Update: Dish Signs Short-Term Deal For 12 Local Channels
Dish tonight has signed a short-term extension with broadcaster Morgan Murphy Media that will allow the satcaster to continue airing a dozen local channels in seven markets while the two companies seek a long-term agreement.
The stations tonight posted a viewer alert advising Dish subscribers that they can still receive their signals while negotiations continue. The current pact was set to expire at 6 p.m. ET tonight.
“Attention DISH network customers, you will continue to receive KAPP-KVEW TV as both parties continue to negotiate on a long-term agreement. We will work hard to find a fair deal. We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you, our viewers,” states a notice at the KAPP-KVEW web site.
The seven markets affected by the dispute are Joplin, Missouri, Spokane, Washington, Yakima, Washington, Kennewick, Washington, Victoria, Texas, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and Madison, Wisconsin.
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Dish has yet to issue a statement in response to the Morgan Murphy Media posting. But the satcaster is a bit busy trying to settle a separate and considerably larger carriage battle with Tegna that has left it without 64 local channels since Wednesday night.
The Tegna stations are in such large markets as Washington, D.C., San Diego, Denver, Phoenix, Tampa, New Orleans, Atlanta, Seattle, Houston, St. Louis as well as mid-size areas such as Austin, Texas, San Angelo, Texas, Macon, Georgia, and Jacksonville, Florida, among others. To see a complete list of the Tegna stations, click here.
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Dish is in a breach of contract for all of their customers who are subscribed to Dish, INCLUDING, the local channels. They need to get on the ball and get this resolved! I for one am certainly ready to file a complaint. Dish subscribers are the ones that are coming out on the short end, apparently this is not of great importance to Dish.
Dish did send me an OTA antenna, however because we live in a rural, densely forested area, the OTA antenna is useless.