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Originally Posted by milkman
I have the same issue here with the local NBC affiliate.
Seems to me, since the consumer is not allowed to choose an out of market nettwork affiliate, the local network should not be allowed to remove their programming from the provider's line up in a contract dispute, or the provider should be able to provide an alternative until the dispute is resolved.
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Yeah I guess dish was in the same kind of pissing contest with ABC here as well but at one minute before midnight on the 31st they came to terms.
I had no idea until this happened with CBS/Direct TV that this could happen. I was pissed off with Direct TV but after looking into it, it's some outfit that owns all the CBS stations in Montana that's based out of Minnesota that's the root of the problem. I guess they wanted a lot more money from Direct TV to let them pass the signal down the pike.
Direct TV can't pull the local programing but the owner of the stations can so in short, **** the greedy pricks over in Minnesota that own the stations.