Paramus 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: Moonlight, 60 Minutes, Criminal Minds, Two and a Half Men, Cold Case, Without a Trace, Jericho, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Kid Nation, Cane, Rules of Engagement, CSI: Miami, Survivor: China, Viva Laughlin, and The Big Bang Theory. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 4 | 4 | WNBC | Some programs on NBC: The Office, Sunday Night Football, Football Night in America, Heroes, The Apprentice, Friday Night Lights, Life, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Chuck, ER, Lipstick Jungle, Deal or No Deal, The IT Crowd, Heroes: Origins, and Medium. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 5 | 5 | WNYW | Some programs on FOX: Bones, Back to You, King of the Hill, The Return of Jezebel James, COPS, Unhitched, America's Most Wanted, 24, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, When Women Rule the World, House, Family Guy, American Dad, American Idol, and MADtv. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 7 | 7 | WABC | Some programs on ABC: Supernanny, Big Shots, Women's Murder Club, Samantha Who, Pushing Daisies, Notes from the Underbelly, Private Practice, Desperate Housewives, Dirty Sexy Money, Grey's Anatomy, Brothers and Sisters, Ugly Betty, Miss/Guided, Boston Legal, and Wife Swap. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 9 | 9 | WWOR | WWOR (MNT) | Local | Local |
| 11 | 11 | WPIX | Some programs on CW: Reaper, America's Next Top Model, Gossip Girl, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Smallville, CW Now, Beauty and the Geek, Crowned, Aliens in America, The Game, One Tree Hill, Girlfriends, Life Is Wild, Supernatural, and Farmer Wants a Wife. | Local | Local |
| 13 | 13 | WNET | Some programs on PBS: Masterpiece Theatre, Word World, History Detectives, Frontline, Live from Lincoln Center, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Everyday Food, Antiques Roadshow, It's a Big Big World, Keeping Score, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Tony Brown's Journal, Danger Rangers, and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. | Local | Local |
| 21 | 21 | WLIW | Some programs on PBS: Masterpiece Theatre, Word World, History Detectives, Frontline, Live from Lincoln Center, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Everyday Food, Antiques Roadshow, It's a Big Big World, Keeping Score, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Tony Brown's Journal, Danger Rangers, and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. | Local | Local |
| 25 | 25 | WNYE | Some programs on PBS: Masterpiece Theatre, Word World, History Detectives, Frontline, Live from Lincoln Center, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Everyday Food, Antiques Roadshow, It's a Big Big World, Keeping Score, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Tony Brown's Journal, Danger Rangers, and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. | 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: Masterpiece Theatre, Word World, History Detectives, Frontline, Live from Lincoln Center, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Everyday Food, Antiques Roadshow, It's a Big Big World, Keeping Score, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Tony Brown's Journal, Danger Rangers, and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. | Local | - |
| 55 | 55 | WLNY | WLNY (IND) | Local | Local |
| - | 58 | WNJB | Some programs on PBS: Masterpiece Theatre, Word World, History Detectives, Frontline, Live from Lincoln Center, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Everyday Food, Antiques Roadshow, It's a Big Big World, Keeping Score, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Tony Brown's Journal, Danger Rangers, and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. | - | 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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