WPIX Blacked Out 'Without Warning' in Cablevision Homes
Cablevision subscribers have lost a key over-the-air station. WPIX/Channel 11 has been dropped temporarily by Cablevision in a dispute over retransmission fees.
The Bethpage-based cable provider said in a statement today that WPIX parent Tribune and its hedge fund owners were ‘‘demanding tens of millions in new fees from WPIX and other stations they own.’’
Cablevision added that the bankrupt Tribune “should stop their anti-consumer demands and work productively to reach an agreement.”
For Tribune’s part, they say negotiations were ongoing and WPIX was pulled “without warning.”
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