Jan. 31 Blackout on Charter a Surprise, Northwest CEO Says
If Charter Communications doesn't want to carry Northwest Broadcasting stations, it "should just be honest" and tell subscribers so they "can make the choice that best works for you," Northwest CEO Brian Brady said in a letter to the operator's…
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subscribers that went up Tuesday on the websites of the broadcast group's stations (for example, here). He said the blackout after the end of Northwest's agreement with Charter on Jan. 31 was a surprise since the MVPD wanted an extension until Monday so subscribers could watch the Super Bowl, and when the TV station offered an extension just until Saturday afternoon, the cable company responded by taking down the stations within minutes. Northwest said the affected include WICZ-TV Binghamton and WSYT Syracuse, both in New York; KJRW Eureka, California; KYMA-DT and KSWT, Yuma, Arizona; KAYU-TV Spokane, Washington; KFFX-TV Pendleton, Oregon; and KPVI-DT Pocatello, Idaho. Charter didn't comment.