Local NBC station to drop carriage with DirecTv

[forsberg21]

OK, what do I do if my local NBC (WGAL-TV) loses it's carriage with DirecTv? They are negotiating right now, but only have until Jan 1. If DirecTv drops them, what can I do to get this local NBC station? If it matters, the actual station is located but 2-3 miles from my house.

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[raoul5788]

If they are that close to your house, you can probably get them with a coat hanger! Seriously, if you want to get them ota, you can likely get them with a small antenna and the tuner in your tv, assuming you have an ATSC tuner in it. If not, you can get an AM21 ota tuner from Directv that integrates with the H/HR series boxes.

[forsberg21]

If they are that close to your house, you can probably get them with a coat hanger! Seriously, if you want to get them ota, you can likely get them with a small antenna and the tuner in your tv, assuming you have an ATSC tuner in it. If not, you can get an AM21 ota tuner from Directv that integrates with the H/HR series boxes.

I have the HR24-500, but since I get my locals, I didn't need the AM-21. So, if I do get the AM-21, I would still be able to get my local NBC station, even though DirecTv might drop the carriage? And with the HR24-500 and the AM-21....could I continue to use my HR24-500 to watch my local ABC and CBS stations and choose to watch NBC using the AM-21, or would all my locals then be required to be received by the AM-21? I ask only because of some of the compatibility issues the HR24-500 and the AM-21 have when it comes to recording.....

Also, I use my receiver to get DD 5.1 with my HR24-500, so I assume using my TV's internal ATSC tuner would require to use the TV speakers? If so, forget that.

[charper1]

The dispute will likely be rather short; pulling in the local via OTA to the TV would be VERY temporary and inexpensive. Sure would't go to any great expense. All my TV's are used only as monitors so I don't have these issues but I hear ya... (no pun intended)

[wolfjc]

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Here is the story:
DIRECTV Could Lose 30 Local Channels
By Swanni

Washington, D.C. (December 12, 2010) -- Hearst Television is warning that DIRECTV will lose the right to carry roughly 30 local stations on January 1 if the two companies don't reach a new programming pact by then.

If a new agreement is not reached, DIRECTV viewers of those stations would lose both their SD and HD signals.

The Hearst announcement is the latest salvo in the ongoing battle between programmers and TV providers over carriage fees. Subscribers to DIRECTV, Dish Network, Cablevision and others have lost access to their favorite channels for a period of time this year because their providers could not reach a new agreement before the old one expired..

In a statement released over the weekend, Hearst expressed confidence that it would reach a new deal with DIRECTV, but it said it wanted to alert the satcaster's viewers that they could lose the channels.

“We believe that we and DirecTV can conclude our negotiations before January 1st so as not to deprive any of our respective viewers and customers of our programming. However, we want to advise our viewers and customers that the possibility of non-renewal of our current agreement exists," the statement read.

By federal law, a TV provider can not carry a channel without its consent. The Hearst channels that could be pulled from DIRECTV are:

Boston WCVB
Manchester, NH WMUR
Tampa, Florida WMOR
Daytona Beach, Florida WESH
Clermont, Florida WKCF
Sacramento KCRA KQCA
Pittsburgh WTAE
Baltimore WBAL
Kansas City, Missouri KMBC
Cincinnati WLWT
Milwaukee WISN
Greenville, SC WYFF
West Palm Beach WPBF
Lancaster, PA WGAL
Oklahoma City KOCO
Albuquerque KOAT
Winston Salem WXII
Louisville WLKY
New Orleans WDSU
Honolulu KITV
Hilo, Hawaii KHVO
Wailuku, Hawaii KMAU
Des Moines KCCI
Omaha KETV
Poland Spring, Maine WMTW
Jackson, MS WAPT
Burlington, Vermont WPTZ
Hartford, Vermont WNNE
Fort Smith, Arkansas KHBS, KHOG
Salinas, CA KSBW

[charper1]

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LOL "Hearst Television is warning"


Something REALLY needs to be done to these affiliates and their parent companies. ARGH All over local ad revenue protections..