DISH Network’s unreasonable demands keep KY3, KSPR, & Ozarks CW off its service

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – It’s now been greater than a month since DISH Network pulled KY3, KSPR, The Ozarks CW, and all different tv stations owned by Gray Media off its service.

Gray gave DISH a number of extensions throughout extreme climate and main occasions, together with the NFL playoffs, the Super Bowl, and the Winter Olympics. As quickly as these main occasions handed, DISH grew to become unwilling to achieve an settlement.

DISH has a historical past of yanking your favourite programming from its lineup, having pulled greater than 1,000 channels over the previous couple of years.

“Disputes like this one with DISH are extremely rare for Gray. Until this year, we had never had a blackout with a satellite provider, and our last large-scale dispute with a cable operator occurred over a decade ago,” mentioned Hilton Howell, chairman and CEO of Gray Media. “In response to each of our many attempts to resolve this matter, DISH responds by rejecting all proposals, refusing to honor the terms that it had earlier accepted, and adding more outrageous terms to its demands.”

KY3, KSPR, and The Ozarks CW stay accessible on different subscription tv companies. DISH prospects could make a distinction in convincing DISH to revive each stations to their lineup. Click here to demand DISH restore KY3, KSPR, and The Ozarks CW to its service and discover different methods to look at us.

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