This week’s developments include numerous arrivals and departures in both radio and TV, as well as two major retransmission consent disputes.
Category: Retransmission Consent
Dispute Takes Lincoln ABC Affiliate Off DISH Network
ABC affiliate KLKN/8 (Lincoln) is off DISH Network amid a retransmission consent dispute between the satellite provider and the station’s owner, Standard Media.
Weekly Log: Numerous People Moves, Tower Updates, Quad Cities Dispute
A busy week includes radio and TV moves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Nebraska, a retransmission dispute in the Quad Cities, and updates on Twin Cities and Omaha towers.
Tegna Stations Return to Mediacom after 13 Months
Tegna and Mediacom announced Sunday, hours before the Super Bowl, that they have resolved a 13-month retransmission consent dispute.
KARE, Other Tegna Stations Return to DISH
Minneapolis NBC affiliate KARE 11 and other Tegna stations returned to DISH Network Friday, Feb. 4, after a nearly four-month retransmission consent dispute.
Tegna Stations Now Off DISH as Mediacom Dispute Continues
Tegna stations are no longer being carried by a second major provider after the retransmission contract between the broadcaster and DISH Network ended on Oct. 6.
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
Tegna stations in Minneapolis, Des Moines, the Quad Cities, and 48 other markets are back on DirecTV after a nearly three-week outage caused by a retransmission consent dispute.
Update: Locast Adds Minneapolis Market
Free local TV streaming provider Locast is expanding to Minneapolis as it continues to fight a legal challenge from the major broadcast networks.
Scripps Stations Off DISH in Retrans Dispute
Scripps Broadcasting stations in 42 markets, including several in the Upper Midwest, are off DISH Network amid a retransmission consent dispute.