Dish ready to drop Post-Newsweek stations?

[TNGTony]

First off, this is PURE UNADULTERATED SPECULATION. I could be mireading this info.

I received an uplink report showing that KSAT was now being mirrored at the top of the Houston local range. In the past Dish has only done this when there is a potential retransmission consent issue. I made a not of this in the "changes" of www.dishchannelchart.com.

About 30 minutes ago I received info that "channel 2" which was also uplinked today to channel 9875 (a prime location from "information slates") is tied to the following stations:
(8372) KPRC Houston, TX NBC 2,
(6205 & 8470) KSAT San Antonio, TX ABC 12
(8032) WDIV Detroit, MI NBC 4
(9057) WJXT Jacksonville, FL 4
(8271) WKMG Orlando, FL CBS 6
(8830) WPLG Miami, FL ABC 10

A little research found that these stations are all owned by Post-Newsweek.

So...putting 2 & 2 together, I am adding up that Dish and Time-Newsweek are at an impasse in retransmission consent contract talks and Dish is getting ready to either drop the stations or having them pulled by Time-Newsweek!

I have no real info but here is the station group owner's info:

Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc. (NYSE : WPO) A Division of Washington Post Co.
3 Constitution Plaza,
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860-493-6530
Fax: 860-493-2490
Website: http://www.washpostco.com

See ya
Tony
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[Scott Greczkowski]

Thats not the address of the owner, thats the address of WFSB Channel 3 here in Hartford. As far as I know the owner is somewhere in the mid west.

WFSB is not listed in those channel listings above.

 

[TNGTony]

Okay...

How about

Post-Newsweek Stations

550 W. Lafayette Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48226-2263
313.223.2260

Jeanine Katona
Director – Human Resources


Alan Frank
President and Chief Executive Officer
Larry Blackerby
Vice President and General Manager, WJXT - Jacksonville
David Boylan
Vice President and General Manager, WPLG - Miami
James E. Joslyn
Acting Vice President and General Manager, KPRC - Houston
Henry Maldonado
Vice President and General Manager, WKMG - Orlando
Steven H. Wasserman
Vice President and General Manager, WDIV – Detroit

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

That may be more accurate.

 

[TNGTony]

Scott,

Is the Hartford channel a recent aquisition? It isn't listed in the Post web site!

BTW the source of the address I got was from this site
http://www.newsblues.com/Secure/Source/ownerships.cgi?ownership=49

See ya
Tony