Looking for Subscription TV

I've been doing my own research about getting pay-TV, but I just can't seem to get in my price point. Maybe you guys know of a deal that I don't in CA:

Requirement:
1. CANNOT be Comcast. I have a weird plan via Comcast for Internet and it's not worth having a new service added and the previous grandfathered plan removed and trying to get it back again (happened once, took forever to get back).

2. Need the following channels: Food Network, HGTV, ESPN. Would like the following channels: The Cooking Channel (if not, no big deal), FX, TBS

3. One HD receiver, one regular/standard receiver. I don't want to have to pay a monthly service fee or rental for these items. This is a deal breaker: if there must be fees, I'd rather go another less savory route.

4. Price: No more than $25/mo (really max, is $30). I know it'll be bumped up by a bit more because of tax.

5. No additional services or bundles needed.

So far, the best I've been able to come up with is $24.99 via Dish for 1 year, then $44.95 (sigh) afterwards. DirectTV has $29.99/1 year, then $44.95 afterwards (but more channels).

You might want to search for thread discussing Dish Network deal offering $125 rebate for signing up for 2 year contract to offset the monthly cost.