Some cable viewers in the St. George area have lost access to two Salt Lake TV stations. ABC affiliates KTVX-Channel 4 and CW affiliate KUCW-Channel 30 were removed from the TDS cable lineup on Jan. 1.
It affects local viewers in Utah, but it’s not a local dispute. The stations' corporate parent, Nexstar, is locked in a battle with TDS over retransmission payments — the fees cable and satellite providers pay local stations to carry their signals.
In addition to Utah’s ABC and CW affiliates, the fight has knocked 12 stations in Colorado, Indiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas off TDS cable.