Why AT&T DirecTV Customers May No Longer See Local Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS Programming

Having trouble finding your local network affiliates on DirecTV and AT&T U-Verse? You're not alone.AT&T DirecTV customers no longer have access to local affiliate programming from major networks including ABC, Fox, NBC The CW and CBS due to an ongoing contract dispute with Nexstar. The blackout went into effect July 4 and has yet to be resolved.Irving-based Nexstar – which owns owns, operates, programs or provides sales and other services to 174 full power television stations reaching 39% of U.S. households – claims that it offered DirecTV an agreement to keep the channels on its services for a rate comparable to what has been offered to other large distributors.  Continue reading...