Hickory 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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| 3 | 3 | WBTV | Some programs on CBS: 60 Minutes, CSI: NY, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Moonlight, Without a Trace, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Rules of Engagement, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Jericho, Kid Nation, The Unit, Shark, How I Met Your Mother, and Swingtown. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| - | 4 | WUNC | Some programs on PBS: BBC World News, American Experience, POV, Zula Patrol, NOVA, Red Dwarf, NOW, Arthur, Boohbah, Washington Week, The Berenstain Bears, Antiques Roadshow, Clifford the Big Red Dog, George Shrinks, and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. | - | Local |
| 9 | 9 | WSOC | Some programs on ABC: According to Jim, America's Funniest Home Videos, Cavemen, Wife Swap, Ugly Betty, Notes from the Underbelly, Boston Legal, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Lost, Supernanny, Samantha Who, Eli Stone, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, and Cashmere Mafia. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 14 | 14 | WHKY | WHKY (IND) | Local | Local |
| 18 | 18 | WCCB | Some programs on FOX: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Bones, Til Death, The Return of Jezebel James, MADtv, Unhitched, Canterbury's Law, Back to You, American Dad, Family Guy, K-Ville, House, COPS, 24, and American Idol. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 30 | - | ETV | Some programs on PBS: BBC World News, American Experience, POV, Zula Patrol, NOVA, Red Dwarf, NOW, Arthur, Boohbah, Washington Week, The Berenstain Bears, Antiques Roadshow, Clifford the Big Red Dog, George Shrinks, and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. | Local | - |
| - | 30 | WNSC | Some programs on PBS: BBC World News, American Experience, POV, Zula Patrol, NOVA, Red Dwarf, NOW, Arthur, Boohbah, Washington Week, The Berenstain Bears, Antiques Roadshow, Clifford the Big Red Dog, George Shrinks, and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. | - | Local |
| 36 | 36 | WCNC | Some programs on NBC: Bionic Woman, Journeyman, Law and Order, Life, The Office, Medium, Las Vegas, Chuck, Deal or No Deal, Sunday Night Football, Heroes: Origins, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, The Apprentice, Heroes, and The Biggest Loser. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 42 | 42 | WTVI | Some programs on PBS: BBC World News, American Experience, POV, Zula Patrol, NOVA, Red Dwarf, NOW, Arthur, Boohbah, Washington Week, The Berenstain Bears, Antiques Roadshow, Clifford the Big Red Dog, George Shrinks, and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. | Local | Local |
| 46 | 46 | WJZY | Some programs on CW: Everybody Hates Chris, Supernatural, Eight Days a Week, Reaper, Crowned, Beauty and the Geek, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, One Tree Hill, Smallville, Girlfriends, The Game, Aliens in America, Life Is Wild, Gossip Girl, and America's Next Top Model. | Local | Local |
| 55 | 55 | WMYT | WMYT (MNT) | Local | Local |
| 58 | - | UNC | Some programs on PBS: BBC World News, American Experience, POV, Zula Patrol, NOVA, Red Dwarf, NOW, Arthur, Boohbah, Washington Week, The Berenstain Bears, Antiques Roadshow, Clifford the Big Red Dog, George Shrinks, and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. | Local | - |
| 64 | 64 | WAXN | WAXN (IND) | Local | Local |
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