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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
$29.99 mo price reflects $15.00 discount for 12 months. HBO, Cinemax,and Starz free for 3 months. 		Top 200 w/Local
$39.99 mo price reflects $20.00 discount for 12 months. HBO, Cinemax,and Starz free for 3 months. Sports pack free until Jan. 4th		Top 250 w/Local
$44.99 mo price reflects $25.00 discount for 12 months. HBO, Cinemax,and Starz free for 3 months. Sports pack free until Jan. 4th		Everything w/Local
$84.99 mo price reflects $20.00 for 12 months. HBO, Cinemax,and Starz free for 3 months. Sports pack free until Jan. 4th		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)FREE FOR 3 MONTHS.		Multi-Sports Pack
6.99 mo. with the purchase of at least the Top 200 		Choice
$29.99 mo price reflects $31.00 discount for 12 months. Showtime free for 3 months(call for details) 		Choice XTRA
$34.99 mo price reflects $31.00 discount for 12 months. Starz,HBO,Showtime and Cinemax free for 3 months.NFL Sunday Ticket free!!!(call for details) 		Choice Ultimate
$39.99 mo price reflects $31.00 discount for 12 months. Starz,HBO,Showtime and Cinemax free for 3 months. NFL Sunday ticket free!!!(call for details) 		Premier
83.99 mo price reflects 31.00 discount for 12 months. Receive additional 45.00 off for 1st three months. NFL Sunday Ticket free!!!(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
America LiveXXXX
American Movie Classics (AMC) XXX XXXX
American Movie Classics (AMC) HD X
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
CCTV-9XXXX
CCTV-EXXXX
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
Collectables & TreasuresXXXX
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 HomeXXXX
Dish Music Channels ch. 923-946 XX
Dish Network FYIXXXX
Dish On Demand (call for details)XXXX
Dish ShoppingXXXX
DishCD Music Channels ch. 950-981XXXX
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
Documentary ChannelXXXX XXX
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 X XX
Encore WAM XX XX
Encore Westerns XX XX
EPIX HD X
EPIX 2 HD X
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 X
Fox Soccer Channel HD X
Fox Soccer PLUS
Fox Soccer PLUS HD
Fox Sports en Espanol X X
Free Preview GuideXXXX
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
FSN Ohio X X X
FSN Ohio HD X
FSN Pittsburgh X X X
FSN Pittsburgh HD X
FSN Prime Ticket X X X
FSN Prime Ticket HD X
FSN Rocky Mountain X X X
FSN Rocky Mountain HD X
FSN South X X X
FSN South HD X
FSN Southwest XXX XXXXX X
FSN Southwest HD X
FSN West X X X
FSN West HD X
Fuel TV XX X XXX
Fuel TV HD X
Fuse XXXX
FXXXXX XXXX
FX HD X X
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
Golden Eagle Broadcasting XXXX
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
Hallmark Channel XXX XXXX
Hallmark Channel HD X X
Hallmark Movie Channel XX
Hallmark Movie Channel HD X X
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 Latino HD X
HBO Signature X X
HBO Signature HD X
HBO Zone (HD only) XX XX
HBO2 (East) X X
HBO2 (East) HD X X
HBO2 (West) X X
HD Theater (HD Only) X XXXXX
HDNet (HD Only)XXXXX XXXXX
HDNet Movies (HD Only) X X
Headline NewsXXXX XXXX
Headline News HD X
Health And Human ServicesXXXX
HGTV XXXX XXXX
HGTV HD X X
History ChannelXXXX XXXX
History Channel HD X XX
History International XX XXX
History International HD X
HITNXXXX XXXX
Home Shopping NetworkXXXX XXXX
Home Shopping Network 2XXXX
Hope XXXX
HRTVXXXX
In Country TelevisionXXXX
Independent Film Channel XXX XXXX
IndiePlex HD X
Inspiration NetworkXXXX XXXX
Investigation Discovery XXX XXX
Investigation Discovery HD X
ION Television EastXXXX XXXX
ION Television WestXXXX XXXX
Jewelry TelevisionXXXX XXXX
Jewish Life TV XXXX
KBS WorldXXXX
Kids And Teen TVXXXX
LifetimeXXXX XXXX
Lifetime HD X X
Lifetime Movie Network XXX XXXX
Lifetime Movie Network HD X
Link TVXXXX XXXX
Live ShoppingXXXX
Logo XXX
Logo HD X
MASN X X X
MASN 2 X
MASN HD X
MavTV HD X
MercuryXXXX
MGM HD X X
Military Channel XX XXX
MLB Network XXXX
MLB Network HD X
MoviePlex XX X
MSG X X X
MSG HD X
MSG Plus X X X
MSG Plus HD X
MSNBC XXX XXXX
MSNBC HD X X
MTVXXXX XXXX
MTV HD X X
MTV2XXXX XXXX
Mun2 XX
n3D XX
NASA TVXXXX XXXX
Nat Geo Wild XX XXX
Nat Geo Wild HD X
National Geographic Channel XX XXX
National Geographic Channel HD X X
NBA TV XXX XXX
NBA TV HD X X
New England Sports Network X X X
New England Sports Network HD X
NFL Network XXX XXXX
NFL Network HD X X
NFL Redzone X
NFL Redzone HD X X
NHL Network XXX XXX
NHL Network HD X X
Nick Jr XXX XXXX
Nickelodeon EastXXXX XXXX
Nickelodeon East HD X X
Nickelodeon WestXXXX XXXX
Nicktoons Network XX XXX
NRB XXXX
ONCE Mexico XXXX
Outdoor Channel XX X X
Ovation TV XXX XXX
Oxygen XXX XXX
Palladia HD (HD Only) X X
Pay-Per-View GuideXXXX
PBS KIDS Sprout XXX
Pentagon ChannelXXXX
PixL HD X
Planet Green XX XXX
Planet Green HD X X
QVCXXXX XXXX
REELZ ChannelXXXX XXXX
Research ChannelXXXX
RetroPlex HD X
RFD-TV XXX XXXX
Satellite Response InteractiveXXXX
Satellite Response NetworkXXXX
SCENEXXXX
Science Channel XX XXXX
Science Channel HD X X
SHOPXXXX
ShopNBCXXXX XXXX
Shorts HD X
SHOWTIME (East) X X
SHOWTIME (East) HD X X
SHOWTIME (West) X X
SHOWTIME (West) HD X X
SHOWTIME 2 X X
SHOWTIME 2 HD X X
Showtime Beyond X X
Showtime Beyond HD X
SHOWTIME Extreme X X
SHOWTIME Extreme HD X
Showtime Next X
Showtime Next HD X
SHOWTIME Showcase X X
SHOWTIME Showcase HD X X
Showtime Women X
Showtime Women HD X
Sirius Music Channels ch. 6001-6084 XXX
SITV XXX
Slueth XX XXX
Smithsonian HD X
SOAPnet XXX XXXX
SonicTap 60's Revolution XXXX
SonicTap 70's Hits XXXX
SonicTap 80's Hits XXXX
SonicTap 8-Track XXXX
SonicTap 90's Hits XXXX
SonicTap Adult Alternative XXXX
SonicTap Adult Contemporary XXXX
SonicTap Alternative XXXX
SonicTap Bailamos XXX
SonicTap Beautiful Instrumentals XXXX
SonicTap Be-Tween XXX
SonicTap Big Band/Swing XXXX
SonicTap Bluegrass XXXX
SonicTap Blues XXXX
SonicTap Carnaval Brasileiro X
SonicTap Classic Hits Blend XXX
SonicTap Classic Jazz Vocal Blend XXXX
SonicTap Classic R&B XXXX
SonicTap Classic Rock XXXX
SonicTap Classic Rock Workout XXX
SonicTap Coffeehouse Rock XXX
SonicTap College Rock XXX
SonicTap Dance XXXX
SonicTap Familiar Favorites XXX
SonicTap Fiesta Tropical XXXX
SonicTap Flashback\New Wave XXX
SonicTap Folk Rock XXX
SonicTap Full Metal Jacket XXX
SonicTap Gospel Glory XXXX
SonicTap Great Standards XXXX
SonicTap Groove Lounge XX
SonicTap Hair Guitar XXX
SonicTap Hallelujah XXX
SonicTap Hit Country XXXX
SonicTap Holidays and Happenings XX
SonicTap Honky Tonk Tavern XXXX
SonicTap Hot Jamz XXX
SonicTap Hottest Hits XXXX
SonicTap Hurbano XXXX
SonicTap Hype XXXX
SonicTap Ink'd XXXX
SonicTap Irish XXX
SonicTap Italian Bistro Blend XX
SonicTap Italian Contemporary X
SonicTap Jazz XXX
SonicTap Latin Hits XXXX
SonicTap Latin Jazz XXXX
SonicTap Light Classical XXXX
SonicTap Love Songs XXXX
SonicTap Malt Shop Oldies XXXX
SonicTap Mariachi XXXX
SonicTap Metro Blend XXXX
SonicTap Modern Country XXXX
SonicTap Modern Workout XXX
SonicTap Musica De Las Americas XXXX
SonicTap New Age XXXX
SonicTap Old School Funk XXX
SonicTap Piano X
SonicTap PUMP! XXX
SonicTap Rat Pack XXXX
SonicTap Reality Bites XXXX
SonicTap Red,Rock, and Blues XXXX
SonicTap Reggae XXXX
SonicTap Regional Mexican X
SonicTap Retro Disco XXXX
SonicTap Rock en Espanol XXXX
SonicTap Salsa XXXX
SonicTap Showtunes XXX
SonicTap Silky Soul XXXX
SonicTap Silver Screen XXXX
SonicTap Singer-Songwriters XXXX
SonicTap Smooth Jazz XXXX
SonicTap Soft Hits XXXX
SonicTap Spike XXX
SonicTap SubTerranean XXXX
SonicTap Symphonic XXXX
SonicTap The Boombox XXXX
SonicTap The Playground XXX
SonicTap The Spirit XXXX
SonicTap Today's Hits XXXX
SonicTap Traditional Country XXXX
SonicTap Tranquility XX
SonicTap Y2k Hits XXXX
SonicTap Zen XXXX
Sony Movie Channel HD X
Speed Channel XXX XXX
Speed Channel HD X X
Spike TVXXXX XXXX
Spike TV HD X X
Sportsman Channel XX XXX
Sportsman Channel HD X
SportsNet New York X X X
Sportsnet New York HD X
SportSouth X X X
SportSouth HD X
SportsTime Ohio (STO) X X X
SportsTime Ohio (STO) HD X
Starz (East) X X
Starz (East) HD X X
Starz (West) X X
Starz (West) HD X X
Starz Cinema X X X
Starz Cinema HD X
Starz Comedy X