Dish Adds Johnstown-Altoona to Local List

EchoStar Communications Corp. said Thursday that its Dish Network direct-broadcast satellite service will begin offering local channels in Johnstown-Altoona, Pa., Sunday.

Dish will provide ABC channel 23 (WATM), CBS channel 10 (WTAJ), NBC channel 6 (WJAC), PBS channel 3 (WPSX) and Fox channel 8 (WWCP).

The addition of Johnstown-Altoona boosts the total number of markets in which EchoStar offers local channels to 103.