Dish Network Strikes Deal For Local HD
The satcaster signs carriage agreement with local station group.
By Swanni
By law, a TV provider can not carry a local station's signals without its permission. LIN has demanded that cable and satellite operators pay for the right to carry their stations.
The new agreement with Dish Network covers the following LIN stations and markets:
KASA-TV and KRQE-TV (Albuquerque)
KXAN-TV and KNVA-TV (Austin, Texas)
WIVB-TV and WNLO-TV (Buffalo)
WWHO-TV (Columbus, Ohio)
WDTN-TV (Dayton, Ohio)
WANE-TV (Ft. Wayne, Ind.)
WOOD-TV and WOTV-TV (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
WLUK-TV (Green Bay)
WTNH-TV and WCTX-TV (Hartford-New Haven)
WISH-TV and WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)
WLFI-TV (Lafayette, La.)
WALA-TV and WBPG-TV (Mobile, Ala.)
WAVY-TV and WVBT-TV (Norfolk, Va.)
WPRI-TV and WNAC-TV (Providence,)
WWLP-TV (Springfield, Mass,)
WTHI-TV (Terre Haute, Ind.)
WUPW-TV (Toledo, Ohio)
As part of the agreement, Dish and LIN will also partner in marketing efforts to encourage people to switch to Dish if LIN decides to remove its channels from the local cable operator's lineup in a carriage dispute.
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