DISH Network(R) Announces Free Preview of CBS College Sports Network

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Mon Oct 5, 2009 1:40pm EDT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DISH Network L.L.C., a
subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH), today announced a free
preview of CBS College Sports Network from Wednesday, Oct. 7 through
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. 


DISH Network is making the channel available to all customers in celebration
of CBS College Sports Network's Armed Forces Appreciation Week. The week of
special programming saluting our nation's armed forces and service academy
football teams includes a tripleheader of games on Saturday, Oct. 10,
featuring Vanderbilt at Army (12 p.m. ET), Navy at Rice (3:30 p.m. ET) and TCU
at Air Force (7:30 p.m. ET). 


CBS College Sports Network, a 24-hour college sports network, offers a
comprehensive lineup of football programming during the 2009 season, including
50 live games as well as studio shows and original programming.  The schedule
features the best of Conference USA, the Mountain West Conference, Navy, Army
and NCAA Division II football games. 


DISH Network's free preview of CBS College Sports Network will run from
Wednesday, Oct. 7 until Wednesday, Oct. 14 on Ch. 152 in standard and high
definition. CBS College Sports Network is part of DISH Network's Classic
Silver 200 package, which is available at a special rate of $37.99 per month
for 12 months.


For more information on CBS College Sports Network, visit
www.cbscollegesports.com. For more information on DISH Network, visit
www.dishnetwork.com. 


About DISH Network L.L.C.
DISH Network L.L.C., the nation's HD leader, provides approximately 13.610
million satellite TV customers as of June 30, 2009 with the highest quality
programming and technology at the best value, including the lowest all-digital
price nationwide. Customers have access to hundreds of video and audio
channels, the most HD channels, the most international channels,
state-of-the-art interactive TV applications, and award-winning HD and DVR
technology including 1080p Video on Demand and the ViP® 722 HD DVR, a CNET and
PC Magazine "Editors' Choice." Visit www.dishnetwork.com.




SOURCE  DISH Network L.L.C.

Media, Dan Sabreen, +1-646-731-2357, dsabreen@cbs.com, or Jen Sabatelle,
+1-212-975-4120, jsabatelle@cbs.com, both for DISH Network L.L.C.; or Allyson
Mylrea of DISH Network L.L.C., +1-720-514-5351, press@dishnetwork.com
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