Local DirecTV customers could lose access to Channel 20 programming by late next week.
WICS says the satellite provider will stop carrying its signal on March 1st, because of a dispute between DirecTV and the station’s parent company, Sinclair Broadcasting, over the money DirecTV should pay to retransmit Sinclair’s local signals. The issue does not affect customers of DISH Network or cable companies.
A statement from Sinclair says it has been trying to negotiate the issue with DirecTV before next week’s deadline, but now believes those negotiations will not be successful.
