Find Your Local CBS Affiliate Channel Number on DIRECTV

For channels like CBS, ABC, NBC and others, you may have noticed that they have varying channel numbers based on the location you’re watching in. And that can sometimes make it difficult to find the network’s programming when you want to tune in. But with this post, any difficulties will go away, by providing you with the specific channel number you can find CBS based on where you live.

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WHY DOES CBS HAVE DIFFERENT CHANNEL NUMBERS?

While CBS has national programming, its broadcast is not able to reach every US viewer. That’s why CBS pairs up with local affiliate stations to help them reach viewers in different areas, which leads to differing channel numbers between regions.

WHAT CHANNEL IS CBS ON DIRECTV?

Find out what DIRECTV channel to tune into to watch CBS today. The list below is organized alphabetically by state. Use the links below to more easily navigate to your state.

• Alabama – Florida
• Georgia – Maine
• Massachusetts – New Jersey
• New Mexico – South Carolina
• South Dakota – Wyoming

ALABAMA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Birmingham	WIAT	Channel 42
Dothan	WTVY	Channel 4
Huntsville	WHNT-TV	Channel 19
Mobile	WKRG-TV	Channel 5
Selma (Montgomery)	WAKA	Channel 8

ALASKA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Anchorage	KAUU	Channel 5
Fairbanks	KXDF-CD	Channel 13
Ketchikan	KYEX-LD	Channel 5

ARIZONA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Phoenix	KPHO-TV	Channel 5
Tucson	KOLD-TV	Channel 13
Yuma	KYMA-DT	Channel 13

ARKANSAS

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Fort Smith	KFSM-TV	Channel 5
Jonesboro	KJNB	Channel 38
Little Rock	KTHV	Channel 11

CALIFORNIA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Bakersfield	KBAK-TV	Channel 29
Chico	KHSL-TV	Channel 12
Eureka	KVIQ-LD	Channel 14
Fresno	KGPE	Channel 47
Los Angeles	KCBS-TV	Channel 2
Monterey	KION-TV	Channel 46
Palm Springs	KPSP-CD	Channel 44
San Diego	KFMB-TV	Channel 8
San Francisco	KPIX-TV	Channel 5
Santa Barbara	KPSP-CD	Channel 44
Stockton (Sacramento)	KOVR	Channel 13

COLORADO

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Colorado Springs	KKTV	Channel 11
Denver	KCNC-TV	Channel 4
Durango	KREZ-TV	Channel 6 (satellite of KRQE-TV, Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Grand Junction	KREX-TV	Channel 5
Montrose	KREY-TV	Channel 10 (satellite of KREX-TV)

CONNECTICUT

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Hartford	WFSB	Channel 3

DELAWARE

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Philadelphia	KYW-TV	Channel 3
Salisbury	WBOC-TV	Channel 16

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Washington, D.C.	WUSA	Channel 9

FLORIDA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Fort Myers	WINK-TV	Channel 11
High Springs (Gainesville)	WGFL	Channel 28
Jacksonville	WJAX-TV	Channel 47
Miami	WFOR-TV	Channel 4
Orlando	WKMG-TV	Channel 6
Panama City	WECP	Channel 18
St. Petersburg (Tampa)	WTSP	Channel 10
Tallahassee	WCTV	Channel 6
West Palm Beach	WPEC	Channel 12

GEORGIA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Atlanta	WANF	Channel 46
Augusta	WRDW-TV	Channel 12
Columbus	WRBL	Channel 3
Macon	WMAZ-TV	Channel 13
Savannah	WTOC-TV	Channel 11
Thomasville (Tallahassee, Florida)	WCTV	Channel 6
Valdosta (Albany)	WSWG	Channel 44

HAWAII

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Hilo	KGMB	Channel 9
Honolulu	KGMB	Channel 5
Wailuku	KGMB	Channel 9

IDAHO

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Boise	KBOI-TV	Channel 2
Idaho Falls	KIFI-D2	Channel 7
Lewiston	KLEW-TV	Channel 3
Twin Falls	KMVT	Channel 11

ILLINOIS

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Champaign	WCIA	Channel 3
Chicago	WBBM-TV	Channel 2
Chicago	WMEU-CD	Channel 48
Peoria	WMBD-TV	Channel 31
Rock Island (Quad Cities)	WHBF	Channel 4
Rockford	WIFR-LD	Channel 23
Springfield	WCIA	Channel 3

INDIANA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Bloomington (Indianapolis)	WTTV	Channel 4
Evansville	WEVV-TV	Channel 44
Fort Wayne	WANE-TV	Channel 15
Kokomo (Indianapolis)	WCIA	Channel 3
Lafayette	WLFI-TV	Channel 18
South Bend	WSBT-TV	Channel 22
Terre Haute	WTHI-TV	Channel 10

IOWA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Cedar Rapids	KGAN	Channel 2
Des Moines	KCCI	Channel 8
Mason City (Rochester, Minnesota)	KIMT	Channel 3
Sioux City	KPTH-DT	Channel 43

KANSAS

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Ensign (Dodge City)	KWCH	Channel 12
Goodland	KWCH	Channel 12
Hays	KWCH	Channel 12
Hutchinson (Wichita)	KWCH-DT	Channel 12
Pittsburg (Joplin, Missouri)	KOAM-TV	Channel 7
Topeka	WIBW-TV	Channel 13

KENTUCKY

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Hazard	WKYT	Channel 27
Lexington	WKYT-TV	Channel 27
Louisville	WLKY-TV	Channel 32

LOUISIANA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Alexandria	KALB-DT2	Channel 6
Baton Rouge	WAFB	Channel 9
Lafayette	KLFY-TV	Channel 10
Lake Charles	KSWL-LD	Channel 17
Monroe	KNOE-TV	Channel 8
New Orleans	WWL-TV	Channel 4
Shreveport	KSLA	Channel 12

MAINE

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Bangor	WABI-TV	Channel 5
Portland	WGME-TV	Channel 13
Presque Isle	WAGM-TV	Channel 8

MARYLAND

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Baltimore	WJZ-TV	Channel 13
Salisbury	WBOC-TV	Channel 16

MASSACHUSETTS

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Boston	WBZ-TV	Channel 4
Springfield	WSHM-LD	Channel 33 (semi-satellite of WFSB/Hartford, Connecticut)

MICHIGAN

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Alpena	WBKB-TV	Channel 11
Bay City (Flint)	WNEM-TV	Channel 5
Cadillac (Traverse City)	WWTV	Channel 9
Detroit	WWJ-TV	Channel 62
Kalamazoo (Grand Rapids)	WWMT	Channel 3
Lansing	WLNS-TV	Channel 6
Marquette	WZMQ-DT	Channel 20
Sault Ste. Marie	WWUP-TV	Channel 10 (satellite of WWTV)

MINNESOTA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Chisholm	KBJR-DT	Channel 3
Mankato	KEYC-TV	Channel 12
Minneapolis	WCCO-TV	Channel 4
Walker	KCCW-TV	Channel 12 (satellite of WCCO-TV)

MISSISSIPPI

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Biloxi	WLOX-DT	Channel 14
Columbus (Tupelo)	WCBI-TV	Channel 4
Cleveland (Greenville)	WXVT-LD	Channel 17
Hattiesburg	WHLT	Channel 22
Jackson	WJTV	Channel 12
Meridian	WMDN	Channel 24

MISSOURI

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Cape Girardeau (Paducah, Kentucky)	KFVS-TV	Channel 12
Hannibal (Quincy, Illinois)	KHQA-TV	Channel 7
Jefferson City (Columbia)	KRCG	Channel 13
Kansas City	KCTV	Channel 5
Kirksville (Ottumwa, Iowa)	WLOX-D2	Channel 14
St. Joseph	KCJO-LD	Channel 30
St. Louis	KMOV	Channel 4

MONTANA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Billings	KTVQ	Channel 2
Bozeman	KBZK	Channel 7 (satellite of KXLF-TV)
Butte	KXLF-TV	Channel 4
Glendive	KXGN-TV	Channel 5 (not owned by MTN)
Great Falls	KRTV	Channel 3
Helena	KXLH-LP	Channel 9 (satellite of KRTV)
Kalispell	KAJJ-CA	Channel 18 (repeater of KPAX-TV)
Missoula	KPAX-TV	Channel 8

NEBRASKA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Grand Island	KGIN	Channel 11 (satellite of KOLN-TV)
Lincoln	KOLN	Channel 10
Omaha	KMTV-TV	Channel 3
Scottsbluff	KSTF-TV	Channel 10 (satellite of KGWN-TV, Cheyenne, Wyoming)

NEVADA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Las Vegas	KLAS-TV	Channel 8
Reno	KTVN	Channel 2

NEW HAMPSHIRE

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Boston	WBZ-TV	Channel 4
Portland	WGME-TV	Channel 13
Burlington	WCAX-TV	Channel 3

NEW JERSEY

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
New York City	WCBS-TV	Channel 2
Philadelphia	KYW-TV	Channel 3

NEW MEXICO

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Albuquerque	KRQE	Channel 13
Roswell	KBIM-TV	Channel 10 (satellite of KRQE)

NEW YORK

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Binghamton	WBNG-TV	Channel 12
Buffalo	WIVB-TV	Channel 4
Carthage (Watertown)	WWNY-TV	Channel 7
Elmira	WENY-DT2	Channel 37
New York City	WCBS-TV	Channel 2
Rochester	WROC-TV	Channel 8
Schenectady (Albany)	WRGB	Channel 6
Syracuse	WTVH	Channel 5
Utica	WKTV-DT2	Channel 4

NORTH CAROLINA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Charlotte	WBTV	Channel 3
Goldsboro (Raleigh)	WNCN	Channel 17
Greensboro	WFMY-TV	Channel 2
Greenville	WNCT-TV	Channel 9
Wilmington	WWAY-DT2	Channel 5

NORTH DAKOTA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Bismarck	KXMB-TV	Channel 12
Dickinson	KXMB-TV	Channel 12
Fargo	KXJB-LD	Channel 30
Minot	KXMC-TV	Channel 13
Williston	KXMD-TV	Channel 11 (semi-satellite of KXMC-TV)

OHIO

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Cincinnati	WKRC-TV	Channel 12
Columbus	WBNS-TV	Channel 10
Dayton	WHIO-TV	Channel 7
Lima	WOHL-CD2	Channel 35
Shaker Heights (Cleveland)	WOIO	Channel 19
Toledo	WTOL-TV	Channel 11
Youngstown	WKBN-TV	Channel 27

OKLAHOMA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Oklahoma City	KWTV-DT	Channel 9
Tulsa	KOTV-DT	Channel 6

OREGON

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Bend	KBNZ-LD	Channel 7
Coos Bay	KCBY	Channel 11 (satellite of KVAL-TV)
Eugene	KVAL-TV	Channel 13
Medford	KTVL	Channel 10
Portland	KOIN	Channel 6
Roseburg	KPIC	Channel 4 (satellite of KVAL-TV)

PENNSYLVANIA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Altoona	WTAJ-TV	Channel 10
Erie	WSEE-TV	Channel 35
Harrisburg	WHP-TV	Channel 21
Philadelphia	KYW-TV	Channel 3
Pittsburgh	KDKA-TV	Channel 2

RHODE ISLAND

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Providence	WPRI-TV	Channel 12

SOUTH CAROLINA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Charleston	WCSC-TV	Channel 5
Columbia	WLTX	Channel 19
Florence (Myrtle Beach)	WBTW	Channel 13
Spartanburg (Greenville)	WSPA-TV	Channel 7

SOUTH DAKOTA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Florence	KDLO-TV	Channel 3 (satellite of KELO-TV)
Rapid City	KCLO-TV	Channel 15 (satellite of KELO-TV)
Reliance	KPLO-TV	Channel 6 (satellite of KELO-TV)
Sioux Falls	KELO-TV	Channel 11

TENNESSEE

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Chattanooga	WDEF-TV	Channel 12
Jackson	WREG-TV	Channel 3
Johnson City (Tri-Cities, Tennessee-Virginia)	WJHL-TV	Channel 11
Knoxville	WVLT-TV	Channel 8
Memphis	WREG-TV	Channel 3
Nashville	WTVF	Channel 5

TEXAS

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Abilene	KTAB-TV	Channel 32
Amarillo	KFDA-TV	Channel 10
Austin	KEYE-TV	Channel 42
Beaumont	KFDM	Channel 6
Brownsville (Rio Grande Valley)	KVEO-DT2	Channel 24
Bryan	KBTX-TV	Channel 3 (semi-satellite of KWTX-TV)
Corpus Christi	KZTV	Channel 10
El Paso	KDBC-TV	Channel 4
Fort Worth (Dallas)	KTVT	Channel 11
Houston	KHOU	Channel 11
Laredo	KYLX-LD	Channel 13
Lubbock	KLBK-TV	Channel 13
Nacogdoches (Tyler)	KYTX	Channel 19
Odessa (Midland)	KOSA-TV	Channel 7
San Angelo	KLST	Channel 8
San Antonio	KENS	Channel 5
Sherman	KXII	Channel 12
Victoria	KXTS-LD	Channel 41
Waco	KWTX-TV	Channel 10
Wichita Falls	KAUZ-TV	Channel 6

UTAH

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Salt Lake City	KUTV	Channel 2

VERMONT

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Burlington	WCAX-TV	Channel 3

VIRGINIA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Charlottesville	WCAV	Channel 19
Harrisonburg	WSVF-DT	Channel 44
Norfolk	WTKR	Channel 3
Richmond	WTVR-TV	Channel 6
Roanoke	WDBJ	Channel 7

WASHINGTON

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Pasco (Kennewick)	KEPR-TV	Channel 19
Seattle	KIRO-TV	Channel 7
Spokane	KREM	Channel 2
Yakima	KIMA-TV	Channel 29

WEST VIRGINIA

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Huntington	WOWK-TV	Channel 13
Lewisburg (Bluefield)	WVNS-TV	Channel 59
Moorefield	W50BD-D¹	Channel 50
Parkersburg	WIYE-LD	Channel 26
Weston (Clarksburg)	WDTV	Channel 5
Wheeling	WTRF-TV	Channel 7

WISCONSIN

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Green Bay	WFRV-TV	Channel 5
La Crosse	WKBT-DT	Channel 8
Madison	WISC-TV	Channel 3
Milwaukee	WDJT-TV	Channel 58
Superior (Duluth, Minnesota)	KBJR-DT	Channel 3
Wausau	WSAW-TV	Channel 7

WYOMING

City	Station Name	DIRECTV Channel Number
Casper	KGWC-TV	Channel 14
Cheyenne	KGWN-TV	Channel 5
Lander	KGWL-TV	Channel 5 (satellite of KGWC)
Rock Springs	KGWR-TV	Channel 13 (satellite of KGWC)

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