Tribune Stations Back On Cablevision

Deal ends two-month blackout

By Jon Lafayette -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/26/2012 10:04:57 PM

Cablevision said Friday it reach an agreement with Tribune Co. that returns the programming on the Tribune stations to the cable operator's subscribers.

The Tribune stations had been off Cablevision since August, with some subscribers unable to watch the World Series.

The returning station include CW affiliate WPIX, Fox affiliate WTIC in Connecticut, MyNetwork affiliate WPHL in New Jersey.

"We are pleased to have reached agreement with Tribune to return its stations to Cablevision, particularly its Fox affiliate in Connecticut, the only source of Fox programming for about 50,000 of our customers," Cablevision said in a statement. "We sincerely appreciate the patience of our customers as we worked to reach an agreement that is consistent with our focus on minimizing the impact of rising programming costs on cable rates."