Alton 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 | KTVI | Some programs on FOX: Prison Break, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, When Women Rule the World, King of the Hill, House, COPS, Til Death, The Return of Jezebel James, 24, Unhitched, American Idol, America's Most Wanted, American Dad, TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten, and The Simpsons. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 4 | 4 | KMOV | Some programs on CBS: The Big Bang Theory, Moonlight, Cold Case, Kid Nation, The New Adventures of Old Christine, The Captain, Ghost Whisperer, Viva Laughlin, Jericho, Rules of Engagement, How I Met Your Mother, 60 Minutes, Shark, NCIS, and The Amazing Race. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 5 | 5 | KSDK | Some programs on NBC: The Apprentice, Law and Order, Lipstick Jungle, The Biggest Loser, Bionic Woman, Football Night in America, 30 Rock, Friday Night Lights, My Name Is Earl, The Singing Bee, Heroes: Origins, Scrubs, The IT Crowd, Deal or No Deal, and Chuck. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 9 | 9 | KETC | Some programs on PBS: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Red Dwarf, The McLaughlin Group, POV, Washington Week, This Old House, design: e2, Barney and Friends, Word World, Teletubbies, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Nightly Business Report, Curious George, It's a Big Big World, and ZOOM. | Local | Local |
| 11 | 11 | KPLR | Some programs on CW: Everybody Hates Chris, One Tree Hill, Supernatural, Girlfriends, America's Next Top Model, Crowned, Farmer Wants a Wife, Reaper, CW Now, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, The Game, Gossip Girl, Eight Days a Week, Smallville, and Aliens in America. | Local | Local |
| 13 | 13 | WPXS | WPXS (IND) | Local | Local |
| 24 | 24 | KNLC | KNLC (IND) | Local | Local |
| 30 | 30 | KDNL | Some programs on ABC: Eli Stone, Brothers and Sisters, Cashmere Mafia, Grey's Anatomy, Women's Murder Club, Dirty Sexy Money, Boston Legal, Private Practice, National Bingo Night, October Road, According to Jim, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Pushing Daisies, Dancing with the Stars, and Wife Swap. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 46 | 46 | WRBU | WRBU (MNT) | Local | Local |
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