High Definition Satellite Channel Comparison:
DirecTV vs Dish Network
DirecTV vs Dish Network
| DirecTV Channel | Dish Network Channel | Call Letters | Description | DirecTV Package | Dish Network Package |
| High Definition | |||||
| - | 314 | 5MAXHD | 5 Star Max | - | Everything-HD |
| 311 | 180 | ABCFHD | ABC Family | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| - | 313 | ACMAXHD | Action Max HD | - | Everything-HD |
| 681 | - | ALTSPRTHD | Altitude Sports & Entertainment | Premier HD | - |
| 282 | 184 | ANIMALHD | Animal Planet | Choice HD | Gold 250-HD |
| 265 | 118 | A&EHD | A&E | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 329 | 124 | BETHD | Black Entertainment Television (BET) | Choice HD | Gold 250-HD |
| 266 | 119 | BIOHD | The Biography Channel | Choice Extra HD | Gold 250-HD |
| 273 | 129 | BRAVOHD | Bravo | Choice HD | Gold 250-HD |
| 610 | 439 | BTNHD | Big Ten Network | Choice HD | Gold 250-HD |
| 296 | 176 | CARTHD | Cartoon Network | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 613 | 152 | CBSCHD | CBS College Sports Network | Premier HD | Gold 250-HD |
| 289 | 387 | CIHD | Crime & Investigation Network HD | HD Extra Pack | Platinum HD |
| 327 | 166 | CMTVHD | Country Music Television (CMT) | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 355 | 208 | CNBCHD | CNBC | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 202 | 200 | CNNHD | CNN | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 249 | 107 | COMHD | Comedy Central | Choice | Bronze 100-HD |
| 665 | - | CSNCHD | Comcast SportsNet (Chicago) | Premier HD | - |
| 630 | - | CSNEHD | Comcast SportsNet (North East) | Premier HD | - |
| 642 | - | CSNHD | Comcast Sports Net | Premier HD | - |
| - | 371 | CTRCHD | Centric | - | Platinum HD |
| 292 | - | DISNDXHD | Disney XD | Choice HD | - |
| 290 | 172 | DISNHD | Disney Channel (East) | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 278 | 182 | DSCHD | Discovery Channel | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 207 | 142 | ESNHD | ESPN News | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 209 | - | ESNP2HD | ESPN2 | Choice HD | - |
| 206 | 140 | ESPNHD | ESPN | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 359 | 206 | FBNHD | Fox Business | Choice Extra HD | Gold 250-HD |
| 360 | 205 | FNCHD | Fox News Channel | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 231 | 110 | FOODHD | Food Network | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 686 | - | FSNAZHD | FSN Arizona | Premier HD | - |
| 663 | - | FSNDHD | FSN Detroit | Premier HD | - |
| 668 | - | FSNNHD | FSN North | Premier HD | - |
| 687 | - | FSNNWHD | FSN Northwest | Premier HD | - |
| 659 | - | FSNPHD | FSN Pittsburgh | Premier HD | - |
| 694 | - | FSNPRIMEHD | FSN Prime Ticket | Premier HD | - |
| 683 | - | FSNRMHD | FSN Rocky Mountain | Premier HD | - |
| 646 | - | FSNSHD | FSN South | Premier HD | - |
| 676 | - | FSNSWHD | FSN Southwest | Premier HD | - |
| 692 | - | FSNWHD | FSN West | Premier HD | - |
| - | 374 | FTVHD | Fashiion TV | - | Platinum HD |
| 618 | - | FUELHD | Fuel TV | Choice Extra HD | - |
| 248 | 136 | FXHD | FX | Choice HD | Gold 250-HD |
| 218 | 401 | GOLFHD | The Golf Channel HD | Choice Extra HD | Gold 250-HD |
| - | 307 | HBOCHD | HBO2 (East) HD | - | Everything-HD |
| - | 305 | HBOFHD | HBO Family (East) HD | - | Everything-HD |
| 501 | 300 | HBOHD | HBO (East) | Premier HD | Everything-HD |
| - | 309 | HBOLATHD | HBO Latino HD | - | Everything-HD |
| - | 302 | HBOSIGHD | HBO SIGNATURE HD | - | Everything-HD |
| 504 | 303 | HBOWHD | HBO (West) | Premier HD | Everything-HD |
| - | 308 | HBOZHD | HBO ZONE HD | - | Everything-HD |
| 229 | 112 | HGTVHD | Home & Garden Television | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 269 | 120 | HISTHD | The History Channel | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| - | 187 | HMCHD | Hallmark Movie Channel HD | - | Gold 250-HD |
| - | 108 | LIFEHD | Lifetime HD | - | Bronze 100-HD |
| - | 109 | LMNHD | Lifetime Movie Network HD | - | Gold 250-HD |
| - | 373 | LOGOHD | Logo | - | Platinum HD |
| 640 | - | MASNHD | Mid Atlantic Sports Network | Premier HD | - |
| - | 361 | MAVTVHD | Mav TV | - | Platinum HD |
| 512 | 310 | MAXHD | Cinemax (East) | Premier HD | Everything-HD |
| 514 | 311 | MAXwHD | Cinemax (West) | Premier HD | Everything-HD |
| 255 | - | MGMHD | MGM HD | HD Extra Pack | - |
| 213 | - | MLBNHD | MLB Network | Choice HD | - |
| 634 | - | MSGHD | Madison Square Garden (MSG) | Premier HD | - |
| 635 | - | MSG+HD | MSG Plus | Premier HD | - |
| - | 209 | MSNBCHD | MSNBC HD | - | Gold 250-HD |
| 331 | 160 | MTVHD | MTV | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 216 | 402 | NBAHD | NBA TV HD | Choice Extra HD | Everything-HD |
| 628 | - | NESNHD | New England Sports Network | Premier HD | - |
| 212 | 403 | NFLHD | NFL Network | Choice HD | Platinum HD |
| 276 | 186 | NGCHD | National Geographic Channel | Choice Extra HD | Gold 250-HD |
| 215 | - | NHLHD | NHL The Home of Hockey HD | Choice Extra HD | - |
| 299 | 170 | NIKHD | Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite (East) | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 332 | - | PLDAHD | Palladia/MHD | HD Extra Pack | - |
| 286 | 194 | PLGNHD | Planet Green | Choice Extra HD | Gold 250-HD |
| 284 | 193 | SCIENCEHD | The Science Channel | Choice Extra HD | Gold 250-HD |
| 537 | 318 | SHOHD | Showtime | Premier HD | Everything-HD |
| 538 | 320 | SHOW2HD | Showtime Too | Premier HD | Everything-HD |
| 540 | - | SHOwHD | Showtime (West) | Premier HD | - |
| 539 | 321 | SHOWSCHD | Showtime Showcase | Premier HD | Everything-HD |
| 542 | - | SHOWXHD | Showtime Extreme | Premier HD | - |
| 267 | - | SMTHHD | Smithsonian Channel HD | HD Extra Pack | - |
| 639 | - | SNYHD | SportsNet New York | Premier HD | - |
| 607 | 150 | SPEEDHD | Speed Channel | Choice Extra HD | Gold 250-HD |
| 241 | 168 | SPKEHD | Spike | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 649 | - | SSHD | SportSouth | Premier HD | - |
| 519 | 354 | STARZCMDYHD | Starz Comedy | Premier HD | Everything-HD |
| 522 | 352 | STARZEDHD | Starz Edge | Premier HD | Everything-HD |
| - | 340 | STARZENCHD | Starz - Encore (East) HD | - | Gold 250-HD |
| 520 | 350 | STARZHD | Starz (East) | Premier HD | Everything-HD |
| 518 | 356 | STARZKHD | Starz Kids & Family (East) | Premier HD | Everything-HD |
| 521 | 351 | STARZWHD | Starz (West) | Premier HD | Everything-HD |
| 662 | - | STOHD | SportsTime Ohio | Premier HD | - |
| 653 | - | SUNSHD | Sun Sports | Premier HD | - |
| 244 | 122 | SYFYHD | SCI FI Channel | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 101 | - | T101HD | The 101 | Choice | - |
| 247 | 139 | TBSHD | TBS | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 217 | 400 | TENNISHD | Tennis Channel | Choice Extra HD | Gold 250-HD |
| 280 | 183 | TLCHD | The Learning Channel (TLC) | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 544 | 327 | TMCHD | The Movie Channel | Premier HD | Everything-HD |
| 245 | 138 | TNTHD | TNT | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| - | 215 | TRAVHD | Travel Channel HD | - | Bronze 100-HD |
| 362 | 214 | TWCHD | The Weather Channel | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 259 | - | UHD | Universal HD | HD Extra Pack | - |
| 242 | 105 | USAHD | USA Network | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| 335 | 162 | VH1HD | VH1 | Choice HD | Bronze 100-HD |
| - | 151 | VSHD | Versus HD | - | Gold 250-HD |
| - | 394 | WFNHD | World Fishing Network | - | Platinum HD |
| - | 239 | WGNHD | WGN America HD | - | Gold 250-HD |
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