For the second time in three years, KSL-Channel 5 and DirecTV can't come to an agreement, and local TV viewers are the ones paying the price.
The NBC affiliate has been off the satellite provider's lineup since Aug. 14, and there's no end in sight.
“We are continuing to negotiate and are hopeful we will reach an agreement soon,” said Tanya Vea, KSL's vice president/general manager.
DirecTV is putting 100 percent of the blame on KSL, insisting it “will never remove” a local station “from your lineup. Period. Station owners may try to avoid their responsibilities to you, but make no mistake: the station owners are the only ones who can decide to take away your local stations.