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Local ABC Station Shutdown
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Local ABC Station Shutdown


Dec 6, 2020, 7:26 PM

on Direct TV. Direct TV says the station is owned by TEGNA. No explanation as to why. I’m 99.99% sure it’s the same answer as most things.....money. I find it baffling that a big company thinks they can unilaterally change my service and expect no repercussions from me. I guess they don’t know me.

Apple TV saved the day at my house.

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Re: Local ABC Station Shutdown


Dec 6, 2020, 7:37 PM

What region/city was that?

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Re: Local ABC Station Shutdown


Dec 6, 2020, 9:55 PM

DFW

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Re: Local ABC Station Shutdown


Dec 6, 2020, 8:08 PM

A set of simple rabbit ears from Walmart saved the day at mine. The over the air digital signals for the local network affliates in my area are better these days than pay tv.

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The local CBS affiliate remained shutdown on


Dec 6, 2020, 8:16 PM

AT&T as of this morning here in my area near Columbia.

Apparently, same issue as yours: money.

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Re: Local ABC Station Shutdown


Dec 6, 2020, 8:53 PM

We tried directv about 2 years ago and found it unbearable. We would lose the signal in heavy rain. The processor in the box is super slow, when you change channels the delay is about 5 seconds EVERY time you change the channel. That’s minor but it rubbed me the wrong way. Too many of the channels are infomercials. The list goes on and on. We went to Comcast and are thrilled. We got the sports package and their upgraded high speed internet for about $150 per month total.

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I ditched Direct last year///now Iom streaming YouTube TV


Dec 6, 2020, 9:10 PM

and like it much better! A little cheaper too!

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Re: Local ABC Station Shutdown


Dec 6, 2020, 8:55 PM

Tegna NBC channel in Atlanta also shutdown on ATT Uverse. Not missing it, so far.

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Re: Local ABC Station Shutdown


Dec 6, 2020, 9:03 PM

I’m not a Direct TV fan, I canceled their service 2 years ago. But they didn’t change your service, the local affiliate did. They previously allowed Direct TV to broadcast the channel for free, now they want money from DirecTV for it. Yet they broadcast this same signal for free over the same footprint.

So, to make this completely clear- your local ABC affiliate is essentially asking YOU to pay for a service that it gives away for free just for the convenience of not having to switch to your antenna.

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