Alternate Audio Channels

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Dish network offers several channels with "Alternate Audio" feeds. This feature can be accessed through the Main or Set-Up menu. On most receivers select "System Set Up" then "Alternate Audio". This will provide a list of alternate audio tracks.
Note: Dishplayer model receivers (7100 and 7200) use "Other" in the place of "Alternate" in the set-up screen

CH # Channel Name Select: To listen to: Available on
101 Remote Control Help Spanish Spanish Demo loop
105 USA Network Alternate Descriptive Video Service Selected Programs
108 Lifetime Alternate Descriptive Video Service Selected Programs
132 TCM Alternate Descriptive Video Service Selected Programs
137 FX Spanish Spanish Selected Programs
138 TNT Alternate Spanish, DVS Selected Programs
170 Nickelodeon Alternate Descriptive Video Service Selected Programs
174 Toon Disney Spanish Spanish Most Programs
175 Boomerang Spanish Spanish Most Programs
176 Cartoon Network Spanish Spanish Most Programs
230 TBS Spanish Spanish Selected Programs
232 KTLA Spanish Spanish Selected Programs
241 NBC Spanish ??? ??
242 NBC-W Spanish ??? ??
245 ABC Spanish Spanish Selected Programs
246 ABC-W Spanish Descriptive Video Service Selected Programs
247 Fox Spanish Spanish Selected Programs
248 Fox-W Alternate Spanish Selected Programs
249 PBS Alternate Descriptive Video Service Many Prime Time Programs
261 EWTN Spanish Spanish Selected Programs
300 HBO Spanish Spanish Most Programs
301 HBO 2 Spanish Spanish Most Programs
302 HBO Signature Spanish Spanish Most Programs
303 HBO (West) Spanish Spanish Most Programs
304 HBO 2 (West) Spanish Spanish Most Programs
305 HBO Family Spanish Spanish Most Programs
307 HBO Comedy Spanish Spanish Most Programs
310 Cinemax Spanish Spanish Most Programs
311 Cinemax (West) Spanish Spanish Most Programs
312 MoreMax Spanish Spanish Most Programs
318 Showtime Spanish Spanish Most Programs
319 Showtime (West) Spanish Spanish Most Programs
320 Showtime Too Spanish Spanish Most Programs
321 Showtime Showcase Spanish Spanish Most Programs
322 Showtime Extreme Spanish Spanish Most Programs
323 Showtime Beyond Spanish Spanish Most Programs
327 The Movie Channel Spanish Spanish Most Programs
328 The Movie Channel X-Tra Spanish Spanish Most Programs
329 The Movie Channel (West) Spanish Spanish Most Programs
330 The Movie Channel X-Tra (West) Spanish Spanish Most Programs
340 Encore Spanish Spanish Many Programs
341 Encore (West) Spanish Spanish Many Programs
350 Starz Spanish Spanish Many Programs
351 Starz (West) Spanish Spanish Many Programs
352 Starz Theater Spanish Spanish Many Programs
353 Starz Cinema Spanish Spanish Many Programs
354 Starz Comedy Spanish Spanish Many Programs
355 Black Starz Spanish Spanish Many Programs
356 Starz Family Spanish Spanish Many Programs
407 Gol TV (English 60% of Prog.) Spanish Spanish All Programming
490 Adult Guard Support Spanish Spanish Demo Loop
504 DISH-on-Demand PPV Spanish Spanish Most Programming
505 DISH-on-Demand PPV Spanish Spanish Most Programming
507 DISH-on-Demand PPV Spanish Spanish Most Programming
508 DISH-on-Demand PPV Spanish Spanish Most Programming
509 DISH-on-Demand PPV Spanish Spanish Most Programming
513 DISH-on-Demand PPV Spanish Spanish Most Programming
514 DISH-on-Demand PPV Spanish Spanish Most Programming
520 DISH-on-Demand PPV Spanish Spanish Most Programming
522 DISH-on-Demand PPV Spanish Spanish Most Programming
640 TV Japan Japanese English Selected Programs
5731 WXIA TV Spanish ??? ??
5732 KNTV TV Spanish ??? ??
5733 WGCL TV Spanish ??? ??
5734 KPIX TV Spanish ??? ??
5735 WSB TV Spanish ??? ??
5736 KGO TV Spanish ??? ??
5737 WAGA TV Spanish ??? ??
5738 KTVU TV Spanish ??? ??
8000 KABC Spanish Descriptive Video Service Selected Programs
8002 KNBC Spanish ??? ??
8003 KTTV Alternate Spanish Selected Programs
8100 ABC Spanish Spanish Selected Programs
8102 NBC Spanish ??? ??
8103 Fox Spanish Spanish Selected Programs
8150 WPVI Alternate DVS/Spanish Selected Programs
8152 WCAU Alternate ??? ???
8153 WTXF Alternate DVS/Spanish Selected Programs
8156 WHYY Alternate Classical Music 24/7
8300 WLS Alternate Varies 24/7
8301 WGCL Alternate Varies 24/7
8303 WAGA Alternate NOAA Weather Radio 24/7
8306 WGTV Alternate (Scheduled GPR) Silence 24/7
8610 KOMO Alternate Descriptive Video Service 24/7
8611 KIRO Alternate Silence 24/7
8612 KING Alternate Silence 24/7
8613 KCPQ Alternate DVS/Spanish Selected Programs
8616 KCTS Alternate Descriptive Video Service Selected Programs
8636 KVIE Alternate Descriptive Video Service Many Prime Time Programs
9702 Angel 2 Spanish ??? ???
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