Directv Users-ABC 5 may be off the air come end of March

[BigJCy]

"Negotiation Difficulties" of course according to WOI.

Attention DirecTV Subscribers

 

[ajk4st8]

Oh no! they are taking away the worst station on the air.

 

[tman24]

why are there so many problems with channels that can be had for free over the air?

 

[balken]

Insiders are saying that DirecTVs HD broadcast signal is having difficulty handling the 80s backdrops on their newscast.

 

[MNCyGuy]

But...but...only Mediacom has problems with local channels!!

 

[yCy]

Thank goodness we have over the air capabilities, too. I would miss Lost.

 

[RhoadsRage]

Glad I got Dish Net.

 

[jdoggivjc]

Same thing with WHBF 4 (CBS) in the Quad Cities. The local news is worthless, but the CBS programming - guess I'm going to have to reprogram the DVR to use the antenna again...

 

[ISUAlum2002]

But...but...only Mediacom has problems with local channels!!

No kidding. All you DirecTV nuthuggers, come on in and tell us how only cable providers have issues with retransmission contracts.

 

[gocubs2118]

I'm glad I live in Illinois.

 

[kingcy]

Direct keeps making that change to dish look better and better. 2 more months.

 

[garn91]

no big loss until football season

 

[rdubbs]

Well this sounds like a big bag of ****.

 

[st8]

No kidding. All you DirecTV nuthuggers, come on in and tell us how only cable providers have issues with retransmission contracts.

what, do you work for the freaking cable company?? your so extremely proud of your cable that you feel the need to call out satellite users?? "my father had cable, and his father before him had cable, and his dad had cable... don't you dare say anything bad about my cable :realmad:" get a life, and a real problem you tool. service to this channel for Dtv users will not be interrupted. make sure you get your shots off now!!!

 

[Ames]

I thought only cable had this problem?

 

[Ames]

what, do you work for the freaking cable company?? your so extremely proud of your cable that you feel the need to call out satellite users?? "my father had cable, and his father before him had cable, and his dad had cable... don't you dare say anything bad about my cable :realmad:" get a life, and a real problem you tool. service to this channel for Dtv users will not be interrupted. make sure you get your shots off now!!!

You have to be kidding. You can't even mention the word cable on this site without a ton of Directv people jumping in to talk smack.

 

[rdubbs]

DIRECTV: Contact Us

 

[tman24]

You have to be kidding. You can't even mention the word cable on this site without a ton of Directv people jumping in to talk smack.

Exactly. Now there is a problem with them and none are to be found.

 

[Stormin]

Why should anyone be surprised? Fox used the NFL to extort money from Mediacom. Now WOI is using their coverage of Cyclone athletics to extort money from Direct TV. Same thing.

 

[rdubbs]

Dear rdubbs,

Thanks for writing about your local ABC channel on channel 5. I understand that the ABC affiliate, WOI is important to you.

DIRECTV is currently in negotiations to renew our agreement with the owner and operator of the broadcast station.

We are doing everything in our power to keep your costs down and we anticipate resolving this issue soon. You can continue to enjoy your DIRECTV service as you do today. For up-to-date information please visit directv.com/alerts.

Sincerely,

Leah S.
Employee ID 100134636
DIRECTV Customer Service

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