That's an odd channel to dump - it has to be dirt-cheap. All they do is run commercials with a few minutes of show in between.

They aren't dropping it nationwide. I think it's only in the NY/NJ area due to a contract/carriage dispute. Antenna TV is still available on Comcast in Atlanta.

https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r33557796-Comcast-removed-CW-and-Antenna-TV

Might be the east coast - it is getting dropped in MD and DC

The "Carriage Dispute" is an interesting aspect of entertainment industry. Locally we have diginets for METV and Comet, but our local cable operator refuses to carry them.
Personally. I'd think if I was operating a local METV franchise, and was selling advertising time on it, I'd be just thrilled that a local cable operator wanted to send my signal into even more living rooms. Charging them a fee for expanding my marketing reach seems counter-intuitive. But, I guess that's why I am not a media mogul? I lack the "kill" instinct.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carriage_dispute

That's an odd channel to dump - it has to be dirt-cheap. All they do is run commercials with a few minutes of show in between.

WOW, I wonder why? Damm that is huge news

I don't have Comcast - I use an antenna and a Roku, the only way I know this is I was watching an Antenna TV show and they run a crawler every so often saying they are getting kicked off of Comcast and to complain.

Get a digital antenna -- the broadcast picture is better than cable for many of these diginets anyway (at least in my area)

Get a digital antenna -- the broadcast picture is better than cable for many of these diginets anyway (at least in my area)

Every area is different, one thing about Comcast you never have to adjust the antenna TV to get a signal

Yeah but you have to paya lot of money and good luck with customer service. My service went out 3 days ago - I run a small business and need it for their internet. 2 days of remote tests and hours and hours on the phone and dragging their heels on sending a tech, gave up. T-Mobile sent a box, next day, which took about 5 minutes to set up, better speeds than comcast. No more wires. No more Comcast.

Also, their customer service is off-shore - if something goes wrong, good luck communicating. There is a reason people hate Comcast.

Strictly as a coincidence, I am sure, but today when accessing the website of my local CBS affiliate, the following big banner was front row, center.

https://i.imgur.com/frt0wfP.png

I believe that these little spats are often just a fruit of posturing and opportunity. AKA the standard agreement is up for renewal (as all contracts eventually are) and the involved parties are just trying to provoke the locals to try and leverage their positions.

If the above threat carrys out, I guess we stand to lose Laff as well as one of the crime/court channels as well as the CBS main.

What we don't know, is where the friction is being originated. Is Comcast getting greedy? Or is it the over the air content provider trying to put the squeeze on Comcast?
Never underestimate anybody.

One thing I AM sure of, if the stand-off blossoms into an outright boycott, Comcast will not discount the prices they charge me for the content they will be discontinuing. They'll just try to sweep it under the carpet with some lame explanation that as a result of the savings, they will not have to RAISE my price as soon as they otherwise might have to. Same crud they pulled when they clipped TCM and put on in pay tier with a bunch of channels that I'd never watch

Comcast would not drop Antenna TV nationwide. Your affiliate might have changed to a different diginet.

The "Carriage Dispute" is an interesting aspect of entertainment industry. Locally we have diginets for METV and Comet, but our local cable operator refuses to carry them.
Personally. I'd think if I was operating a local METV franchise, and was selling advertising time on it, I'd be just thrilled that a local cable operator wanted to send my signal into even more living rooms. Charging them a fee for expanding my marketing reach seems counter-intuitive. But, I guess that's why I am not a media mogul? I lack the "kill" instinct.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carriage_disputeOur local operator should be ashamed of themselves. MeTV is one of the most widely carried diginets, several other cities with them are put on Comcast. I have heard we also get Cozi locally but that is another one our horrible operator refuses to carry. :mad:

Notice how the TV station gives the Comcast number but not the number of WANE-TV parent company Nexstar-545 E John Carpenter Freeway Suite 700. Irving, TX 75062. PHONE (972) 373-8800. FAX (972) 373-8888. 685 3rd Avenue 31st Floor. Usually the TV station parent company is to blame, wanting more money; if you think that is true in this case, you should direct your complaints to Nexstar.

The concepts of "Right to carry" vs "Must carry" are interesting too.

I think one of the big issues with the diginets is that the cable operator gets little to no chance to insert their own advertising, (when the source is a local over the air broadcaster) so they resent having to pay anything.

Nexstar was in one of these fights locally here, with AT&T Uverse a year or two ago.

Local TV stations managed to make money before these stupid carriage fees--they should still be able to make a profit with just the ads they show.

The cable subscriber is really the loser. The fees get passed on to us, plus we still have to put up with the ads.

We're getting the "Comcast is threatening" crawls now on Antenna TV here in Indy. Probably they're on all the Nexstar stations--there are two "main" channels--the CBS and the Fox affiliate, plus however many subchannels they have.

When I was at my parent's house, they have some ridiculous "cable package" from ATT with like over a hundred channels on it including a Scientology channel and disgusting pornography.

BUT, for some asinine reason, it blocked the ABC affiliate over some "dispute". They have the dispute but the customer is the one who suffers. There is a local show once a week I watch plus Dr Phil. I dont see why the ABC affiliate isnt screaming about this everyday.

Why is anyone paying for TV anymore? Ever hear of the internet?

I found it humorous last week watching a commercial for a satellite dish company bragging that they were including a powered antenna as part of their bundle that way enabling the subscriber to view the major networks free (many diginets included at no additional cost, they bragged)

Of course, reception of locals has always been a weakness for the dish companies (which is one of the reasons the cable companies try to include them)

But after seeing the way this is now unfolding, I suspect the "bundled antenna" aspect was thought out as a counter measure to what is going down with Comcast

Why isn’t antenna tv available for streaming?

They really should be on Frndly TV. I hope Frndly and antenna tv can come together to make it happen.

For sports fan, paying for TV is necessary. For non-sports fans, paying for TV is extremely hard to justify. The real question is why isn’t everyone paying for a $15 or less antenna, if for no other reason, just to see what stations you get for free over the air? You can use both an antenna and cable on most TVs and in most cases for non-sports fans, you’ll find a much greater value with the antenna!

Everything you say is true, and I have a nice auxiliary antenna and am blessed to live in a sweet spot, receptionwise.

Never have any problem with METV or Cozi, but, have friends on the other side of downtown who cannot make the same boast

And the local reception of Comet is garbage half the time.

Just the other day I was vacuuming in the room where the auxiliary antenna is located, and I bundled up the cord and tossed the whole thing, cord and all onto the top of a clothes hamper just to keep from snagging the cord with the vacuum.

AND incredibly now I'm getting better reception from Comet than I've ever gotten any other way. I'll KILL anybody who tries to move that antenna now. :lol:

Comcast is keeping Antenna TV.

Comcast & Nexstar Sign Carriage Deal; Blackout Threat Is Over
https://tvanswerman.com/2022/12/17/comcast-blackout-threat-is-over/

Nexstar and Comcast Reach Agreement To Avoid Blackout
https://www.nexttv.com/news/nexstar-and-comcast-reach-agreement-to-avoid-blackout

On Facebook, Comcast and Dish advertise their products and it is FUNNY to read the comment section because literally it is almost all complaints on how bad the service is or the cost. Mostly people complain about the "bait and switch" aspect of it, being charged an initial low price just to have the price go up considerably after they join. Or complain that their favorite station has been dropped. The posters will even give alternatives for other companies. Or former DISH customers complaining how the "dish" doesnt work when there is weather outside. DISH actually has someone who comments back apologizing. If you do Facebook and come across these (and the phone carriers like Cricket too), read them for a laugh.

Greyhound is another one who advertises occasionally that gets slammed by comments. Mostly because of their awful service, a bad trip, dirty stations or the lunatics who ride the bus. I commented on the Greyhound one asking why does Greyhound advertise with them knowing that they will get 99% negative comments. I dont know why Greyhound even bothers since they know that almost no one rides them unless they are poor and/or desperate to go somewhere far away.