retransmission dispute

Following protracted negotiations, DISH and Hearst Television Inc., the parent company of WCVB, have reached an impasse in negotiating a renewal retransmission consent agreement for the carriage of Hearst Television’s broadcast stations on DISH Network’s systems.

WFXT FOX 25 today announced that despite prolonged negotiations, it appears that DIRECTV will stop carrying the station starting at Midnight Pacific Time on New Year’s Eve. As a result, WFXT will no longer be seen by DIRECTV subscribers as of January 1, 2017.

Both FOX 25 and WCVB were dropped by DIRECTV on New Year's Day, but Cox Media Group has resolved the re-transmission dispute, and FOX 25 is back on.

WNAC-TV FOX Providence is warning its viewers that they may lose the channel if the station does not reach a new agreement with Full Channel Cable.

Hearst Television announced today that the signal for WCVB and for the rest of its 30 television stations have been restored on DISH Network.

Today WFSB-TV, the leading television station in the Hartford / New Haven DMA and the home of CBS in Connecticut began notifying its viewers that Optimum from Altice may drop the station from its lineup on January 13 at 5PM.

Hearst Television announced that the signals for its 30 television stations have been restored on DirecTV.

Just in time for the big New England Patriot's game, Hartford's WFSB, along with other Meredith Corporation stations have been dropped from Altice USA Optimum cable.