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Dish Network and DIRECTV in a Side by Side Comparison

How To Use The Satellite Programming Charts Below:

We have placed the channels and each programming package from Dish Network and DIRECTV in columns below. The columns flow from left to right starting with the channel and then to the respective programming packages.  

  Dish NetworkDIRECTV
Satellite TV ChannelsTop 120 w/Local
$24.99 mo (add $6.00 for dvr service)Price reflects $15.00 discount for 12 months		Top 200 w/Local
$39.99 mo (add $6.00 for dvr service)Price reflects $15.00 discount for 12 months		Top 250 w/Local
$49.99 mo (add $6.00 for dvr service)Price reflects $15.00 discount for 12 months		Everything w/Local
$84.99 mo (add $6.00 for dvr service)Price reflects $15.00 for 12 months		HD PACK
$10.00 mo. HD channels vary based on programming package selection. (call for details about how to get HD free for life!)		Platinum HD
$10.00 mo, along with HD Access, get 11 unique channels that you can't find in standard-definition. (call for details)		Multi-Sports Pack
5.99 mo. with the purchase of at least the Top 120 		Choice
$29.99 mo price reflects $29.00 discount for 12 months(call for details) 		Choice XTRA
$34.99 mo price reflects $29.00 discount for 12 months(call for details) 		Choice Ultimate
$39.99 mo price reflects $29.00 discount for 12 months(call for details) 		Premier
59.99 mo for 5 months. Includes HD service and the NFL Sunday Ticket. (call for details)		HD PACK
$10.00 mo.HD channels vary based on programming package selection. (call for details about how to get HD free for life!)		HD XTRA Pack
$4.99 mo, along with HD Access, get 5 unique channels that you can't find in standard-definition. (call for details)		Fox Sports Package
12.99 mo with the purchase of at least the choice package. Over 35 sports channels. This pack is included in the premier pack.
02 PBS Little RockXXXX XXXXX
04 NBC KARK Little RockXXXXX XXXXX
07 ABC KATV Little RockXXXXX XXXXX
11 CBS KTHV Little RockXXXXX XXXXX
16 FOX KLRT Little RockXXXXX XXXXX
20/49 PAX KYPX Little RockXXXX XXXX
25 VTN KVTN Little RockXXXX XXXX
38 KASN Little RockXXXX XXXXX
42 WB KWBF Little RockXXXX XXXXX
A&EXXXX XXXX
A&E HD X X
ABC FamilyXXXX XXXX
ABC Family HD X
Alma Vision Hispanic Network (ALMA)XXXX
Altitude Sports & Entertainment X X X
Altitude Sports & Entertainment HD X X
America LiveXXXX
American Movie Classics (AMC) XXX XXXX
Angel OneXXXX
Angel TwoXXXX
Animal Planet XXX XXXX
Animal Planet HD X X
BBC America XXX XXXX
BBC America HD X
BET - Black Entertainment Television XXX XXXX
BET HD X X
Big Ten Network XXX XXXX
Big Ten Network HD X X
Biography Channel XX XXX
Biography Channel HD X X
Bloomberg Television XX XXXX
Boomerang XX XXX
Bravo XXX XXXX
Bravo HD X X
BYU TVXXXX XXXX
Cartoon Network EastXXXX XXXX
Cartoon Network HD X X
Cartoon Network WestXXXX XXXX
CBS College Sports XXX XXX
CBS College Sports HD X X
Centric XXX
Centric HD X
Chiller XX XXX
Christian Television NetworkXXXX XXXX
Cinemax - MoreMax X X
Cinemax 5-StarMax X
Cinemax 5-StarMax HD X
Cinemax ActionMax X
Cinemax ActionMax HD X
Cinemax East X X
Cinemax East HD X X
Cinemax West X X
Cinemax West HD X X
Classic Arts ShowcaseXXXX
CNBCXXXX XXXX
CNBC HD X X
CNBC World XX XXXX
CNN (Cable News Network) XXXX XXXX
CNN HD X X
CoLours TVXXXX
Comcast SportsNet (Bay Area) X X X
Comcast Sportsnet (Bay Area) HD X X
Comcast SportsNet (California) X X
Comcast Sportsnet (California) HD X X
Comcast SportsNet (CHICAGO) X X
Comcast Sportsnet (Chicago) HD X X
Comcast SportsNet (MID-ATLANTIC) X X
Comcast Sportsnet (MID-ATLANTIC) HD X X
Comcast SportsNet (New England) X X
Comcast Sportsnet HD (New England) X X
Comedy CentralXXXX XXXX
Comedy Central HD X X
Cooking Channel XX XXXX
Cooking Channel HD X
Country Music TelevisionXXXX XXXX
Country Music Television HD X X
Cox Sports New Orleans X
Cox Sports New Orleans HD X
Crime & Investigation HD only X X
C-SPANXXXX XXXX
C-SPAN 2XXXX XXXX
Current TV XXX XXXX
DaystarXXXX XXXX
DIRECTV BASICS XXXX
DIRECTV Customer Support XXXX
DIRECTV News Mix XXXX
DIRECTV Sports Mix XXXX
DIRECTV Sports Schedules XXXX
Discovery ChannelXXXX XXXX
Discovery Channel HD X X
Discovery Health Channel XXX XXXX
Discovery Kids Channel XX XXX
Dish Network FYIXXXX
Dish On Demand (call for details)XXXX
Dish ShoppingXXXX
Disney Channel (East)XXXX XXXX
Disney Channel (East) HD X
Disney Channel (West)XXXX XXXX
Disney XD XXX XXXX
Disney XD HD X
DIY Network XX XXX
DIY Network HD X
E! Entertainment TelevisionXXXX XXXX
E! Entertainment Television HD X
EarthXXXX
Encore (East) XX XX
Encore (East) HD X X
Encore (West) XX XX
Encore Action XX XX
Encore Drama XX XX
Encore Love XX XX
Encore Mystery XX XX
Encore WAM XX XX
Encore Westerns XX XX
ESPNXXXX XXXX
ESPN 2XXXX XXXX
ESPN 2 HD X X
ESPN 3d (HD only) X
ESPN Classic X X X
ESPN HD X XX
ESPNEWSXXXX XXXX
ESPNEWS HD X
ESPNUXXXX XXXX
ESPNU HD X
EWTNXXXX XXXX
Fashion TV HD X
FitTV XXXX
FLIX X X
Florida Education ChannelXXXX
Food NetworkXXXX XXXX
Food Network HD X X
Fox Business Network XX XXX
Fox Business Network HD X X
Fox Movie Channel XX XXX
Fox News ChannelXXXX XXXX
Fox News Channel HD X X
Fox Soccer Channel XX X X
Fox Soccer Channel HD X
Fox Soccer PLUS X
Fox Soccer PLUS HD X
Fox Sports en Espanol X X
Free Preview GuideXXXX
Free Speech TVXXXX XXXX
FSN Arizona X X X
FSN Arizona HD X X
FSN Cincinnati X X X
FSN Cincinnati HD X X
FSN Detroit X X X
FSN Detroit HD X X
FSN Florida X X X
FSN Florida HD X X
FSN Midwest X X X
FSN Midwest HD X X
FSN North X X X
FSN North HD X X
FSN Northwest X X X
FSN Northwest HD X X
FSN Ohio X X X
FSN Ohio HD X X
FSN Pittsburgh X X X
FSN Pittsburgh HD X X
FSN Prime Ticket X X X
FSN Prime Ticket HD X X
FSN Rocky Mountain X X X
FSN Rocky Mountain HD X X
FSN South X X X
FSN South HD X X
FSN Southwest XXX XXXXX X
FSN Southwest HD X X
FSN West X X X
FSN West HD X X
Fuel TV XX XXX
Fuel TV HD X
Fuse XXXX
FX XXX XXXX
FX HD X XX
G4-Video Game TV XXX XXX
G4-Video Game TV HD X
Galavision XXX XXXX
Galavision HD X
GemsTVXXXX
GOD TV XXXX
GOL TV X X
Golf Channel XXX XXX
Golf Channel HD X X
Gospel Music Channel XXXX
Great American Country XX XXX
GSN-The Network for Games XXX XXXX X
Hallmark Channel XXX XXXX X
Hallmark Movie Channel XX
HBO (East) X X
HBO (East) HD X X
HBO (West) X X
HBO (West) HD X X
HBO Comedy X
HBO Comedy HD X
HBO Family (East) X X
HBO Family (East) HD X
HBO Family (West) X
HBO Latino X X
HBO Signature X X
HBO Signature HD X
HBO Zone (HD only) X
HBO2 (East) X X
HBO2 (East) HD X
HBO2 (West) X X
HD Theater (HD Only) X X
HDNet (HD Only) X X
HDNet Movies (HD Only) X X
Headline NewsXXXX XXXX X
Health And Human ServicesXXXX
HGTV HD X XX
HGTV Home & Garden TelevisionXXXX XXXX X
History ChannelXXXX XXXX X
History Channel HD X XX
History International XX XXX X
HITN-TVXXXX XXXX X
Home Shopping NetworkXXXX XXXX X
Hope XXXX X
HRTVXXXX
Independent Film Channel XXX XXXX X
Inspiration NetworkXXXX XXXX X
Investigation Discovery XX XXX X
ION TelevisionXXXX XXXX X
Jewelry TelevisionXXXX XXXX X
Jewish Life TV XXXX X
KBS WorldXXXX
Kids And Teen TVXXXX
LifetimeXXXX XXXX X
Lifetime HD X
Lifetime Movie Network XXX XXXX X
Lifetime Movie Network HD X
Link TVXXXX XXXX X
Logo XXX X
Logo HD X
MASN X X
MASN HD X
MavTV HD X
MGM HD X X
Military Channel XX XXX X
MLB Network XX X
MLB Network HD XX
MSG X X
MSG HD X
MSG Plus X X
MSG Plus HD X
MSNBC XXX XXXX X
MSNBC HD X
MTVXXXX XXXX X
MTV HD X XX
MTV2XXXX XXXX X
n3D XXXX X
NASA TVXXXX XXXX X
National Geographic Channel XX XXX X
National Geographic Channel HD X XX
NBA TV XXX XXX X
NBA TV HD X X
New England Sports Network X X
New England Sports Network HD X X
NFL Network XXX XXXX X
NFL Network HD X XX
NFL Redzone X
NFL Redzone HD X
NHL Network X XXX X
NHL Network HD X XX
Nick Jr XXX XXXX
Nickelodeon HD X XX
Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite (East)XXXX XXXX X
Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite (West)XXXX XXXX X
Nicktoons Network XX XXX X
Nicktoons Network HD X
NRB XXXX X
ONCE Mexico XXXX X
Outdoor Channel XX X
Ovation TV XXX XXX X
Oxygen XXX XXX X
Palladia HD (HD Only) X X
Pay Per View 30+ channels in HD XX
Pay-Per-View GuideXXXX
PBS KIDS Sprout XXX X
Pentagon ChannelXXXX
Planet Green XX XXX X
Planet Green HD XX
QVCXXXX XXXX X
REELZ ChannelXXXX XXXX X
Research ChannelXXXX
RFD-TV XXX XXXX X
SceneXXXX
Science Channel XX XXX X
Science Channel HD X XX
ShopNBCXXXX XXXX X
SHOWTIME (East) X X
SHOWTIME (East) HD X X
SHOWTIME (West) X X
SHOWTIME (West) HD X
SHOWTIME 2 X X
SHOWTIME 2 HD X X
Showtime Beyond X
SHOWTIME Extreme X X
SHOWTIME Extreme HD X X
SHOWTIME Showcase X X
SHOWTIME Showcase HD X X
SITV XXX
Slueth XX XXX X
Slueth HD X
Smithsonian HD X
SOAPnet XXX XXXX X
SONC: Carnaval Brasileiro XXXX X
SONC: Fiesta Tropical XXXX X
SONC: Hurbano XXXX X
SONC: Latin Contemporary XXXX X
SONC: Latin Jazz XXXX X
SONC: Mariachi XXXX X
SONC: Musica De Las Americas XXXX X
SONC: Regional Mexican XXXX X
SONC: Rock en Espanol XXXX X
SONC: Salsa XXXX X
Speed Channel XXX XXX X
Speed Channel HD X XX
Spike TVXXXX XXXX X
Spike TV HD X XX
Sportsman Channel XX XX X
Sportsman Channel HD X
SportsNet New York X X
Sportsnet New York HD X X
SportSouth X
SportSouth HD X
SportsTime Ohio (STO) X X
SportsTime Ohio (STO) HD X X
Starfish NetworkXXXX
Starz (East) X X
Starz (East) HD X X
Starz (West) X X
Starz (West) HD X X
Starz Cinema X
Starz Comedy X X
Starz Comedy HD X X
Starz Edge X X
Starz Edge HD X X
Starz In Black X X
Starz Kids & Family X X
Starz Kids & Family HD X X
Style XX XXX X
Sun Sports X X
Sun Sports HD X X
Sundance Channel X X X
Syfy ChannelXXXX XXXX X
Syfy Channel HD XX
TBSXXXX XXXX X
TBS HD X XX
TCT Network XXXX X
Teen Nick XXX XXXX X
TeleFutura E XXX
TeleFutura W XXX
Tennis Channel XX XXX X
Tennis Channel HD XX
THE 101 DIRECTV EXCLUSIVE XXXX X
THE 101 DIRECTV EXCLUSIVE HD XX
The Church Channel XXXX X
The Movie Channel (East) X X X
The Movie Channel (East) HD X X
The Movie Channel (West) XX X X
The Movie Channel (West) HD X
The Movie Channel Xtra (East) X
The Movie Channel Xtra (West) XX
The MTN X
The Sportsman Channel XXX X
The Weather ChannelXXXX XXXX X
The Weather Channel HD X XX
The Word Network XXXX X
Three Angels Broadcasting NetworkXXXX
TLC (The Learning Channel)XXXX XXXX X
TLC (The Learning Channel) HD X XX
TNT (Turner Network Television)XXXX XXXX X
TNT (Turner Network Television) HD X XX
Travel ChannelXXXX XXXX X
Travel Channel HD X
Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN)XXXX XXXX X
truTV XXX XXXX X
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) XXX XXXX X
TV Guide ChannelXXXX XXXX X
TV LandXXXX XXXX X
TV One XXXX X
TVG-Interactive HorseracingXXXX X
Universal HD X X
University HouseXXXX
University Of California TVXXXX
Univision East XXX XXXX X
Univision West XXX
USA NetworkXXXX XXXX X
USA Network HD X XX
Veria XX
Versus XX XX X
Versus HD X
VH1XXXX XXXX X
VH1 Classic XX XXX X
VH1 Classic HD X
VH1 HD X XX
V-meXXXX XXXX X
WE: Women's Entertainment) XXX XXXX X
WGN America XXX XXX X
WGN America HD X
World Fishing Network HD X
World Harvest Television (WHT) XXXX X
XM Area XXXX X
XM: 1st Wave XXX X
XM: Alt. Nation XXXX X
XM: Bluegrass Junction XXXX X
XM: Bluesville XXXX X
XM: Boneyard XXX X
XM: BPM XXXX X
XM: Caliente XXX X
XM: Chrome XXXX X
XM: Classic Rewind XXX X
XM: Classic Vinyl XXXX X
XM: Coffeehouse XXX X
XM: Deep Tracks XXXX X
XM: Enlighten XXX X
XM: Escape XXXX X
XM: Fine Tuning XXX X
XM: Hair Nation XXX X
XM: Heart & Soul XXXX X
XM: Hip Hop Nation XXXX X
XM: Holiday Pops XXXX X
XM: Holiday Traditions XXX X
XM: Holly XXXX X
XM: Kids Place Live XXXX X
XM: Liquid Metal-XL XXX X
XM: Lithium XXXX X
XM: Octane XXX X
XM: On Broadway XXX X
XM: Outlaw Country XXXX X
XM: Pop2k XXXX X
XM: Praise XXXX X
XM: Prime Country XXXX X
XM: Radio Disney XXXX X
XM: Real Jazz XXXX X
XM: Roadhouse XXXX X
XM: Sirius XM Chill XXXX X
XM: Sirius XM Love XXXX X
XM: Sirius XM U XXX X
XM: Soul Street XXXX X
XM: Spa XXXX X
XM: Symphony Hall XXXX X
XM: The 40s XXXX X
XM: The 50s XXXX X
XM: The 60s XXXX X
XM: The 70s XXXX X
XM: The 80s XXXX X
XM: The