Tribune's WPIX, Three Other Stations Go Dark on Cablevision
MSO and broadcaster are latest to spar over retrans fees
By Todd Spangler, Multichannel News -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/17/2012 9:16:50 AM
Cablevision Systems and Tribune Co. are the latest to step into the retransmission-consent fee boxing ring, after the broadcaster's WPIX and three other stations were pulled from the MSO's systems at around midnight Friday.WPIX, affiliatied with The CW, was dropped from Cablevision's New York-area lineups. The others are WCCT (CW) in Hartford, Conn., carried in a small portion of Connecticut; KWGN (CW) in Denver, carried in some of Cablevision's Optimum West markets (formerly Bresnan Communications); and Philadelphia's WPHL (MyNetwork), which had been available in a small portion of New Jersey.
According to Tribune, Cablevision pulled WPIX and the other stations while the previous retrans agreement was still in effect.
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