Thousands of Time Warner Cable subscribers in eastern Oneida County and Herkimer County, N.Y., once again have access to WKTV and its NBC programming. The stations parent company, Smith Media, and TWC reached an agreement on a new long-term retransmission contract at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Utica Mayor Threatens To Drop TWC
Utica Mayor David Roefaro says constituents call his office daily, upset and confused by the substitution of news out of Pennsylvania for their local news. He says that Time Warner’s franchise agreement with the city is up, and that renewal of the agreement is not a given. “Unless I can assure my residents that they will receive their local news and not Pennsylvania’s, I’m going to be in contact with other signal providers,” says the mayor.
United Wants FCC To Block TWC Ch. Swap
The broadcaster joins Nexstar in asking the commission to forbid Time Warner Cable from using United’s Fox affiliate WNYF-CA Watertown, N.Y. as substitute network programming in the cable operator’s retransmission consent battle with Smith Media in Burlington, Vt.-Plattaburgh, N.Y.
Nexstar To FCC: Stop TWC Signal Switch
The broadcaster wants the commission to forbid Time Warner Cable from using its stations as substitute network programming in the cable operator’s retransmission consent battle with Smith Media.
