LIN, DISH Fight a Godsend for Retrans Reform Advocates?

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Retransmission reform advocates might be getting additional ammunition very soon. Four days before the Federal Communications Commission plans to take up a notice of proposed rule making on how it might change the rules governing retransmission negotiations, LIN Media warned that its stations could go dark on DISH Network by the end of the week, the very thing the FCC is working to avoid.

LIN is an owner and operator of TV stations, mostly in midsize markets, and has affiliates with all the major broadcast networks.

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