Merriam 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: America's Most Wanted, Bones, When Women Rule the World, Canterbury's Law, K-Ville, TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten, The Next Great American Band, COPS, American Idol, Prison Break, MADtv, 24, The Simpsons, American Dad, and Back to You. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 5 | 5 | KCTV | Some programs on CBS: CSI: NY, Two and a Half Men, Cold Case, Survivor: China, Viva Laughlin, Moonlight, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Numb3rs, Rules of Engagement, Criminal Minds, 60 Minutes, The Unit, Swingtown, The Big Bang Theory, and Ghost Whisperer. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 9 | 9 | KMBC | Some programs on ABC: October Road, Private Practice, National Bingo Night, Men in Trees, According to Jim, America's Funniest Home Videos, Lost, Dirty Sexy Money, Miss/Guided, Carpoolers, Desperate Housewives, Wife Swap, Pushing Daisies, Supernanny, and Dancing with the Stars. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 19 | 19 | KCPT | Some programs on PBS: POV, NOVA, ZOOM, DragonflyTV, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, Travels in Europe with Rick Steves, Everyday Food, The Victory Garden, Angelina Ballerina, Word World, Red Dwarf, Thomas and Friends, Tavis Smiley, WIRED Science, and Charlie Rose. | Local | Local |
| 29 | 29 | KCWE | Some programs on CW: Gossip Girl, Aliens in America, Crowned, Everybody Hates Chris, Girlfriends, Supernatural, Reaper, Farmer Wants a Wife, CW Now, One Tree Hill, The Game, Life Is Wild, Eight Days a Week, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, and Smallville. | Local | Local |
| 38 | 38 | KMCI | KMCI (IND) | Local | Local |
| 41 | 41 | KSHB | Some programs on NBC: Lipstick Jungle, Sunday Night Football, Life, Medium, Friday Night Lights, Law and Order, Chuck, The Singing Bee, The Biggest Loser, 30 Rock, Heroes, The Apprentice, Bionic Woman, My Name Is Earl, and Football Night in America. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 50 | - | ION | ION (ION) | Local | - |
| 62 | 62 | KSMO | KSMO (MNT) | Local | Local |
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