TV Basics: Local Station Availability via Satellite
The ability of satellite companies to provide local channels to their customers has expanded significantly in recent years. Local broadcast stations are now available via satellite in 183 markets.

    DirecTV DISH
Network
  Abilene-Sweet., TX x
  Albany, GA x
  Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY x x
  Albuquerque-Sante Fe, NM x x
  Alexandria, LA x
  Alpena, MI
  Amarillo, TX x
  Anchorage, AK x x
  Atlanta, GA x x
  Augusta, GA x x
  Austin, TX x x
  Bakersfield, CA x x
  Baltimore, MD x x
  Bangor, ME x x
  Baton Rouge, LA x x
  Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX x x
  Bend, OR
  Billings, MT x
  Biloxi-Gulfport, MS
  Binghamton, NY
  Birmingham, AL x x
  Bluefield-Beckley+, WV
  Boise, ID x x
  Boston, MA x x
  Bowling Green, KY
  Buffalo, NY x x
  Burlington-Plattsburgh, VT-NY x x
  Butte-Bozeman, MT x x
  Casper-Riverton, WY x
  Cedar Rapids, IA x x
  Champaign/Springfield/Decatur, IL x x
  Charleston, SC x x
  Charleston-Huntington, WV x x
  Charlotte, NC x x
  Charlottesville, VA x
  Chattanooga, TN x x
  Cheyenne, WY x
  Chicago, IL x x
  Chico-Redding, CA x x
  Cincinnati, OH x x
  Clarksburg-Weston, WV x
  Cleveland, OH x x
  Colorado Springs/Pueblo, CO x x
  Columbia, SC x x
  Columbia-Jefferson City, MO x x
  Columbus, GA
  Columbus, OH x x
  Columbus-Tupelo, MS x x
  Corpus Christi, TX x x
  Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX x x
  Davenport-Rock Island-Moline, IA-IL x x
  Dayton, OH x x
  Denver, CO x x
  Des Moines, IA x x
  Detroit, MI x x
  Dothan, AL x x
  Duluth, MN-Superior, WI x x
  El Paso, TX x x
  Elmira (Corning), NY
  Erie, PA x
  Eugene, OR x x
  Eureka, CA
  Evansville, IN x x
  Fairbanks, AK x x
  Fargo-Valley City, ND x x
  Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, MI x x
  Ft. Myers-Naples, FL x x
  Ft. Smith-Fayetteville, AR x x
  Ft. Wayne, IN x x
  Fresno-Visalia, CA x x
  Gainesville, FL x
  Glendive, MT
  Grand Junction/Montrose, CO x
  Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo, MI x x
  Great Falls, MT x
  Green Bay-Appleton, WI x x
  Greensboro, NC x x
  Greenville-New Bern-Washington, NC x x
  Greenville-Spartanburg, SC x x
  Greenwood-Greenville, MS
  Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TX x x
  Harrisburg, PA x x
  Harrisonburg, VA x
  Hartford-New Haven, CT x x
  Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS
  Helena, MT x
  Honolulu, HI x x
  Houston, TX x x
  Huntsville, AL x x
  Idaho Falls, ID x
  Indianapolis, IN x x
  Jackson, MS x x
  Jackson, TN
  Jacksonville, FL x x
  Johnstown-Altoona, PA x x
  Jonesboro, AR
  Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS x
  Juneau, AK x x
  Kansas City, MO x x
  Knoxville, TN x x
  La Crosse-Eau Claire, WI x x
  Lafayette, IN
  Lafayette, LA x x
  Lake Charles, LA
  Lansing, MI x x
  Laredo, TX x x
  Las Vegas, NV x x
  Lexington, KY x x
  Lima, OH x
  Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, NE x x
  Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR x x
  Los Angeles, CA x x
  Louisville, KY x x
  Lubbock, TX x
  Macon, GA x x
  Madison, WI x x
  Mankato,MN x
  Marquette, MI
  Medford-Klamath Falls, OR x x
  Memphis, TN x x
  Meridian, MS x
  Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL x x
  Milwaukee, WI x x
  Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN x x
  Minot-Bismarck, ND x
  Missoula, MT x
  Mobile-Pensacola-Ft. Walton Beach, AL-FL x x
  Monroe-El Dorado, LA-AR x
  Monterey-Salinas, CA x x
  Montgomery-Selma, AL x
  Myrtle Beach-Florence, SC x x
  Nashville, TN x x
  New Orleans, LA x x
  New York, NY x x
  Norfolk/Portsmouth/Newport, VA x x
  North Platte, NE
  Odessa-Midland, TX x
  Oklahoma City, OK x x
  Omaha, NE x x
  Orlando-Daytona, FL x x
  Ottumwa, IA
  Paducah-Cape Girardeau, KY-MO x x
  Palm Springs, CA x x
  Panama City, FL x
  Parkersburg, WV
  Peoria-Bloomington, IL x x
  Philadelphia, PA x x
  Phoenix, AZ x x
  Pittsburgh, PA x x
  Portland, OR x x
  Portland-Auburn, ME x x
  Presque Isle, ME
  Providence-New Bedford, RI-MA x x
  Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk, IL-MO-IA x
  Raleigh-Durham, NC x x
  Rapid City, SD x
  Reno, NV x x
  Richmond-Petersburg, VA x x
  Roanoke, VA x x
  Rochester, NY x x
  Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA x x
  Rockford, IL x x
  Sacramento-Stockton, CA x x
  St. Joseph, MO
  St. Louis, MO x x
  Salisbury, MD
  Salt Lake City, UT x x
  San Angelo, TX x
  San Antonio, TX x x
  San Diego, CA x x
  San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA x x
  Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-St. Louis Obispo x x
  Savannah, GA x x
  Seattle-Tacoma, WA x x
  Sherman-Ada,TX-OK x
  Shreveport, LA x x
  Sioux City, IA x
  Sioux Falls(Mitchell), SD x x
  South Bend-Elkhardt, IN x x
  Spokane, WA x x
  Springfield, MO x x
  Springfield-Holy., MA x
  Syracuse, NY x x
  Tallahassee-Thomasville, FL-GA x x
  Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL x x
  Terre Haute, IN x
  Toledo, OH x x
  Topeka, KS x x
  Traverse City-Cadillac, MI x x
  Tri-Cities, TN x x
  Tucson, AZ x x
  Tulsa, OK x x
  Twin Falls, ID x
  Tyler-Longview, TX x x
  Utica, NY
  Victoria, TX
  Waco-Temple-Bryan, TX x x
  Washington, DC x x
  Watertown, NY
  Wausau-Rhinelander, WI x x
  West Palm Beach, FL x x
  Wheeling-St., WV-OH
  Wichita Falls, TX-Lawton, OK x
  Wichita-Hutchinson, KS x x
  Wilkes-Barre, PA x x
  Wilmington, NC x x
  Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA x x
  Youngstown, OH x x
  Yuma-El Centro, AZ-CA x
  Zanesville, OH x
   
Source: DirecTV and DISH Network websites, as of August, 20 2009. Coverage in any DMA may be limited to certain zip codes. Actual availability may change. Check DirecTV (www.directv.com) and DISH Network (www.dishnetwork.com) websites for specific requirements.

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