The LLC has  satellite connections to Dish Network (www.dishnetwork.com).  We subscribe to channels in four languages: French, Italian, Japanese and Spanish.  Instructors can arrange for recording of a program on DVD.  In addition, programs can be viewed live in the LLC. Cable connection to Dish Network is available in the following classrooms: OC 25, 26, 103, 112, 113, 114, 116, 139, 214. For these rooms, order a Dish receiver from Jeff La Favre.

Dish Network is a commercial satellite service which includes a number of international channels.  There is a Programming Guide available at the Dish Network web site.  To access the Programming Guide, go to Dish Network www.dishnetwork.com and follow the links to the guide.  The channel abbreviations used in the guide are in red type in the list below.

Europe

EURNS EuroNews (channel 901) EuroNews is one of the most-watched international channels in Europe. Currently offered through DISHNetwork in six different languages, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Russian, EuroNews covers world news from a European perspective providing live breaking news, and constantly updated bulletins on the hour and half hour. EuroNews also brings a wide range of sports, business, European affairs, current affairs and lifestyle features including space, science, sustainable development, web-news, arts and entertainment.

Japanese

TVJPN TV Japan (channel 640) TV Japan provides Japanese Americans with premium Japanese television including top- quality broadcasts from NHK. Enjoy live news, documentaries, dramas, sports, variety shows, children's programming and other popular NHK programs. Don't miss exclusive coverage of Sumo Wrestling tournaments and the latest NHK News at 7 and 10.
http://www.tvjapan.net/

French

TV-5 TV 5 (channel 731) TV5 offers a multitude of television programs from France, Belgium, Switzerland and Quebec, Canada. Broadcast 24-hours-a-day, TV5 provides the latest newscasts, current affairs programs, documentaries, movies, sports (including live French Soccer League) and cultural entertainment.
http://www.tv5.org

CCEF CCTV-E&F (channel 884) - CCTV-E&F broadcasts programs in both Spanish and French in 4-hour shifts including news, features, education and entertainment programs in a timely, narrative and culturally flavored way.

Italian

RAI RAI Internationall (channel 728) RAI International provides 24 hours of top-quality entertainment every day, live from Italy. Enjoy hours of Italian and European soccer, live news, mini-series, movies, children's cartoons and much more. Sit back, relax and enjoy.
http://www.rai.it

RAINW RAI News (channel 730)
http://www.rainews24.rai.it/it/

VIDIT Video Italia (channel 727) Video Italia is a 24-hour Italian-language music channel. On Video Italia you can watch music video clips throughout the day, along with other great programs like "Speciali Spettacoli" where you can find out about the latest concerts and artists on tour. Enjoy exciting interviews with Italian music artists on "L'ospite Di Franco Nisi" and in the evening you can catch fantastic concerts and live performances on "Serta Coin." Video Italia's programming showcases Italian music, Italian artists and the Italian culture.
http://www.radioitalia.it/

Mediaset Italia (channel 756) - Mediaset Italia is a new linear channel offering the best of Mediasets's programming a few hours/days after airing on its mainstream national TV channels (Canale 5, Italia 1 and Rete 4). The channel is targeted to the 60M Italians living around the world and to the people who love Italy, its culture and its beauty.

Spanish (Dish Latino package)

V-ME V-ME (channel 846) The first national chain in Spanish in association with the public TV.  V-me is intelligent entertainment for the latin American families in US.  With the best childrens' programming, history, sciences, technology, news, cinematography, religion and more, V-ME promises to entertain, to fortify, to inspire and to educate. 
http://www.vmetv.com/

ESPND ESPN DEPORTES (channel 854) ESPN Sports is a television channel in Spanish, which brings the fanatics of the sport the greater diversity in sports events, including NBA, NFL, League of champions UEFA, Dominican baseball, MLB, X Games and boxing.
http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/?cc=3888

TFMLA Teleformula (channel 858) Teleformula is a cable television channel in the Mexican Republic.  Teleformula offers the best in news, sports, entertainment and more to all Hispanic viewers in the U.S. 
http://www.teleformula.com.mx/

DISCE Discovery En Español (channel 845) offers Spanish-speaking audiences of all ages the very bestin nonfiction entertainment including nature, science and technology, historyand world exploration. Like its sister networks, Discovery en Español aims to educate, inform and entertain viewers with quality programming designed to help them explore their world and satisfy their natural curiosity.

TVEI Televisión Española Internacional (channel 840) ,
Spain's premier broadcast channel, offering you the best general
entertainment of its kind. You will enjoy Spanish game shows, sports, the
arts, educational programs, fiction series, movies, and the best news
broadcasts from Spain. A unique alternative to Spanish T.V., now in the
United States.
http://www.rtve.es

CCEF CCTV-E&F (channel 884) - CCTV-E&F broadcasts programs in both Spanish and French in 4-hour shifts including news, features, education and entertainment programs in a timely, narrative and culturally flavored way.

AZTSAT Azteca America (channel 825) - Azteca America is a leading network in Mexico offering general entertainment, popular novelas, news, children's programs and sports, including Mexican National League soccer.
http://www.aztecaamerica.com/

TVCOL TV COLOMBIA (channel 841) - TV Colombia offers over 13 hours of live, originally produced Colombian programming each day with top rated series, up-to-the-minute news and live shows direct from Colombia. For sports fans, TV Colombia also features one live soccer game every weekend from the Colombian National Soccer Tournament. The channel broadcasts RCN Television’s top rated, newscasts, “novellas,” series and shows such as Juan Joyita, La Noche, Yo, Jose Gabriel, El Informante, Muy Buenos Dias and Noticias RCN as well original programs from City TV like Mujeres en Linea, Vive Bien, Lunes Deportivos and Sin Cedula.
http://www.tvcolombia.com/

TMDOW Telemundo (channel 835) - A full-service Spanish language network featuring novellas (soap operas), movies, news, sports, children's programming, talk shows, specials and music videos. Broadcast from United States and Mexico.
http://www.telemundo.com/

DOMIN Televisión Dominicana (channel 844) Dominican television offers an extensive selection of news, humor and entertainment. 
http://www.televisiondominicana.tv/

SUR SUR (channel 857) allows viewers to stay informed of newsworthy events in Latin America by retransmitting live the daily newscasts and most popular shows from the leading broadcasting networks of Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Mexico.
http://www.canalsur.com/

FSESP Fox Sports En Español (channel 855) - The first 24-hour U.S. domestic and Latin American Spanish language sports network providing coverage of a multitude of international sporting events such as soccer, basketball, tennis, cycling, wrestling, volleyball, rugby.

TR3S MTV Español (channel 872) - Through music, MTV Espanol reflects the bicultural and bilingual world of the young Latino viewers. Programming is a dynamic mix of Latin Pop, Rock en Espanol and Latin Alternative music as well as Spanish versions of MTV favorites like Beavis and Butthead and Daria.

CINEL Cine Latino (channel 865) - offers 100-percent Spanish language movies with the best contemporary productions from Latin America and Spain.
http://www.cinelatino.com/usa/

CNNES CNN En Español (channel 859) - CNN en Espanol is the Spanish-language version of the worldwide CNN news channel offering the latest in politics, sports, weather, business, travel and entertainment news.
http://www.cnn.com/espanol/

PELIC De Pelicula (channel 862) - no description available from Dish Network.
http://www.televisanetworks.tv/perfil.asp?idc=12

PCLAS De Pelicula Clasico (channel 863) - De Película Clásico is a 24-hours-a-day classic movie channel, incorporating movies from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, which represents the "Golden Era" of Mexican film making.
http://www.televisanetworks.tv/perfil.asp?idc=15

MUN2 MUN2 (channel 838) - Mun2 is a Spanish-language television network with an informal, fresh and hip focus targeting young Latinos. Programming includes variety, movies and teen programming.

FTRAE Telefutura East (channel 830) - Telefutura offers alternative programming genres in nearly every daypart, including comedy, entertainment, games, talk shows and more hours of sports programming than any other Spanish-language broadcast network. In addition Telefutura's signature programming is its monumental movie library, which is among the largest ever assembled for Spanish-language television.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TeleFutura

GLVSN Galavisión (channel 843) - A broad-based entertainment network that appeals to every member of the entire U.S. Hispanic family. Programming includes top-rated novelas, news, comedy, music, movies and live sports including live Mexican soccer. Broadcast from Mexico.
http://www.univision.net/corp/en/galavision.jsp

TLHIT Telehit (channel 868) - Serving young adults, Telehit is a lifestyle and music channel in Latin America and Europe. This 24-hours-a-day channel features the most opular pop, rock and alternative music videos in Spanish and English, as well as concerts, celebrity interviews and music news.
http://www2.esmas.com/telehit

UNVSN Univision East (channel 827) - from Mexico and Venezuela, programming includes Novelas, local and national News, programs of variety, programming for children, movies, sports events and matters of public interest.  
http://www.univision.com/

HISTE The History Channel in Spanish (channel 850) - The History Channel in Spanish is the best combination of the most popular programs of The History Channel and programs that cover Latin-American history. 
http://www.historyenespanol.com/espanol/

TELAM TeleAmazonas (channel 839) - An Ecuadorian channel, TeleAmazonas offers programs of opinion, entertainment, music, and variety. 
http://www.teleamazonas.com/

BDMAX Bandamax (channel 867) - Music videos - This channel focuses on Mexican and Southern US group music

CNTRO CentroaméricaTV (channel 832) - videos, reports and news about Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and the Caribbean. 
http://www.centroamericatv.tv/

DSFAM Discovery Familia (channel 853)
http://www.discoveryfamilia.com/familia/

PSNES Pasiones (channel 834) - telenovelas
http://www.tvpasiones.com/index.htm

NatGeo Mundo (channel 861) - NatGeo is the first Spanish-language offering from the National Geographic Society in the United States and features high-quality, family friendly original programming involving nature, science, culture, and history.

Utilisima (channel 842) - Utilisima is a highly rated channel, created for Latina women. The programming offers viewers tips and step-by-step instructions on decorating, cooking, beauty, crafts, and motherhood, from an international perspective. Utilisima programming is produced in Mexico, Spain and Latin America.

Viva Mariachi (channel 819) - music

Mojto (channel 820) - Latin Music - Miami

La Musica (channel 821) - Latin Pop

Last update 8/10/11