City of Breese issued the following announcement on Jan. 4.
Dear Franchise Official:
Charter Communications, locally known as Spectrum, has been in discussions with Tribune Broadcasting (“Tribune”), the owner of WGN America and multiple local broadcast ABC, CBS, FOX, CW and digital multi-cast stations across various markets, to renew our carriage agreement. At 5:00 P.M. ET on Wednesday, January 2, 2019, Spectrum’s agreement to carry Tribune’s channels expired. As a result the channels listed below and all associated Video On Demand content are no longer available to Spectrum customers.
WGN America - Channel 23
WGN America HD - Channel 783
KTVI FOX - Channel 2
KPLR CW - Channel 11
KPLR 2 This TV- Channel 187
KPLR 3 Comet TV- Channel 200
KTVI 3 Escape- Channel 201
KTVI (HD) FOX- Channel 702
KPLR (HD) CW- Channel 711
Tribune asked for a dramatic increase in fees (200%) which we believe is completely unjustified. We regret the impact of Tribune’s decision, and we remain optimistic that this matter will be resolved quickly, so our customers can again receive Tribune programming. For more information, please visit www.tribunefairdeal.com.
If you have any questions about the above this matter, please feel free to contact me at (317) 713-3860 or via email at LeeAnn.Herrera@Charter.com.
Sincerely,
LeeAnn
LeeAnn Herrera| Director, Government Affairs
3030 Roosevelt Avenue |Indianapolis, IN 46218
O: 317.713.3860
E:LeeAnn.Herrera@charter.com
Original source can be found here.
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