. America's Top 50
229 iShop America's Top 50
230 TBS Superstation Around this time, it was still a superstation of WTBS channel 17 in Atlanta. The superstation feed is retooled as a comedy-focused network as simply TBS. Meanwhile, WTBS became WPCH-TV and is now owned by Gray Media as a CW affiliate. America's Top 50
232 KTLA WB affiliate; licensed in Los Angeles. Now a CW affiliate. Dish Nets
234 WPIX WB affiliate; licensed in New York City. Now a CW affiliate. Dish Nets
235 KWGN WB affiliate; licensed in Denver. Now a CW affiliate. Dish Nets
236 WSBK UPN affiliate; licensed in Boston. Now an independent. Dish Nets
238 WWOR UPN affiliate; licensed in Secaucus, New Jersey. Now a MyNetworkTV affiliate. Dish Nets
239 WGN Superstation Superstation to WGN-TV; licensed in Chicago. Now and again, an independent station. National feed renamed as WGN America in 2008. Now, it operates as a news network as NewsNation. America's Top 100
241 WNBC NBC affiliate; licensed in New York City. Dish Nets
242 KNBC NBC affiliate; licensed in Los Angeles. Dish Nets
243 WCBS CBS affiliate; licensed in New York City. Dish Nets
244 KCBS CBS affiliate; licensed in Los Angeles. Dish Nets
245 WABC ABC affiliate; licensed in New York City. Dish Nets
246 KABC ABC affiliate; licensed in Los Angeles. Dish Nets
247 WNYW Dish Nets
248 KTTV Fox affiliate; licensed in Los Angeles Dish Nets
249 PBS Satellite Service A la Carte
260 Trinity Broadcasting Network America's Top 50
261 Eternal Word Television Network Airing Catholic programming, often abbreviated to EWTN America's Top 50
262 Angel One America's Top 50
264 Wisdom Television Dedicated to new-age entertainment, alternative medicine, healthy lifestyles, and philosophy; it was renamed as Lime TV. Channel defunct as of February 25, 2007. America's Top 150
270 Univision (east) America's Top 100
272 Galavisión America's Top 100
300 HBO (east) America's Everything Pak
301 HBO2 (east) Today, it operates as HBO Hits. America's Everything Pak
302 HBO Signature Today, it operates as HBO Drama. America's Everything Pak
303 HBO (west) America's Everything Pak
304 HBO2 (west) Today, it operates as HBO Hits. America's Everything Pak
305 HBO Family Channel defunct as of August 15, 2025. America's Everything Pak
307 HBO Comedy America's Everything Pak
309 HBO Latino America's Everything Pak
310 Cinemax (east) America's Everything Pak
311 Cinemax (west) America's Everything Pak
312 MoreMax Today, it operates as Cinemax Hits. America's Everything Pak
318 Showtime (east) America's Everything Pak
319 Showtime (west) America's Everything Pak
320 Showtime Too Later reverted to its original Showtime 2 name. America's Everything Pak
321 Showcase America's Everything Pak
322 Showtime Extreme America's Everything Pak
323 Showtime Beyond Originally dedicated to airing sci-fi, horror, and fantasy programming, in 2020, it's rebranded as SHOxBET, with a pivot to a format targeting an African-American audience and incorporating original scripted content targeted at that demographic from Showtime and BET's respective libraries. America's Everything Pak
327 The Movie Channel (east) America's Everything Pak
328 The Movie Channel Xtra (east) America's Everything Pak
329 The Movie Channel (west) America's Top 150
330 The Movie Channel Xtra (west) America's Top 150
332 Sundance Channel America's Everything Pak
333 FLIX America's Everything Pak
340 Encore (east) America's Everything Pak
341 Encore (west) America's Top 150
342 Westerns Today, it operates as Starz Encore Westerns America's Top 150
343 Action Today, it operates as Starz Encore Action. America's Top 150
344 Mystery Today, it operates as Starz Encore Suspense with relatively the same format as before. America's Top 150
345 True Stories Originally dedicated to airing movies based on true stories and biographies. The channel now operates as Starz Encore Black with a format attracting an African-American audience. America's Top 150
346 Love Stories Originally airing romance movies, it now operates as Starz Encore Classic airing a broad mix of classic films and acquired programming. America's Top 150
347 WAM!: America's Kidz Network Today, it operates as Starz Encore Family with relatively the same format as before. America's Top 150
350 Starz! (east) America's Everything Pak
351 Starz! (west) America's Everything Pak
352 Starz Theater America's Everything Pak
353 Starz! Cinema (east) America's Everything Pak
354 Starz! Cinema (west) America's Everything Pak
355 Black Starz! America's Everything Pak
356 Starz! Family America's Everything Pak
401 The Golf Channel America's Top 150
405 TV Games Network Originally focused on horse-racing, it is now a sports-betting network as FanDuel TV. America's Top 50
412 Madison Square Garden Network Often abbreviated as MSG Network. America's Top 100
413 Fox Sports Net New York Today, it operates as MSG Sportsnet. America's Top 100
414 Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain Renamed as AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain. Channel defunct as of December 2023. America's Top 100
415 Fox Sports Net Arizona Rebranded as Bally Sports Arizona. Defunct as of October 2023. America's Top 100
416 Fox Sports Net Southwest Today, it now operates as FanDuel Sports Network Southwest. America's Top 100
417 Fox Sports Net West Today, it now operates as FanDuel Sports Network West. America's Top 100
418 Fox Sports Net Midwest Today, it now operates as FanDuel Sports Network Midwest. America's Top 100
419 Fox Sports Net Bay Area Rebranded as Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. Today, it now operates as NBC Sports Bay Area. America's Top 100
420 Fox Sports Net South Today, it now operates as FanDuel Sports Network South. America's Top 100
421 Fox Sports Net Chicago Defunct as of June 2006. America's Top 100
422 Sunshine Network Today, it now operates as FanDuel Sports Network Sun. America's Top 100
423 Fox Sports Net Florida Today, it now operates as FanDuel Sports Network Florida. America's Top 100
424 Comcast Sportsnet Mid-Atlantic Later renamed as NBC Sports Washington. Today, it operates as Monumental Sports Network. America's Top 100
425 Fox Sports Net Ohio Today, it now operates as FanDuel Sports Network Ohio. America's Top 100
426 Fox Sports Net Northwest Rebranded as Root Sports Northwest and then AT&T Sportsnet Northwest. Defunct as of January 2026. America's Top 100
427 Fox Sports Net Ohio (Cincinnati) Today, it now operates as FanDuel Sports Network Ohio. America's Top 100
428 Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh Today, now operates as SportsNet Pittsburgh. America's Top 100
430 Fox Sports Net Detroit Today, it now operates as FanDuel Sports Network Detroit. America's Top 100
432 Empire Sports Network Network defuncy as of March 2005. America's Top 100
434 New England Sports Network America's Top 100
435 Fox Sports New England Today, it now operates as NBC Sports Boston. America's Top 100
436 Fox Sports Net North Today, it now operates as FanDuel Sports Network North. America's Top 100
437 Turner South Originally a regional general-interest network, as of 2006, it became an all-sports channel as SportSouth, then Fox Sports Net Southeast. Today, it now operates as FanDuel Sports Network Southeast. America's Top 100
495 The Erotic Network Often abbrevated as TEN. Adult
496 Exxxtasy TV Adult
497 Playboy TV Adult
498 Playboy en Espanol Adult
592 RTVi International Packs
593 NTV Plus International Packs
600 Rai Internazionale International Packs
605 Ant1 International Packs
606 TV5 USA International Packs
608 TV Polonia International Packs
611 Zee TV International Packs
613 TV Asia International Packs
615 RTP Internacional International Packs
617 Zee Gold International Packs
619 B4U Movies International Packs
620 Telemundo Dish Latino
621 Discovery en Español Dish Latino
622 Mun2 Today, it operates as NBC Universo. Dish Latino
623 TVE Internacional Dish Latino
631 CineLatino Dish Latino
631 Azteca Trece Dish Latino
625 TV Chile Dish Latino
626 Telemundo Internacional Dish Latino
627 Canal Sur Dish Latino
628 Fox Sports en Español Dish Latino
629 HTV Dish Latino
630 MTV Español Originally dedicated to airing Spanish-language music. Today, it operates as MTV Tr3́s with a pivot to bilingual original/acquired programming. Dish Latino
631 CineLatino Dish Latino
632 Gran Cine Latino Dish Latino
640 TV Japan International Packs
642 ART America International Packs
643 ART Movies International Packs
644 LBC America International Packs
645 Al Jazeera - JSC International Packs
646 ESC1 International Packs
647 Nile Drama International Packs
648 Future TV International International Packs
649 Dubai TV International Packs
655 Radio Maria (Spanish) International Packs
658 Radio Maria (Italian) International Packs
660 Radio France International International Packs
664 Radio Maria (Polish) International Packs
9400 Research Channel America's Top 50
9401 HITN America's Top 50
9402 PBS You America's Top 50
9403 BYU Television America's Top 50
9405 California Community Colleges Satellite Network America's Top 50
9409 RFD TV America's Top 50
9410 WorldLink TV America's Top 50
9411 UniversityHouse America's Top 50
9412 University of California TV America's Top 50
9413 Educating Everyone America's Top 50
9415 Free Speech TV America's Top 50
9417 Safetynet America's Top 50
9418 Panhandle Area Educational Consortium America's Top 50