Minneapolis NBC affiliate KARE 11 and other Tegna stations returned to DISH Network Friday, Feb. 4, after a nearly four-month retransmission consent dispute.
Category: Retransmission Consent
Tegna Stations Now Off DISH as Mediacom Dispute Continues
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Nexstar, DISH Reach Christmas Eve Deal
Nexstar-owned stations in nine Upper Midwest markets have been restored to DISH Network after what DISH had described as the largest-ever retransmission consent dispute.
Update: Tegna, DirecTV Reach Deal after 20-Day Outage
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Update: Locast Adds Minneapolis Market
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Scripps Stations Off DISH in Retrans Dispute
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Update: Hearst Stations Return to DirecTV
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FOX 9 Returns to DISH Hours Before Vikings Game
FOX owned-and-operated station KMSP/9 (Minneapolis) has returned to DISH Network after a ten-day outage.
Nexstar Stations Back on DirecTV in Time for NFL
A week before the start of the NFL season, Nexstar and DirecTV have resolved a blackout that affected 97 markets nationally for nearly two months.
WCCO Returns to DirecTV
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