Benson 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 | - | UNC | Some programs on PBS: Tavis Smiley, Red Dwarf, American Masters, Antiques Roadshow, Mustard Pancakes, The McLaughlin Group, History Detectives, Mystery, Tony Brown's Journal, Frontline, Dragon Tales, POV, DragonflyTV, Washington Week, and Everyday Food. | Local | - |
| - | 4 | WUNC | Some programs on PBS: Tavis Smiley, Red Dwarf, American Masters, Antiques Roadshow, Mustard Pancakes, The McLaughlin Group, History Detectives, Mystery, Tony Brown's Journal, Frontline, Dragon Tales, POV, DragonflyTV, Washington Week, and Everyday Food. | - | Local |
| 5 | 5 | WRAL | Some programs on CBS: Viva Laughlin, The Captain, Jericho, Without a Trace, NCIS, Survivor: China, Cold Case, Cane, Ghost Whisperer, Kid Nation, The New Adventures of Old Christine, The Big Bang Theory, The Amazing Race, Moonlight, and Shark. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 11 | 11 | WTVD | Some programs on ABC: Wife Swap, Eli Stone, Notes from the Underbelly, America's Funniest Home Videos, October Road, Pushing Daisies, Supernanny, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Cavemen, Women's Murder Club, Carpoolers, According to Jim, Grey's Anatomy, The Bachelor, and Samantha Who. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 17 | 17 | WNCN | Some programs on NBC: ER, Deal or No Deal, Friday Night Lights, 30 Rock, Medium, Sunday Night Football, The Apprentice, Heroes: Origins, Journeyman, Law and Order, The Office, Chuck, Las Vegas, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, and The Singing Bee. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 22 | 22 | WLFL | Some programs on CW: Girlfriends, Crowned, Aliens in America, Gossip Girl, Life Is Wild, Beauty and the Geek, America's Next Top Model, Supernatural, Smallville, Reaper, The Game, Eight Days a Week, CW Now, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, and Farmer Wants a Wife. | Local/HD | Local |
| 28 | 28 | WRDC | WRDC (MNT) | Local | Local |
| 30 | - | WRAY | WRAY (IND) | Local | - |
| 40 | 40 | WUVC | WUVC (UNI) | Local | Local |
| 47 | - | ION | ION (ION) | Local | - |
| 50 | 50 | WRAZ | Some programs on FOX: TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, When Women Rule the World, American Idol, Til Death, Unhitched, Prison Break, America's Most Wanted, The Next Great American Band, King of the Hill, Back to You, COPS, Family Guy, MADtv, and Bones. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
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