Bright House Indy area: No more CBS!

[cb80]

In the Indy area, as of 12:00am, WISH TV was been replaced with Starz Family! Hopefully this ongoing dispute will be settled for the sake of the customers. I bet a lot of people will switch from Bright House to dish, directv, or at&t.

 

[Chris Berry]

I just got word that Bright House Networks and LIN TV has reached an agreement. Good news for CBS and Colts fans!

 

[fwagodess]

No more WANE, WPTA or WISE-TV

I just got word that Bright House Networks and LIN TV has reached an agreement. Good news for CBS and Colts fans!

Here in Marion, it's a hell of a lot worse. After WANE disappeared, and now WPTA and WISE-TV are being dropped--I am canceling Bright House after 13 years. However, I am switching to satellite (after I buy my first home) and I have an outdoor antenna to get Fort Wayne stations.

I am already in hot water with my landlord about this.

 

[The Insider]

LIN has been known to be a greedy company. I hope BHN did not give into their demands.

 

[fwagodess]

LIN has been known to be a greedy company. I hope BHN did not give into their demands.

BHN did not give into LIN TV's demands.


During the dispute, I told the Indianapolis Star, "LIN's pulling of WISH/WNDY and WANE are simply a colossal [bleep] move." The dispute was settled between LIN and BHN on 10/29/08, but WANE did not return, and that only led me to believe that they weren't going to provide FWA stations anymore. I was right a couple of weeks ago when I learend that WPTA and WISE were bing removed.

I understand that BHN is trying their damnedest to keep costs low, but (in my opinion) not offering WANE, WPTA, and WISE-TV, and potentially WFFT is a deal-breaker for me.

In the meantime, I am using an outdoor antenna to get Indy and FWA stations over the air. I do get all Indy stations with no problem (except WISH and WTTK). However, I am having problems getting Fort Wayne stations.

I followed the directions and recommendations and only got WPTA. More details here

 

[The Insider]

Yea it sucks for us consumers what these local stations are trying to do. Charging us for somthing we get free from an Antenna..

 

[fwagodess]

Yea it sucks for us consumers what these local stations are trying to do. Charging us for something we get free from an Antenna..

It must be the Cable Act of 1992. I'd be surprised if that was repealed.