Roanoke Satellite Local Channel Comparison:
DirecTV vs Dish Network
DirecTV vs Dish Network
| DirecTV Channel | Dish Network Channel | Call Letters | Description | DirecTV Package | Dish Network Package |
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| 2 | 2 | WSB | Some programs on ABC: Pushing Daisies, Cavemen, Samantha Who, Supernanny, The Bachelor, Men in Trees, Notes from the Underbelly, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, National Bingo Night, Dancing with the Stars, Carpoolers, Eli Stone, October Road, and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 4 | - | WUVM | WUVM (AZA) | Local | - |
| 5 | 5 | WAGA | Some programs on FOX: The Next Great American Band, The Simpsons, Canterbury's Law, Prison Break, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, MADtv, The Return of Jezebel James, America's Most Wanted, Family Guy, Back to You, King of the Hill, Bones, K-Ville, COPS, and When Women Rule the World. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 8 | 8 | WGTV | Some programs on PBS: Sesame Street, Dragon Tales, Cyberchase, Zula Patrol, Learn To Read, design: e2, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, The Fitness Show, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Live from Lincoln Center, Word World, Animusic, Charlie Rose, Postcards from Buster, and NOW. | Local | Local |
| 11 | 11 | WXIA | Some programs on NBC: Heroes: Origins, ER, The Office, Deal or No Deal, The Biggest Loser, Lipstick Jungle, Las Vegas, 30 Rock, The Singing Bee, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Friday Night Lights, Medium, Life, The IT Crowd, and Journeyman. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 14 | - | WPXA | WPXA (ION) | Local | - |
| 17 | - | WPCH | WPCH (IND) | Local | - |
| - | 17 | WTBS | WTBS (IND) | - | Local |
| 30 | 30 | WPBA | Some programs on PBS: Sesame Street, Dragon Tales, Cyberchase, Zula Patrol, Learn To Read, design: e2, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, The Fitness Show, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Live from Lincoln Center, Word World, Animusic, Charlie Rose, Postcards from Buster, and NOW. | Local | Local |
| 34 | 34 | WUVG | WUVG (UNI) | Local | Local |
| 36 | 36 | WATL | WATL (MNT) | Local | Local |
| 46 | 46 | WGCL | Some programs on CBS: Without a Trace, Cold Case, Viva Laughlin, Kid Nation, Rules of Engagement, Criminal Minds, The Big Bang Theory, The Amazing Race, Ghost Whisperer, Shark, Cane, Moonlight, Swingtown, The Unit, and Numb3rs. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 57 | 57 | WATC | WATC (ETV) | Local | Local |
| 69 | 69 | WUPA | Some programs on CW: America's Next Top Model, The Game, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Farmer Wants a Wife, One Tree Hill, Crowned, Reaper, Life Is Wild, Aliens in America, CW Now, Beauty and the Geek, Eight Days a Week, Everybody Hates Chris, Smallville, and Girlfriends. | Local/HD | Local |
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