Media General Lashes Back at Dish in FCC Filing

Carriage deal expired Oct. 1

The retransmission fight between Media General and Dish is now being waged at the Federal Communications Commission. In a filing with the agency, Media General all but called Dish a liar for accusations the satellite company made about the broadcaster in its complaint filed with the FCC last month

Dish's carriage deal with Media General expired on Oct. 1. Since then, the broadcaster's stations in 17 markets like Tampa, Fla. and Columbus, Ohio, have been unavailable to Dish's subscribers.

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