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Wednesday, April 1st, 2026 1:07 AM

Scripps just cutoff in the middle of a prime time program

WHat the heck is wrong with you people?  You just turn off a station (Scripps ABC) in the middle of a prime time show!!!!!!  ANd post some stuppid messasge saying you couldn't negotiate a reasonable price.  Is thsi the way Trump is goign to eliminate broadcast TV ?  By his rich buddiues buying the stations and then raising pricing to the point that no cable provider can afford to pay?  Goodbye Jimmy Kimmel!

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21 hours ago

I totally agree - cannot believe that a major cable company cannot keep a major station such as ABC in their channel line up.  This is a disaster!

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It's not ABC the network, it's the affiliate's owner Scripps. They own different affiliates in different markets. In some it's ABC, in others it's NBC, CBS, or Fox. Some of their channels are independent. Sadly, this one might be a long one. 

https://cordcuttersnews.com/comcast-subscribers-lose-some-local-abc-cbs-fox-nbc-stations/

Industry analysts described the impasse as a classic retransmission consent dispute, a recurring feature of the pay-television ecosystem. Under federal rules established decades ago, local broadcasters negotiate fees with cable and satellite providers for the right to carry their signals. Scripps, which operates more than 60 television stations following years of acquisitions and consolidations, has increasingly sought higher compensation to offset rising production costs, digital investments, and competition from streaming platforms. Comcast, facing pressure from declining traditional subscriber numbers and its own content expenses, pushed back against what it viewed as excessive demands during recent renewal talks. The disagreement escalated quietly over several months before the contract lapsed at midnight on Tuesday. Neither side extended the previous terms, resulting in the immediate removal of the signals.

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Thanks for the link. But if the contract lapsed at midnight, why did the channels cut off in the afternoon? And why was there no warning either from Comcast or the Scripps stations? Greedy companies, arg.

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21 hours ago

So I guess my rate will be lower now that I don’t have abc lol

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19 hours ago

I’m not getting my FOX affiliate in Salt Lake City. Does this mean I get a rebate? And to respond to an earlier message, this is not a Trump thing, this is a couple of greedy businesses that don’t care about their customers!

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4 hours ago

Is this the end of the discussion or is their going to be ongoing talks to try to get this resolved?

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