Dish Network Programming

If you are interested in getting Dish Network in your home anytime soon then it would be a good idea to familiarize yourself with the programming that comes with it.

There are 5 main programming packages that are offered by the satellite TV provider:

Dish FAMILY
America's Top 120
America's Top 200
America's Top 250
America's "Everything" Pak.

1. Dish FAMILY is suitable for a family just looking for basic entertainment. One can expect channels such as Nickelodeon, CNN, Animal Planet, and Hallmark, amongst others. If you want something for young kids to watch then this is for you. It only costs $19.99/mo

2. America's Top 120 features all channels contained within Dish FAMILY plus about 60 more, inlcuding; ESPN, A&E, and Discovery Channel. This package goes for $32.99/mo, but since February 1st 2009, it goes for a special price of only $9.99/mo !!

3. America's Top 200 has all the channels from America's Top 120 plus more, including; Oxygen, Animal Planet, and BET. This one will set you back $37.99 each month.

4. Moving on to America's Top 250. As you may have guessed, this package contains about 50 more channels than America's Topr 200. You can expect additions such as Bloomberg Television, The Biography Channel, and CNBC World. The cost for this package is $47.99/mo.

5. The last package is known as America's Everything Pak. This one goes for $84.99 a month, and contains ALL the channels from all the other packages. As an addition you will also get 4 movie packages and NBA TV.

On August 1st 2008, Dish Network unveiled the world's only all-HD package known as TurboHD. ** PLEASE NOTE: TurboHD doesn't exists anymore.

For the sports fanatics Dish Network also has Dish Network Sports which features such channels as NBA League Pass, ESPN Full Court, and NHL Center Ice, amongst others. Prices start as low as $5.99 for some of the programming found within Dish Network Sports.