DirecTV suspends FOX 28
A contract fight has unplugged KAYU-TV’s programs from DirecTV subscribers in the Spokane and North Idaho region.
A blackout – which began Aug. 13 – leaves DirecTV customers in need of an antenna to watch FOX 28 shows.
The dispute is a rerun of what happened more than 19 months ago when DirecTV accused Northwest Broadcasting Inc. of demanding an exorbitant fee increase for KAYU FOX 28 programming
DirecTV accuses Northwest Broadcasting of trying to “extort a 300 percent increase in fees which we refuse to accept as we must keep our customers’ monthly bills as low as possible.” Read more.
Makes no difference to me. In 26 years of marriage, we’ve never had cable TV. How about you?
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