Hicksville 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: The Big Bang Theory, Cane, Swingtown, Survivor: China, Jericho, Moonlight, NCIS, How I Met Your Mother, Rules of Engagement, 60 Minutes, The Unit, Numb3rs, Kid Nation, Two and a Half Men, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 4 | 4 | WNBC | Some programs on NBC: 30 Rock, The Office, Sunday Night Football, Heroes, Chuck, ER, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Lipstick Jungle, Friday Night Lights, My Name Is Earl, The IT Crowd, Heroes: Origins, The Biggest Loser, Medium, and Life. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 5 | 5 | WNYW | Some programs on FOX: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, American Idol, The Simpsons, Back to You, When Women Rule the World, K-Ville, COPS, The Return of Jezebel James, Family Guy, King of the Hill, American Dad, Unhitched, TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten, The Next Great American Band, and Prison Break. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 7 | 7 | WABC | Some programs on ABC: Notes from the Underbelly, Samantha Who, Women's Murder Club, Boston Legal, Big Shots, Eli Stone, Grey's Anatomy, Miss/Guided, Cavemen, Pushing Daisies, America's Funniest Home Videos, According to Jim, Cashmere Mafia, October Road, and Desperate Housewives. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 9 | 9 | WWOR | WWOR (MNT) | Local | Local |
| 11 | 11 | WPIX | Some programs on CW: Life Is Wild, Smallville, CW Now, Reaper, Beauty and the Geek, Aliens in America, The Game, America's Next Top Model, Supernatural, Everybody Hates Chris, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Crowned, Farmer Wants a Wife, Eight Days a Week, and Girlfriends. | Local | Local |
| 13 | 13 | WNET | Some programs on PBS: WIRED Science, Nanalan, design: e2, Red Dwarf, Maya and Miguel, Super Why, Nightly Business Report, Tavis Smiley, The New Yankee Workshop, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Boohbah, Tony Brown's Journal, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Teletubbies, and Frontline. | Local | Local |
| 21 | 21 | WLIW | Some programs on PBS: WIRED Science, Nanalan, design: e2, Red Dwarf, Maya and Miguel, Super Why, Nightly Business Report, Tavis Smiley, The New Yankee Workshop, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Boohbah, Tony Brown's Journal, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Teletubbies, and Frontline. | Local | Local |
| 25 | 25 | WNYE | Some programs on PBS: WIRED Science, Nanalan, design: e2, Red Dwarf, Maya and Miguel, Super Why, Nightly Business Report, Tavis Smiley, The New Yankee Workshop, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Boohbah, Tony Brown's Journal, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Teletubbies, and Frontline. | 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: WIRED Science, Nanalan, design: e2, Red Dwarf, Maya and Miguel, Super Why, Nightly Business Report, Tavis Smiley, The New Yankee Workshop, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Boohbah, Tony Brown's Journal, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Teletubbies, and Frontline. | Local | - |
| 55 | 55 | WLNY | WLNY (IND) | Local | Local |
| - | 58 | WNJB | Some programs on PBS: WIRED Science, Nanalan, design: e2, Red Dwarf, Maya and Miguel, Super Why, Nightly Business Report, Tavis Smiley, The New Yankee Workshop, Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Boohbah, Tony Brown's Journal, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Teletubbies, and Frontline. | - | 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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