Howell 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 | WJBK | Some programs on FOX: American Idol, Unhitched, Back to You, Bones, King of the Hill, House, MADtv, Til Death, 24, Canterbury's Law, The Next Great American Band, America's Most Wanted, Family Guy, When Women Rule the World, and K-Ville. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 4 | 4 | WDIV | Some programs on NBC: Journeyman, Sunday Night Football, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, The Singing Bee, Heroes: Origins, Lipstick Jungle, Life, The Office, Deal or No Deal, 30 Rock, Law and Order, Football Night in America, The Biggest Loser, ER, and Medium. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 7 | 7 | WXYZ | Some programs on ABC: Cavemen, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Cashmere Mafia, Supernanny, Pushing Daisies, Boston Legal, The Bachelor, Miss/Guided, Dancing with the Stars, Women's Murder Club, Big Shots, Private Practice, America's Funniest Home Videos, and Samantha Who. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 20 | 20 | WMYD | WMYD (MNT) | Local/HD | Local |
| 31 | - | ION | ION (ION) | Local | - |
| 38 | 38 | WADL | WADL (IND) | Local | Local |
| 50 | 50 | WKBD | Some programs on CW: CW Now, Farmer Wants a Wife, Crowned, Eight Days a Week, The Game, Aliens in America, Reaper, Life Is Wild, America's Next Top Model, Girlfriends, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, One Tree Hill, Smallville, Supernatural, and Beauty and the Geek. | Local | Local |
| 56 | 56 | WTVS | Some programs on PBS: Word World, Animusic, Between the Lions, Bob the Builder, Learn To Read, Red Dwarf, Austin City Limits, BBC World News, Reading Rainbow, DragonflyTV, Mustard Pancakes, Mystery, Live from Lincoln Center, Independent Lens, and Thomas and Friends. | Local | Local |
| 62 | 62 | WWJ | Some programs on CBS: Shark, Swingtown, Cane, Moonlight, Viva Laughlin, Ghost Whisperer, Rules of Engagement, The Captain, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Without a Trace, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Two and a Half Men, Criminal Minds, Numb3rs, and Cold Case. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
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