DirecTV Retransmission Consent Dispute with Raycom

[TNGTony]

Looks like DirecTV and Raycom are having a tussle. From Fox 19 (WXIX) Cincinnati.

Attention DirecTV Customers!
FOX19 NOW, your local FOX station, may no longer be available on DirecTV after August 31, 2014.
That means you could miss the Bengals, American Idol, Glee and the best local news and weather. But you don’t have to wait.
The good news is you can take action. You Have Choices.
FOX19 NOW remains available on Time Warner, DISH and all
other local TV providers and free over the air. Go to www.fox19now.com for more information.
Raycom Media is diligently working to resolve this matter with DirecTV.
Thank you for your viewership and support. And check back here regularly for updates.
Don’t forget you can get all FOX19 NOW newscast streaming live on your mobile device and at www.fox19now.com.

 

[Juan]

yawn..it will be resolved.charlie is much much more fun

 

[Mr Tony]

That means you could miss the Bengals

since the Bengals are an AFC team they get up to 2 games a year on Fox...so I guess the question is when is the 1st game?

 

[Jimbo]

Looks like DirecTV and Raycom are having a tussle. From Fox 19 (WXIX) Cincinnati.

Attention DirecTV Customers!
FOX19 NOW, your local FOX station, may no longer be available on DirecTV after August 31, 2014.
That means you could miss the Bengals, American Idol, Glee and the best local news and weather. But you don’t have to wait.
The good news is you can take action. You Have Choices.
FOX19 NOW remains available on Time Warner, DISH and all
other local TV providers and free over the air. Go to www.fox19now.com for more information.
Raycom Media is diligently working to resolve this matter with DirecTV.
Thank you for your viewership and support. And check back here regularly for updates.
Don’t forget you can get all FOX19 NOW newscast streaming live on your mobile device and at www.fox19now.com.

Yes, I've got the same thing going on in Toledo with Toledo 11 (CBS).
I could have sworn they just signed an agreement a year or so ago with them.

 

[dishcomm]

since the Bengals are an AFC team they get up to 2 games a year on Fox...so I guess the question is when is the 1st game?

Actually the Bengals appear on Fox just once. Week 6 Vs Carolina

 

[TNGTony]

Bengals TV schedule 2014:

1Sun, Sep 7 @ Baltimore 1:00 PM CBS
2Sun, Sep 14 vs Atlanta 1:00 PM CBS
3Sun, Sep 21 vs Tennessee 1:00 PM CBS
4BYE WEEK
5Sun, Oct 5 @ New England 8:30 PM NBC
6Sun, Oct 12 vs Carolina 1:00 PM FOX
7Sun, Oct 19 @ Indianapolis 1:00 PM CBS
8Sun, Oct 26 vs Baltimore 1:00 PM CBS
9Sun, Nov 2 vs Jacksonville 1:00 PM CBS
10Thu, Nov 6 vs Cleveland 8:25 PM NFL
11Sun, Nov 16 @ New Orleans 1:00 PM CBS
12Sun, Nov 23 @ Houston 1:00 PM CBS
13Sun, Nov 30 @ Tampa Bay 1:00 PM CBS
14Sun, Dec 7 vs Pittsburgh 1:00 PM CBS
15Sun, Dec 14 @ Cleveland 1:00 PM CBS
16Mon, Dec 22 vs Denver 8:30 PM ESPN/WatchESPN
17Sun, Dec 28 @ Pittsburgh 1:00 PM CBS

 

[bigjohnok]

Yes, I've got the same thing going on in Toledo with Toledo 11 (CBS).
I could have sworn they just signed an agreement a year or so ago with them.

those carriage agreements if I am not mistaken usually average 2 years in length.

 

[JerryVolunteer]

This dispute includes WMC in Memphis. They do this every time their contract is up.
Our news station starts sending the messages to try to scare everyone. It kinda gets old lol


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[Jimbo]

those carriage agreements if I am not mistaken usually average 2 years in length.

Wow, I would have thought it was more like 5+, then again the shorter they agree on the more the station can demand more often ....

 

[TNGTony]

It's actually every 3 years.

 

[Blackloz]

5 - 10 years should be the absolute minimum.


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[jcrandall]

Here are possibly affected stations owned by Raycom:

No idea if every station is part of the dispute or just certain ones, but it is usually all/most.
Also there could be some smaller market stations here that aren't carried by DirecTV, I didn't cross reference it.

STATIONMARKETSTATEAFFILIATEDMA
KAITJonesboroARABC181
KCBDLubbockTXNBC143
KFVE/KGMV/KGMDHonoluluHIMNTV69
KFVSCape GirardeauMOCBS81
KGMBHonoluluHICBS69
KHNL/KOGG/KHBCHonoluluHINBC69
KLTVTyler/LufkinTXABC108
KMSBTucsonAZFOX71
KOLDTucsonAZCBS71
KPLCLake CharlesLANBC175
KSLAShreveportLACBS82
KTRETyler/LufkinTXABC108
KTTUTucsonAZMNTV71
KYOUOttumwaIAMNTV201
WAFBBaton RougeLACBS93
WAFFHuntsvilleALNBC79
WALBAlbanyGAABC151
WALBAlbanyGANBC151
WAVELouisvilleKYNBC49
WBRCBirminghamALFOX44
WBTVCharlotteNCCBS25
WBXHBaton RougeLAMNTV93
WCSCCharlestonSCCBS95
WDAMHattiesburgMSABC167
WDAMHattiesburgMSNBC167
WDBDJacksonMSFOX94
WDFXDothanALFOX172
WECTWilmingtonNCNBC131
WFIEEvansvilleINNBC104
WFLXWest Palm BeachFLFOX38
WFXGAugustaGAFOX112
WISColumbiaSCNBC77
WLBTJacksonMSNBC94
WLOXBiloxiMSABC160
WLOXBiloxiMSCBS160
WMBFMyrtle BeachSCNBC102
WMCMemphisTNNBC50
WOIOClevelandOHCBS19
WPGXPanama CityFLFOX154
WQWQ/WQTVCape GirardeauMOCW81
WSFAMontgomeryALNBC120
WSFXWilmingtonNCFOX131
WTNZKnoxvilleTNFOX61
WTOCSavannahGACBS92
WTOLToledoOHCBS76
WTVMColumbusGAABC126
WUABClevelandOHMNTV19
WUPVRichmondVACW57
WUPWToledoOHFOX76
WVUENew OrleansLAFOX51
WWBTRichmondVANBC57
WXIXCincinnatiOHFOX35
WXTXColumbusGAFOX126

http://www.raycommedia.com/companies/

 

[Jimbo]

Here are possibly affected stations owned by Raycom:

No idea if every station is part of the dispute or just certain ones, but it is usually all/most.
Also there could be some smaller market stations here that aren't carried by DirecTV, I didn't cross reference it.

STATIONMARKETSTATEAFFILIATEDMA
KAITJonesboroARABC181
KCBDLubbockTXNBC143
KFVE/KGMV/KGMDHonoluluHIMNTV69
KFVSCape GirardeauMOCBS81
KGMBHonoluluHICBS69
KHNL/KOGG/KHBCHonoluluHINBC69
KLTVTyler/LufkinTXABC108
KMSBTucsonAZFOX71
KOLDTucsonAZCBS71
KPLCLake CharlesLANBC175
KSLAShreveportLACBS82
KTRETyler/LufkinTXABC108
KTTUTucsonAZMNTV71
KYOUOttumwaIAMNTV201
WAFBBaton RougeLACBS93
WAFFHuntsvilleALNBC79
WALBAlbanyGAABC151
WALBAlbanyGANBC151
WAVELouisvilleKYNBC49
WBRCBirminghamALFOX44
WBTVCharlotteNCCBS25
WBXHBaton RougeLAMNTV93
WCSCCharlestonSCCBS95
WDAMHattiesburgMSABC167
WDAMHattiesburgMSNBC167
WDBDJacksonMSFOX94
WDFXDothanALFOX172
WECTWilmingtonNCNBC131
WFIEEvansvilleINNBC104
WFLXWest Palm BeachFLFOX38
WFXGAugustaGAFOX112
WISColumbiaSCNBC77
WLBTJacksonMSNBC94
WLOXBiloxiMSABC160
WLOXBiloxiMSCBS160
WMBFMyrtle BeachSCNBC102
WMCMemphisTNNBC50
WOIOClevelandOHCBS19
WPGXPanama CityFLFOX154
WQWQ/WQTVCape GirardeauMOCW81
WSFAMontgomeryALNBC120
WSFXWilmingtonNCFOX131
WTNZKnoxvilleTNFOX61
WTOCSavannahGACBS92
WTOLToledoOHCBS76
WTVMColumbusGAABC126
WUABClevelandOHMNTV19
WUPVRichmondVACW57
WUPWToledoOHFOX76
WVUENew OrleansLAFOX51
WWBTRichmondVANBC57
WXIXCincinnatiOHFOX35
WXTXColumbusGAFOX126

http://www.raycommedia.com/companies/

Highlighted ones are the ones I'm dealing with ....
CBS Channel 11 is a HUGE issue for Toledo and surrounding area, the FOX 36 one, most could care less ... then again, they expire at this moment because thier only programming that they have that is usually Not Miss happens right now in the next few weeks when the NFL starts again ... without the NFL, they could turn the channel off and no one here would miss it.

 

[bigjohnok]

5 - 10 years should be the absolute minimum.


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justify a long term contract.
the price of everything goes up so you want to lock broadcasters into money loosing contracts?
as a technician I am a skilled tradesmen and I expect to be paid a livable wage so I will not work for any close to min wage and so does every other employee no matter the industry.

the way only to control inflation and the price of everything going up is through government regulation.
never forget that television service is a luxury product/service not a right.

 

[Jimbo]

justify a long term contract.
the price of everything goes up so you want to lock broadcasters into money loosing contracts?
as a technician I am a skilled tradesmen and I expect to be paid a livable wage so I will not work for any close to min wage and so does every other employee no matter the industry.

the way only to control inflation and the price of everything going up is through government regulation.
never forget that television service is a luxury product/service not a right.

Except you forget, I can watch that channel for FREE over the air.

NO reason that the signal has to be charged for in the first place.

 

[bigjohnok]

Except you forget, I can watch that channel for FREE over the air.

NO reason that the signal has to be charged for in the first place.

so then go over the air or free to air.
they charge because its a basically a "convenience" fee that covers infrastructure and over heads costs of pushing that signal out because many customers would rather have the convenience of having it included with their non broadcast cable networks.

 

[osu1991]

so then go over the air or free to air.
they charge because its a basically a "convenience" fee that covers infrastructure and over heads costs of pushing that signal out because many customers would rather have the convenience of having it included with their non broadcast cable networks.

The video providers have to cover that cost for infrastructure not the affiliates or the networks. Raycom and the other affiliates/Networks are just charging this BS fee because Congress has allowed it.

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[Jimbo]

so then go over the air or free to air.
they charge because its a basically a "convenience" fee that covers infrastructure and over heads costs of pushing that signal out because many customers would rather have the convenience of having it included with their non broadcast cable networks.

I already do, do OTA for my local signals, afterward D* decided to add them to our packages.

Shouldn't the OTA station be paying to be ON D*, not the other way around ?

 

[Jimbo]

The video providers have to cover that cost for infrastructure not the affiliates or the networks. Raycom and the other affiliates/Networks are just charging this BS fee because Congress has allowed it.

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Thats what I was thinking too ...

 

[Jimbo]

Now if I'm allowed to choose the market I would like to receive or addl. market and they want a fee, I'm good with that, unfortunately with Spot beams, thats not a possibility.
That said, you could also be offered to purchase any of the Locals that are in your Spotbeam .... I think this would be a Great way for addl. money to be made and subs would also be happy.