Retransmission Consent squabbles

[nathannah 2792]

On 12/16/2025 at 3:35 PM, kdex86 said:

Cox Media Group stations are off Verizon Fios.  This affects subscribers in Boston (Fox) and Pittsburgh (NBC):

https://triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/wpxi-taken-off-verizons-fios-tv-in-retransmission-spat/

Settled just in time for the Super Bowl yesterday.

[mre29 1967]

3 hours ago, nathannah said:

Settled just in time for the Super Bowl yesterday.

 

Don't you just love it when the timing is so convenient?  

 

[atlnews2 631]

Looks like Gray and dish are in a dispute. Gray Stations started the usual warning messages on their websites 

[tyrannical bastard 4676]

On 3/9/2026 at 12:44 PM, atlnews2 said:

Looks like Gray and dish are in a dispute. Gray Stations started the usual warning messages on their websites 

And the stations are gone.

I'm surprised that Dish is still around.  They're the third DSS provider in a 2 way race to the bottom with DirecTV.

[mre29 1967]

1 hour ago, tyrannical bastard said:

And the stations are gone.

I'm surprised that Dish is still around.  They're the third DSS provider in a 2 way race to the bottom with DirecTV.

 

Wait, there's a third satellite-based provider besides those two?

 

[AmericanErrorist 267]

3 hours ago, mre29 said:

 

Wait, there's a third satellite-based provider besides those two?

 

Orby went out of business a few years ago, so no right now.

[tyrannical bastard 4676]

That's the joke.  Like the third place station in a two station race. 

 

Dish has always been scum so it's probably Sling TV that keeps them in business.

[nathannah 2792]

In case you're wondering how bad off AMG is hiking Weather Channel carriage fees, this is an early preview with a provider just seeing them charge $5 a month for a subscription to it in the app store and finding it cheaper for their subscribers to NOT take it. They opted out and probably avoided having to pick up his other filler at high prices, and get to free-plug KCWH-DT2, along with a cheaper to carry AccuWeather.

 

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

2 hours ago, nathannah said:

In case you're wondering how bad off AMG is hiking Weather Channel carriage fees, this is an early preview with a provider just seeing them charge $5 a month for a subscription to it in the app store and finding it cheaper for their subscribers to NOT take it. They opted out and probably avoided having to pick up his other filler at high prices, and get to free-plug KCWH-DT2, along with a cheaper to carry AccuWeather.

 

 

KWCH's Always On StormTeam 12. A very good underrated channel that's been around for decades.

 

Probably better for 24/7 local weather coverage than TWC's partial coverage.

[Megatron81 343]

I think that was the reason Charter Spectrum added ACCUWeather Network in its lineup in Jan 2021 the channel that it was on was always blank no info until a couple of years ago don't ask why they kept it blank for ACCUWeather until Summer Of 2024. Spectrum & Byron Allen agreed to add a couple of his cable networks other than The Weather Channel.

 

I like ACCUWeather local forecast for the 48-hour loop of radar to see the models if storms will be coming or not & minute-cast as well. I wish that they kept the pretape stuff than the radar on a loop with music in late night & the weekends. 

[AmericanErrorist 267]

DirecTV and 5 Morgan Murphy stations have been at loggerheads since early March:

 

https://rbr.com/five-morgan-murphy-stations-blocked-in-latest-retrans-impasse/

Edited April 23 by AmericanErrorist

[gsrecaps 22]

DirecTV's contract with Griffin Media has expired. Can't find a source right now but here's a screenshot from the TV Promise site:  

[JCB4TV 362]

It appears that DIRECTV and Morgan Murphy have made a deal.

 

https://www.koamnewsnow.com/news/top-stories/koam-tv-on-directv-service-expected-to-be-restored-friday-evening/article_40750bb7-5753-4529-bfcd-54fcfed43092.html

[DENDude 259]

At 8:00PM this evening KMGH & KCDO were dropped from DirecTV, due to a contract dispute between DirecTV & Scrips. 

[AaronQ 309]

22 minutes ago, DENDude said:

At 8:00PM this evening KMGH & KCDO were dropped from DirecTV, due to a contract dispute between DirecTV & Scrips. 

Hell of a timing before the Stanley Cup Final and the NBA Finals for the Scripps ABC stations. 

[NYAZSporty 196]

1 hour ago, AaronQ said:

Hell of a timing before the Stanley Cup Final and the NBA Finals for the Scripps ABC stations. 

Especially in Las Vegas where the Golden Knights play & whose ABC affiliate (KTNV) is owned by Scripps. At least since this isn't a direct dispute between DIRECTV & Disney, folks in affected areas can obviously watch OTA, but also on the ESPN app.