ABC Channel 12 Dark for Time Warner Cable Customers
Negotiations have broken down between WISN-12's parent company, Hearst Communications, and Time Warner Cable to keep the local ABC station airing for TWC customers.
If you turned on your television this morning to watch the early morning news on channel 12 or catch a bit of Good Morning America, you were probably surprised to get a movie from the Hallmark Channel instead. The reason is because contract negotiations between WISN's parent company, Hearst Communications, and Time Warner Cable broke down over carriage fees. A press release from WISN-TV and Hearst Communications, the station's parent company, says that Time Warner terminated negotiations with the station and all other Hearst affiliates across the country, too. WISN confirmed the news on its 10 pm newscast Thursday. Like other media companies, Hearst wants the cable companies that carry its stations to pay a carriage fee. According to a …
Althea
2:17 pm on Thursday, January 3, 2013
ABC greedy greedy. Are you kidding me I just now in Washington state are feeling their 300% hike and they are off our Cable provider. Makes me soooooooooo mad I will not even consider buying a Disney product of any sort as I believe from what I was reading across the net they are all one company. Greedy is all I can say. more ›