Simsbury 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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| 3 | 3 | WFSB | Some programs on CBS: Cold Case, The Captain, CSI: Miami, Kid Nation, Rules of Engagement, Without a Trace, Two and a Half Men, NCIS, 60 Minutes, Shark, CSI: NY, Criminal Minds, Swingtown, Cane, and Viva Laughlin. | Local/HD | Local |
| 8 | 8 | WTNH | Some programs on ABC: National Bingo Night, Dancing with the Stars, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Eli Stone, Samantha Who, Big Shots, According to Jim, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Notes from the Underbelly, Private Practice, Cashmere Mafia, Carpoolers, Wife Swap, and Ugly Betty. | Local | Local |
| 18 | 18 | WUVN | WUVN (UNI) | Local | Local |
| 20 | 20 | WTXX | Some programs on CW: The Game, CW Now, Reaper, Eight Days a Week, One Tree Hill, Life Is Wild, Supernatural, Aliens in America, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Everybody Hates Chris, Beauty and the Geek, Farmer Wants a Wife, Girlfriends, Smallville, and America's Next Top Model. | Local | Local |
| 24 | 24 | WEDH | Some programs on PBS: Arthur, Masterpiece Theatre, George Shrinks, Danger Rangers, Sesame Street, Wishbone, NOW, Nature, Boohbah, Angelina Ballerina, Tavis Smiley, ZOOM, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Between the Lions, and The McLaughlin Group. | Local | Local |
| 30 | 30 | WVIT | Some programs on NBC: Law and Order, Chuck, The Office, Life, Medium, Football Night in America, Sunday Night Football, ER, The IT Crowd, Bionic Woman, Scrubs, Las Vegas, Journeyman, My Name Is Earl, and Lipstick Jungle. | Local/HD | Local |
| - | 38 | WHCT | WHCT (AZA) | - | Local |
| 59 | 59 | WCTX | WCTX (MNT) | Local | Local |
| 61 | 61 | WTIC | Some programs on FOX: Unhitched, The Simpsons, 24, America's Most Wanted, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Next Great American Band, The Return of Jezebel James, Back to You, Canterbury's Law, American Idol, TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten, Til Death, Prison Break, American Dad, and King of the Hill. | Local/HD | Local |
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