Verizon Reaches New Agreement With Nexstar; No Blackout of 14 Stations, NewsNation

By Phillip Swann
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Verizon says at its web site that it has reached a new agreement with Nexstar to continue carrying 14 local stations owned and operated by the broadcaster as well as NewsNation.

“We’re happy to share that we’ve reached an agreement with Nexstar to continue showing its channels in your Fios TV lineup. We appreciate your patience and support, and are very happy to continue to serve you as a Fios TV customer,” Verizon said in a statement posted last night.

The old agreement was set to expire on Friday, October 24, and Verizon last week warned its Fios TV customers that they could lose the Nexstar channels if a new pact was not reached. The sides negotiated a one-day extension on Friday night and yesterday reached the new long-term deal.

The Verizon statement did not disclose the terms of the agreement including its length.

Although Nexstar has more than 200 local stations, Verizon would have only lost 14 because it does not provide service in all markets.

The Nexstar channels, stations, and their subchannels, include:

• WAVY (Norfolk): NBC, The Nest, getTV, Defy TV
• WDCW (D.C.): CW, Antenna TV
• WDVM (D.C.): DC News Now, ION Mystery, Rewind TV, ShopLC
• WHTM (Harrisburg): ABC, Grit, Laff
• WIVB (Buffalo): CBS
• WNLO (Buffalo): CW, Rewind TV
• WPHL (Philadelphia): CW, Antenna TV/MyNetwork, Grit, Comet
• WPIX (New York): CW, Antenna TV, Rewind TV
• WPRI (Providence): CBS, MyNetwork, True Crime Network, Defy TV
• WRIC (Richmond): ABC, Rewind TV, COZI TV, Laff
• WSYR (Syracuse): ABC, Antenna TV, Bounce TV
• WTEN (Albany): ABC, COZI TV, Antenna TV, ION Mystery
• WTNH (Greenwich): ABC
• WVBT (Norfolk): FOX, CW, Rewind TV, COZI TV
• NewsNation

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