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Well in the ongoing saga with KMOV and their HD channel not being on Charter cable in the st louis region.. well looks like Charter is threatening to pull KMOV Completely off Charter Cable systems... keep in mind that Charter is the 800lb gorilla in STL with little competition except for Dish and Direct.

here is the message from KMOV's website:
Charter Cable Decision

(KMOV) -- For more than two years KMOV has been trying to reach an agreement with Charter Cable to have KMOV's signal available to Charter cable customers. We have made offers, Charter has not responded. We want Channel 4 on Charter, but effective December 31st, Charter will no longer carry KMOV.

For the majority of viewers in the St. Louis area KMOV and CBS programming will still be available. We have been able to reach agreements with every other distribution company in town so viewers can still watch KMOV on Direct TV, Dish Network, AT&T U-Verse and of course over the air. Charter's decision only affects Charter customers.

Channel 4 is far and away one of THE most popular channels on Charter Cable and has invested millions of dollars in its local news, and high-quality local and syndicated programming as well as in its conversion to high definition.

Charter boasts in its ads that local channels like KMOV are the main reason why you should spend your money on cable TV. What they don't tell you is they have been taking local programming for free and then charging you. Charter pays practically all cable networks for their signals, networks that are far less popular. But they don't want to pay for local channels. That's not right, it's not fair and Charter knows it. They pay to carry local signals in other cities, but this time – for some reason – Charter's position will hurt St. Louis cable customers.

Interestingly, our company owns television stations all over the country and has been able to work out agreements like this in every single market with every cable distribution company and satellite provider except one, Charter Communications. They are the only company that refuses to recognize the value of a popular LOCAL station such as KMOV to its customers.

We are not giving up, and we will keep trying to negotiate with them to keep Channel 4 on Charter. You are not happy about this. We are not happy about this. It doesn't have to be this way and Charter knows it.

Let Charter know how you feel. Give them a call, or send them an e-mail and tell Charter you want to keep Channel 4 on their cable system. Or you might consider switching to DISH Network, DIRECT TV or AT&T U-Verse.

Contact Information:

Charter Communications offices: 314-965-0555

Charter Customer Service: 1-888-GET CHARTER (1-888-438-2427)

Charter E-mail:SteveGM@chartercom.com

Helpful Links:

DIRECTV 1-800-494-4388

DISH NETWORK 1-888-825-2557

ATT U-verse 1-800-288-2020