NewsMax is now a subscription service??

@user_eb6114​ They made me pay $9.99 a month to keep receiving NewsMax.

Same thing happened to me yesterday, they ran all sorts of diagnostics and after all that they said they will send a tech out today. I told them it's not an error message, it's telling me to upgrade my cable package but i know it's not error. let's see when the tech comes out today, i am just looking for an excuse to cancel my service.

Hey there! Channels often change tiers as audits are done. To simplify the process of how tiers are determined, cable providers such as us negotiate with the broadcasters to determine the price we must pay to them, to carry their channel. Depending on the cost to us to carry it, and comparing that with the viewership of that channel will determine the tier things are in. Typically, channels demanding a higher cost to carry, with lower viewership numbers get placed in premium tiers. Because we pay for the channels based on the number of households that have access to it, If the number of viewers is significantly below that of the standard channels in the basic tier, to prevent losses, the channel would be placed a tier up, and then again from there based on those statistics. Audits are done from time to time to ensure channels are reaching the correct demographics. I hope that creates some clarity on why the channel may move to a premium subscription. And the higher the demand for it, can cause the channelt o be moved by to a standard line up in the future. 

There is more demand for NewsMax now more than ever. Xfinity doesn't charge a subscription fee for MSNBC, CNN or Fox News. I think there is more to this and I will be forwarding your reply to NewsMax, I am sure they will find it very interesting that you claim they have a low viewership!