Tegna Reaches Multi-Year Carriage Deal With Verizon

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Tegna said it reached a retransmission consent agreement with Verizon that will end a blackout of its stations that began on New Year’s.

The agreement covers multiple years, the broadcaster said, though not specifying how many.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

Related: Tegna and Dish Reach New Carriage Agreement

The agreement covers Tegna stations WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C., WVEC-TV in Norfolk, Va., and WGRZ-TV in Buffalo.

The stations will be restored to Verizon customers effective immediately, Tegna said.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.