Independence 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: Family Guy, When Women Rule the World, House, MADtv, Bones, Canterbury's Law, TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten, Til Death, The Simpsons, American Dad, COPS, America's Most Wanted, K-Ville, The Next Great American Band, and King of the Hill. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 5 | 5 | KCTV | Some programs on CBS: 60 Minutes, Kid Nation, The Amazing Race, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Cold Case, Numb3rs, Moonlight, Without a Trace, How I Met Your Mother, Ghost Whisperer, Jericho, The Big Bang Theory, Criminal Minds, CSI: NY, and The Unit. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 9 | 9 | KMBC | Some programs on ABC: Lost, Miss/Guided, Private Practice, Samantha Who, October Road, America's Funniest Home Videos, Ugly Betty, Supernanny, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Pushing Daisies, According to Jim, Wife Swap, Desperate Housewives, National Bingo Night, and The Bachelor. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 19 | 19 | KCPT | Some programs on PBS: Word World, Zula Patrol, George Shrinks, Barney and Friends, BBC World News, The Victory Garden, ZOOM, DragonflyTV, Frontline, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, Teletubbies, Charlie Rose, Cyberchase, Postcards from Buster, and Independent Lens. | Local | Local |
| 29 | 29 | KCWE | Some programs on CW: Crowned, Beauty and the Geek, The Game, Farmer Wants a Wife, Girlfriends, Aliens in America, Eight Days a Week, Life Is Wild, Reaper, CW Now, One Tree Hill, America's Next Top Model, Supernatural, Everybody Hates Chris, and WWE Friday Night SmackDown. | Local | Local |
| 38 | 38 | KMCI | KMCI (IND) | Local | Local |
| 41 | 41 | KSHB | Some programs on NBC: Sunday Night Football, ER, My Name Is Earl, Football Night in America, Deal or No Deal, Heroes: Origins, The IT Crowd, The Biggest Loser, Heroes, 30 Rock, Las Vegas, Scrubs, The Apprentice, Medium, and Law and Order. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 50 | - | ION | ION (ION) | Local | - |
| 62 | 62 | KSMO | KSMO (MNT) | Local | Local |
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