Kansas City 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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| 4 | 4 | WDAF | Some programs on FOX: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, MADtv, Unhitched, American Dad, King of the Hill, House, When Women Rule the World, Bones, COPS, Canterbury's Law, American Idol, The Return of Jezebel James, 24, Til Death, and K-Ville. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 5 | 5 | KCTV | Some programs on CBS: Viva Laughlin, Shark, Two and a Half Men, Without a Trace, How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, Criminal Minds, Cane, Ghost Whisperer, The Captain, Rules of Engagement, The Unit, Survivor: China, Kid Nation, and The Amazing Race. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 9 | 9 | KMBC | Some programs on ABC: According to Jim, Carpoolers, Samantha Who, National Bingo Night, Miss/Guided, Grey's Anatomy, America's Funniest Home Videos, Notes from the Underbelly, Big Shots, Dancing with the Stars, October Road, The Bachelor, Eli Stone, Women's Murder Club, and Supernanny. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 19 | 19 | KCPT | Some programs on PBS: It's a Big Big World, Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat, Maya and Miguel, BBC World News, Thomas and Friends, POV, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, DragonflyTV, Teletubbies, Zula Patrol, Nature, Tony Brown's Journal, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Sesame Street, and Nanalan. | Local | Local |
| 29 | 29 | KCWE | Some programs on CW: Girlfriends, America's Next Top Model, Beauty and the Geek, Aliens in America, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Crowned, One Tree Hill, CW Now, Eight Days a Week, Farmer Wants a Wife, Supernatural, Smallville, The Game, Gossip Girl, and Life Is Wild. | Local | Local |
| 38 | 38 | KMCI | KMCI (IND) | Local | Local |
| 41 | 41 | KSHB | Some programs on NBC: ER, Bionic Woman, Heroes, Journeyman, The IT Crowd, Life, Las Vegas, The Singing Bee, 30 Rock, Deal or No Deal, Lipstick Jungle, Friday Night Lights, Medium, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, and The Biggest Loser. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 50 | - | ION | ION (ION) | Local | - |
| 62 | 62 | KSMO | KSMO (MNT) | Local | Local |
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