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Tuesday, March 31st, 2026 8:21 PM

E. W. Scripps Programming Agreement Expired

E. W. Scripps cable network programming is currently unavailable as our agreement with E. W. Scripps has expired.

 

Please know we pay programmers to bring you the entertainment you love, and a number of reasonable offers have been made and they haven’t been accepted. Comcast is working toward bringing back this programming, but only with fair pricing, terms, and conditions for customers. I know unexpected changes to your TV lineup can be frustrating, and I apologize for any inconvenience.

For more information, visit https://www.xfinity.com/facts

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2 Messages

1 day ago

Bring back Scripps stations!

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled Scripps network

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1 day ago

Please bring back scripps - Nbc and peacock are the main channels I watch.  Well you be giving me a refund for all the days I can't access them?

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3 Messages

1 day ago

Your financial disagreement with Scripps is going to cost you a lot of customers. Many people that I know who have paid for cable for years are disgusted with this, including myself. You're going to lose many clients to streaming platforms when you take away the most popular local news channel in the area. I've already cut my cable in half and I'm discovering how little I need it, especially if I now have to find and stream the local news team that I've watched for over 25 years.

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled WPTV NBC News channel 5 West Palm Beach

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2 Messages

1 day ago

Bring back News channel 5on CBS or provide a rebate to our bill. 

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2 Messages

24 hours ago

We are aware that there are contract negotiations going on with Scripps. However, it seems to be out of standstill for too long. It’s always been a public accessible station. I understand that other parts of the country aren’t having this problem. It seems like there needs to be something else done besides penalizing your customers we will have to make another choice for a provider if it doesn’t change soon. . 

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled Loss of ABC network due to contract

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user_u8e3fl Thanks for reaching out about the loss of channels owned by E. W. Scripps. This programming is currently unavailable as Comcast’s agreement with the network has expired. Please know Comcast pays programmers to bring you the entertainment you love, and a number of reasonable offers have been made that they haven’t accepted. Comcast is working toward bringing back this programming, but only with fair pricing, terms, and conditions for customers. I know unexpected changes to your TV lineup can be frustrating, and I apologize for any inconvenience. For more information, visit https://www.xfinity.com/programmingchanges.
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@XfinityEmilyB​ Will Comcast be partially refunding customers who are paying Broadcast TV Fees ($42.70) every month.

Why punish customers to pay for something that they are receiving.

Visitor

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2 Messages

For God's sake, turn ABC back on, this is ridiculous!  Why am I paying for channels without ABC, I am ready to cancel!!!

Official Employee

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@user_jppr0k that is a great question regarding the Broadcast TV fee, and partial credits.

 

Yes, starting on May 1st partial credits will start to be applied for customers in affected areas that have the Broadcast TV fee on their statement will receive partial credit. Please keep an eye your upcoming statement(s) that print after May 1st. 

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2 Messages

21 hours ago

I understand that Xfinity and Scripps are struggling to negotiate; HOWEVER, I pay to have ABC available and I think it would be appropriate to discount all monthly bills until this is resolved.  This is a corporate problem not a customer problem. 
thank you

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7 hours ago

This is such [Edited: "Profanity"] that we cannot receive a local station through cable.  When will this be rectified?

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2 Messages

4 hours ago

I live in Utah and have lost my local Fox station and would like to have it returned. I am paying over $200 for xfinity cable and should be able to watch local channels

Terry

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled Fox TV

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4 hours ago

I have been with Comcast for 35+ years. With the price we pay for cable we should be able to see our local WPTV. Please come to an agreement, we miss our favorite local shows.

Angela Robinson

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2 Messages

3 hours ago

Come on Xfinity...

     Yes, prices for everything continues to rise.  That's today's economy.   

     It's time for the corporation to reach into their deep pockets and pay up.  Execs are in a better position to take less of a bonus this year than I am to pay higher prices for less service.

     I've been loyal for over 30 years paying for your premium package.  Time for Xfinity/Comcast to reciprocate in like manner.

Don't be so greedy to save a few bucks that you end up losing customers who pay quite a bit for monthly cable. 

     The more I'm pushed to find my channels through other sources,  the more likely I'm getting closer to cutting the cable cord.

This is more than frustrating for the customer, it feels like a betrayal.  Give us what we signed up for.  Quality service, complete programming.  We don't need to be caught up in corporate disputes and and paying for the price of your negotiations.

     Put Scripps channels back on the air as part of our cable package.   Plain and simple. 

Signed,

Disgruntled & Dissatisfied 

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled Loss of Channels due to contract dispute.

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3 Messages

28 minutes ago

Twenty-three days and counting.  Each morning and afternoon when I want to get the local news and weather on WXYZ, the local ABC affiliate, I get that stupid pink screen.   Basically, Comcash is unresponsive to its subscribers on the missing channels.  No change in the message, no updates that there is any effort being made to a resolution. 

Given the movement by the public away from cable tv to streaming, one would think that Comcash would want to resolve this. 

It is becoming more apparent that the lack of agreement with Scripps is going to be permanent.    I've had Comcash for over thirty years, and it's becoming more apparent that cutting the cord is going to be my response. 

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9 minutes ago

I'd like to have my Denver ABC channel back.  It used to be that cable companies could not remove local channels due to the need for information during emergencies (fire, severe weather, etc.).  This rule needs to be reinstated.

Visitor

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2 Messages

4 minutes ago

Please return my NBC / WPTV programming. I watch Kelly and Mark, my talk shows, soaps and Jimmy Fallon. What’s going on? 

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled Bring back my NBC / WPTV Programming PLEASE

Visitor

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2 Messages

Comcast needs to bring back WPTV.  The alternative is subscribing to Hulu and that’s costly. 

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Hi @user_rg266w, thank you for posting on our Xfinity Forums Community platform! Please know we pay programmers to bring you the entertainment you love, and a number of reasonable offers have been made, and they haven’t been accepted. Comcast is working toward bringing back this programming, but only with fair pricing, terms, and conditions for customers. We know unexpected changes to your TV lineup can be frustrating, and we apologize for any inconvenience. For more information, visit https://www.xfinity.com/programmingchanges.

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Please return my NBC / WPTV programming. ... What’s going on? 

The station is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, and Scripps and Comcast are currently mired in a "who is most macho" battle. See https://www.xfinity.com/facts. They win, we lose. 

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2 Messages

Comcast needs to bring back WPTV and NBC programming

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