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WABC yanked its signal from Cablevision Sunday (March 7), leaving 3 million subscribers in Long Island, Westchester, Brooklyn and the Bronx to seek out other viewing alternatives for viewing ABC programming, including tonight’s Academy Awards telecast.
There was plenty of warning.
Both parties had been negotiating for more than two years, culminating in a volley of claims and counterclaims across local media outlets to let viewers know that WABC could go dark on Sunday.
WABC has been seeking compensation from Cablevision to air its signal.
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