Blame the STATIONS, not the provider, they are the one trying to hold people hostage.
Sinclair stations set to go dark on 9/27
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If the Fox Sports channels (RSN's) have been sold, I look for the RSN fee to go even HIGHER .... soon.
KOMO here in Western WA has been running the "Call AT&T" crawl constantly for the last couple of days (along with that Sinclair-produced spot). I was able to set the "zoom" feature on my Hopper (I'm on dish, obviously) to black out the crawl during DWTS. If that feature exists on DIRECTV or your TV brand of choice, try that.
One more thing: notice that Sinclair isn't encouraging viewers to install an off-air antenna. THEY SHOULD BE! Sinclair should be getting viewers to watch them any way they can. The FCC should require that a notice of antenna reception to run in all retrans dispute announcements and at least once daily during regular programming when and while things are all "kissy kissy." Hopefully both sides will come together and kiss up before things get really bad and the sides start throwing things at each other (as if they aren't as it is).
One more thing: notice that Sinclair isn't encouraging viewers to install an off-air antenna. THEY SHOULD BE! Sinclair should be getting viewers to watch them any way they can. The FCC should require that a notice of antenna reception to run in all retrans dispute announcements and at least once daily during regular programming when and while things are all "kissy kissy." Hopefully both sides will come together and kiss up before things get really bad and the sides start throwing things at each other (as if they aren't as it is).
The PROVIDERS gain customers on the back of the stations
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Honestly the FCC really shouldn’t allow duopolies and triopolies. I was just pointing out to the poster that just moved that Sinclair had all three WBMA-ABC, WTTO-CW, and WABM-MY in Birmingham.
In some markets it’s even worse with Sinclair. Mobile-Pensacola for instance will lose WPMI-NBC, WEAR-ABC, and WJTC (independent).
They have some SSA to be able to operate two big 4 network affiliates in that market. I am sure there are other markets Sinclair has like this as well.
They have some SSA to be able to operate two big 4 network affiliates in that market. I am sure there are other markets Sinclair has like this as well.
Sometimes one station carries more than one major network
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Just out of morbid curiosty...do they all now share the same frequency? Not license wise..but the fcc reorganization where existng stations sell their frequencies at auction to cellular companies...still totally separate channels but sharing
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WBMA is a low power station on channel 58, it has been the ABC affiliate of 'record' for the Birmingham TV market since the big switch of 1996 (Fox).
It simulcast its programming on WCFT 33 Tuscaloosa and WJSU 40 Anniston, two high power UHF stations, the station marketed and continues to market itself as 'ABC 33/40'
When Sinclair bought Albritton in 2014, they 'sold' WCFT and WJSU to Howard Stirk Holdings (a Sinclair shell), and moved the WBMA-LD 58 feed to the .2 channel of WABM-68, and also on another repeater station they own WDBB-17 (satellite of WTTO) on .2, also it is on the .2 of the Stirk owned WJSU (now WGWW-40).
On DirecTV, they moved it to 'Channel 67' since it is on WABM .2, on Dish it is still on 40, and on cable systems, the same position as before.
On OTA, depending where you are in the market, you get it on 58.1, 17.2, 68.2, or 40.2.
Recently, all of the stations in the market moved to their new 'repack' RF channel, however, there is no 'channel sharing' that I know of in the market currently.
Most of the major matches are on other networks so it's a pointless channel. It's maybe relevant only 3 weeks a year.
I don't know about WPMI and WJTC. They are owned by Sinclair but they haven't had the scroll or posted on their website that they will be affected. The only station that has the scroll is WEAR out of Pensacola. They also have it on their website. I just sent a message to WPMI asking if they would be going dark.
We've been without WRSP-Fox and WBUI-CW for months. Now it looks like we'll lose WICS-ABC, too. I'm glad I have an antenna and an AM21.
My local CBS and CW are owned by Sinclair, so sick of the bickering between ATT and Companies, we're the ones hurting over these disputes, they end up gaining more money while our bills go up. Luckily for me I don't really watch CBS plus I have CBS All Access through Amazon Prime, and only 1 49ers game was on CBS, Steelers game, this past Sunday, none left, so not worried about it, glad ABC is back though, I love my NCAAF.
Congress really needs to step in and establish arbitration laws (in partnership with the FCC) which say you cannot black out a station during negotiations, and here are the binding arbitration rules if you can't come to an agreement, along with some kind of index to guide the fees and any increase in fees.
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