To be specific, the Oakland Raiders are one of the most recognizable NFL teams known all across the United States and many fans are willing to watch them play every week during the football season. Most of the Raiders’ games air on network affiliates, but for Dish Network subscribers the option of numerous channels and packages as well as the team’s change of location to Las Vegas makes it somewhat difficult to locate the Silver and Black games. Here is the list of the channels through which the Raiders games are broadcast on the Dish Network.
NFL Network
The Dish Network channel 154 is the NFL Network, which is your primary source to watch Raiders games and other NFL games and programs in particular if you are a Dish Network client. Although the NFL Network doesn’t broadcast most Raiders games, it does broadcast NFL RedZone, which cuts from channel to channel displaying the funniest and most exciting moments and scoring plays across the league on Sunday afternoons. Therefore, when the Raiders are as far as the end zone in NFL games, NFL RedZone will switch to it live. Thursday Night Football is also on the NFL Network, as well as other NFL-related shows, and replays of Raiders game broadcasts.
CBS
For the most part, being an AFC team, many of the Raider's away games are on CBS, which is the number seven for Dish users in Oakland. As a result, if you tune into your CBS station, you would likely be able to watch, let's say, 4-5 Raiders away games in the regular season only. CBS NFL telecasts usually have the best on-air analyst teams and the best broadcasting pairs such as Jim Nantz and Tony Romo. Dish also has CBS in High Definition in Oakland, on channel 9429 that will help Raiders fans capture those moments of key throws and tackles.
FOX
Though CBS broadcasts the AFC away games many of the NFC home games are aired by FOX, that is dish Oakland channel 13. Thus, when the Raiders are at home facing opponents like the Broncos, Chiefs, Chargers, or another NFC team, aim your Dish remote toward the local FOX station. FOX provides their games and commentary crews in high-definition video also on channel number 9426 for Dished Network viewers.
NBC
NBC broadcasts Sunday night football (on channel 9 Dish Network), the highlight of the weekly NFL match of the Sunday evening that features Al Michael and Cris Collinsworth on the commentary. The Raiders traditionally have one or two games on Sunday Night Football each regular season with opponents who are either division rivals or defending division or conference champions. Therefore, to watch some of those highlighted Raiders games at night, make a point of checking the Sunday night program on NBC.
ESPN
For those fans who have Dish Network and would like to catch Monday Night Football, ESPN can be found on channel 206, which has the bonus of being in high definition. Similar to NBC’s Sunday Night Football, MNF features big-name teams and the two bitter rivals going face-to-face, thus the Raiders are included in ESPN and Dish Network’s few Monday night slots per year. The Raiders at the Broncos is a popular matchup that tends to make its way onto Monday night. Those are the announcers for Monday Night Football on Dish, and the two are usually Sean McDonough and Joe Theismann.
NFL RedZone
As has been noted before about the NFL Network, NFL RedZone is a must-have if a fan wants to keep up with all the Raiders games on Sundays. NFL RedZone, hosted by Scott Hanson, gives viewers live look-ins and updates from all the games that occur during the early part of Sunday afternoon. Thus, when the Raiders game goes to the break, but QB Derek Carr just threw an absolute dime for a 50-yard touchdown on a different field, fans can switch to NFL RedZone (channel 154 Dish) to watch the action unfold live. Most of the Raider’s fans will have another favorite team playing at the same time, and it is almost impossible to watch both games for the key moments; that is where NFL RedZone comes in handy.
Local Over-the-air Channels
In some cases, CBS, NBC, or FOX have better OTA over-the-air broadcast signals in local markets which means the Raiders fans can tune in to the OTA feed instead of using the Dish Network feed. For example, instead of the Dish signal, the picture on a TV set, connected to Channel 2 CBS, may come in clear if the antenna is involved and has any momentary problems with the satellite signal. Thus, it is prudent for local fans who wish to have a buffer to catch every snap and pass of the Silver and Black offense to have the digital OTA channels scanned and in the mix.
Online Streaming
To add to the fact that fans can only watch Raiders games through Dish Network, they can equally make use of the channel, league, app, or websites to get live streams. For those who have the right login details originating from a Dish subscription, the CBS Sports app and website feature live game streams taping the over-air broadcast. Similarly, NBC Sports and FOX Sports provided links for online live broadcasts only for authenticated subscribers. So, if work sends you on the road in the course of a Raiders game over a laptop, tablet, or telephone, streaming could save you when Dish Network is a problem. Simply tune in to the streaming coverage of the specific channel involved.
Altogether, all the passionate followers of the squad that belongs to Raider Nation, the devoted audience that has the Dish Network, can watch their favorite team during the entire season across different stations and platforms with the help of CBS, FOX, NBC, and ESPN national broadcasts, in addition to NFL Network and NFL RedZone as well as online streaming opportunities. Just make sure that those DVR recordings are set just in case for that added measure of security.
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