Basking Ridge 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 | WCBS | Some programs on CBS: Jericho, Without a Trace, CSI: NY, Survivor: China, Swingtown, Rules of Engagement, Kid Nation, Criminal Minds, Ghost Whisperer, The Unit, The Captain, Shark, The Amazing Race, NCIS, and Moonlight. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 4 | 4 | WNBC | Some programs on NBC: 30 Rock, The Biggest Loser, Life, The Apprentice, Bionic Woman, Lipstick Jungle, Football Night in America, Journeyman, Las Vegas, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Deal or No Deal, Heroes: Origins, Chuck, The IT Crowd, and Sunday Night Football. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 5 | 5 | WNYW | Some programs on FOX: When Women Rule the World, Canterbury's Law, TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten, House, K-Ville, Unhitched, Prison Break, The Simpsons, America's Most Wanted, The Next Great American Band, Family Guy, American Idol, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Bones, and Til Death. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 7 | 7 | WABC | Some programs on ABC: Desperate Housewives, Private Practice, Cavemen, Pushing Daisies, National Bingo Night, October Road, Men in Trees, The Bachelor, Big Shots, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Wife Swap, According to Jim, Supernanny, Grey's Anatomy, and Cashmere Mafia. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 9 | 9 | WWOR | WWOR (MNT) | Local | Local |
| 11 | 11 | WPIX | Some programs on CW: Everybody Hates Chris, CW Now, America's Next Top Model, The Game, Girlfriends, Gossip Girl, Beauty and the Geek, Eight Days a Week, One Tree Hill, Reaper, Crowned, Supernatural, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Farmer Wants a Wife, and Life Is Wild. | Local | Local |
| 13 | 13 | WNET | Some programs on PBS: Thomas and Friends, Cyberchase, Tavis Smiley, Maya and Miguel, Clifford the Big Red Dog, American Masters, Charlie Rose, ZOOM, Antiques Roadshow, POV, Teletubbies, The Victory Garden, Curious George, Mystery, and The McLaughlin Group. | Local | Local |
| 21 | 21 | WLIW | Some programs on PBS: Thomas and Friends, Cyberchase, Tavis Smiley, Maya and Miguel, Clifford the Big Red Dog, American Masters, Charlie Rose, ZOOM, Antiques Roadshow, POV, Teletubbies, The Victory Garden, Curious George, Mystery, and The McLaughlin Group. | Local | Local |
| 25 | 25 | WNYE | Some programs on PBS: Thomas and Friends, Cyberchase, Tavis Smiley, Maya and Miguel, Clifford the Big Red Dog, American Masters, Charlie Rose, ZOOM, Antiques Roadshow, POV, Teletubbies, The Victory Garden, Curious George, Mystery, and The McLaughlin Group. | Local | Local |
| 31 | - | WPXN | WPXN (ION) | Local | - |
| 39 | 39 | WNYN | WNYN (AZA) | Local | Local |
| 41 | 41 | WXTV | WXTV (UNI) | Local | Local |
| 43 | - | WSAH | WSAH (IND) | Local | - |
| 47 | 47 | WNJU | WNJU (TMO) | Local | Local |
| 50 | - | NJN | Some programs on PBS: Thomas and Friends, Cyberchase, Tavis Smiley, Maya and Miguel, Clifford the Big Red Dog, American Masters, Charlie Rose, ZOOM, Antiques Roadshow, POV, Teletubbies, The Victory Garden, Curious George, Mystery, and The McLaughlin Group. | Local | - |
| 55 | 55 | WLNY | WLNY (IND) | Local | Local |
| - | 58 | WNJB | Some programs on PBS: Thomas and Friends, Cyberchase, Tavis Smiley, Maya and Miguel, Clifford the Big Red Dog, American Masters, Charlie Rose, ZOOM, Antiques Roadshow, POV, Teletubbies, The Victory Garden, Curious George, Mystery, and The McLaughlin Group. | - | Local |
| 62 | 48 | WRNN | WRNN (IND) | Local | Local |
| - | 63 | WMBC | WMBC (Ethnic) | - | Local |
| 66 | 66 | WFME | WFME (IND) | Local | Local |
| - | 67 | WFTY | WFTY (TFT) | - | Local |
| 68 | - | WFUT | WFUT (TFT) | Local | - |
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