LineUpChanges:Dish Network from the 1990s
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Main article: List of Dish Network channels
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1990s
1996
March
Dish Network was launched on March 4, 1996 and these were the following channels that were added on the lineup.
| Position | Logo | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | |
Dish On-Demand Previews | added |
| 102 |  |
USA Network | added |
| 104 |  |
Comedy Central | added |
| 108 |  |
Lifetime | added |
| 110 |  |
TV Food Network | added |
| 112 |  |
HGTV | added |
| 114 |  |
E! Entertainment Television | added |
| 118 |  |
A&E | added |
| 120 |  |
The History Channel | added |
| 122 |  |
Sci-Fi Channel | added |
| 132 |  |
Turner Classic Movies | added |
| 138 |  |
TNT | added |
| 140 |  |
ESPN | added |
| 141 | |
ESPN (Alternate) | added |
| 142 |  |
ESPN2 | added |
| 143 | |
ESPN2 (Alternate) | added |
| 160 |  |
MTV | added |
| 162 |  |
VH1 | added |
| 166 |  |
Country Music Television | added |
| 168 |  |
The Nashville Network | added |
| 170 |   |
Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite | added |
| 172 |  |
The Disney Channel | added |
| 176 |  |
Cartoon Network | added |
| 178 |  |
The Learning Channel | added |
| 180 |  |
The Family Channel | added |
| 182 |  |
Discovery Channel | added |
| 200 |  |
CNN | added |
| 202 |  |
Headline News | added |
| 204 |  |
Court TV | added |
| 206 |   |
CNNfn/CNN International | added |
| 208 |  |
CNBC | added |
| 210 |  |
C-SPAN | added |
| 214 |  |
The Weather Channel | added |
| 220 |  |
The Travel Channel | added |
| 222 |  |
Home Shopping Network | added |
| 226 |  |
QVC | added |
| 230 |  |
TBS Superstation | added |
| 232 |  |
KTLA Los Angeles (The WB) | added |
| 234 |  |
WPIX New York (The WB) | added |
| 240 |  |
WGN-TV Chicago (The WB) superstation feed | added |
| 241 |  |
WNBC New York (NBC) | added |
| 243 |  |
WRAL-TV Raleigh (CBS) | added |
| 245 |  |
WJLA-TV Washington, DC (ABC) | added |
| 247 |  |
FoxNet | added |
| 249 |  |
PBS Satellite Service | added |
| 260 |  |
Trinity Broadcasting Network | added |
| 261 |  |
EWTN | added |
| 300 |  |
HBO (East) | added |
| 301 |  |
HBO 2 (East) | added |
| 302 |  |
HBO 3 | added |
| 303 | |
HBO (West) | added |
| 304 | |
HBO 2 (West) | added |
| 310 |  |
Showtime (East) | added |
| 311 |  |
Showtime 2 | added |
| 312 | |
Showtime (West) | added |
| 320 |  |
Cinemax (East) | added |
| 321 |  |
Cinemax 2 | added |
| 322 | |
Cinemax (West) | added |
| 500-505 | |
Dish On-Demand | added |
| 600 |  |
RAI International | added |
| 602 | ART America | added | |
| 950-976 | |
Dish CD | added |
April
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 242 | KPIX-TV San Francisco (CBS) | added |
| 244 | KNBC Los Angeles (NBC) | |
| 246 | KOMO-TV Seattle (ABC) | |
| 330 | The Movie Channel (East) | |
| 331 | The Movie Channel (West) | |
| 401 | The Golf Channel |
May
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 106 | TV Land | added |
| 977 | LDS Radio Network |
June
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 604 | Antenna Satellite | added |
August
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 620 | MTV Latino | added |
| 626 | Prime Deportiva | |
| 628 | Telemundo |
October
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 626 | Prime Deportiva | renamed Fox Sports Américas |
November
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 116 | Game Show Network | added |
| 124 | BET | |
| 144 | ESPNEWS | |
| 184 | Animal Planet | |
| 212 | C-SPAN 2 | |
| 216 | National Empowerment Television | |
| 236 | WSBK-TV Boston (UPN) | |
| 318 | Sundance Channel | |
| 319 | Flix | |
| 412 | Madison Square Garden | |
| 414 | Fox Sports Rocky Mountain | |
| 416 | Fox Sports Southwest | |
| 417 | Fox Sports West | |
| 418 | Fox Sports Midwest | |
| 420 | SportSouth | |
| 422 | Sunshine Network | |
| 424 | Home Team Sports | |
| 426 | Fox Sports Northwest | |
| 428 | Fox Sports Pittsburgh | |
| 430 | PASS Sports | |
| 432 | Empire Sports Network | |
| 434 | New England Sports Network | |
| 436 | Midwest Sports Channel | |
| 506-510 | Dish On-Demand | 5 more channels were added |
| 978-980 | Dish CD | 3 more channels were added |
1997
February
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 420 | SportSouth | renamed Fox Sports South |
April
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 172 | The Disney Channel | renamed Disney Channel |
June
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 161 | M2 | added |
| 171 | Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite (West) | |
| 173 | Disney Channel (West) | |
| 305 | HBO Family |
October
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 430 | PASS Sports | replaced with Fox Sports Detroit |
November
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 220 | The Travel Channel | renamed Travel Channel |
| 243 | WRAL-TV Raleigh (CBS) | replaced with WSEE-TV Erie (CBS) |
| 245 | WJLA-TV Washington, DC (ABC) | replaced with WKRN-TV Nashville (ABC) |
December
| Position | Logo | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 340 |  |
Encore | added |
| 350 |  |
Starz | added |
1998
January
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 216 | National Empowerment Television | renamed America's Voice |
| 606 | TV5 USA | added |
February
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 497 | Playboy TV | added |
| 499 | AdulTVision |
March
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 207 | Bloomberg Television | added |
| 213 | NASA TV |
April
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 117 | CBS Eye on People | added |
| 129 | Bravo | |
| 130 | American Movie Classics | |
| 131 | Romance Classics | added (airs 6pm Sunday to 6pm Thursday) |
| Independent Film Channel | added (airs 6pm Thursday to 6pm Sunday) | |
| 141 | ESPN (Alternate) | moved to 145 |
| 142 | ESPN2 | moved to 144 |
| 143 | Classic Sports Network | added |
| 143 | ESPN2 (Alternate) | moved to 146 |
| 144 | ESPNEWS | moved to 142 |
| 174 | Toon Disney | launched |
| 209 | MSNBC | added |
| 238 | WWOR-TV New York (UPN) | |
| 262 | Angel One | |
| 310 | Showtime (East) | moved to 318 |
| 311 | Showtime 2 | moved to 320 |
| 312 | Showtime (West) | moved to 319 |
| 318 | Sundance Channel | moved to 332 |
| 319 | Flix | moved to 333 |
| 320 | Cinemax (East) | moved to 310 |
| 321 | Cinemax 2 | renamed MoreMax and moved to 312 |
| 322 | Cinemax (West) | moved to 311 |
| Showtime Extreme | added | |
| 330 | The Movie Channel (East) | moved to 327 |
| 331 | The Movie Channel (West) | moved to 328 |
| 351 | Starz! 2 | added |
| 413 | Fox Sports New York | |
| 419 | Fox Sports Bay Area | |
| 421 | Fox Sports Chicago | |
| 423 | SportsChannel Florida | |
| 425 | Fox Sports Ohio | |
| 427 | Fox Sports Ohio (Cincinnati feed) | |
| 435 | Fox Sports New England |
May
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 608 | TV Polonia | added |
| 640 | TV Japan |
July
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 235 | KWGN (WB-Denver) | added |
| 611 | Zee TV | |
| 613 | TV Asia | |
| 660 | Radio France International |
August
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 137 | FX | added |
| 180 | Family Channel | renamed Fox Family Channel |
| 243 | WSEE-TV Erie (CBS) | replaced with WCBS-TV New York (CBS) |
| 244 | KPIX-TV San Francisco (CBS) | replaced with KCBS-TV Los Angeles (CBS) |
| 245 | WKRN-TV Nashville (ABC) | replaced with WABC-TV New York (ABC) |
| 246 | KOMO-TV Seattle (ABC) | replaced with KABC-TV Los Angeles (ABC) |
| 247 | FoxNet | replaced with WNYW New York (Fox) |
| 342 | Westerns: Encore 3 | added |
| 602 | ART America | moved to 650 |
| 651 | ART Movies | added |
| 652 | LBC America |
September
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 191 | ZDTV | added |
| 248 | KTTV Los Angeles (Fox) | |
| 270 | Univision | |
| 272 | Galavision | |
| 620 | MTV En Español | replaced with HTV |
| 655 | Radio Maria (Spanish) | added |
| 658 | Radio Maria (Italian) | |
| 664 | Radio Maria (Polish) |
October
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 135 | BBC America | added |
| 615 | RTP Internacional |
December
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 153 | The Outdoor Channel | added |
| December 2 - 9, 1998 | ||
| 150 | Speedvision | added, and then removed in dispute |
| 151 | Outdoor Life Network | |
1999
January
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 117 | CBS Eye on People | renamed Discovery People |
| 205 | Fox News Channel | added |
| 415 | Fox Sports Arizona | |
| 495 | The Erotic Network | |
| 496 | Exxstasy | |
| 499 | AdulTVision | replaced with Pleasure |
February
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 169 | Noggin | launched |
| 181 | PAX | added |
| 224 | Shop at Home | |
| 626 | Fox Sports Américas | renamed Fox Sports World Español |
| 645 | JSC - Al Jazeera Satellite Channel | added |
March
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 122 | Sci-Fi Channel | renamed Sci Fi |
July
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 228 | ValueVision | added |
| 351 | Starz! 2 | renamed Starz! Theater |
August
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 498 | Playboy en Español | added |
| 620 | HTV | moved to 629 |
| 621 | Discovery En Español | added |
| 622 | GEMS Television | |
| 625 | TV Chile | |
| 626 | CBS TeleNoticias | |
| 626 | Fox Sports World Español | moved to 628 |
| 627 | Canal Sur | added |
| 628 | Telemundo | moved to 620 |
| 630 | MTV S | added |
| 631 | Cine Latino | |
| 632 | Gran Canal Latino |
October
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 240 | WGN-TV Chicago (The WB) superstation feed | dropped The WB affiliation |
| 585-588 | The Racing Network | added |
| 592 | NTV | |
| 593 | NTV Plus |
November
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2-69 | Locals | added (in select cities) |
| 654 | Channel Korea | added |
December
| Channel # | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 405 | TV Games Network | added |
| 617 | Zee Gold |