Massachusetts Hill Democrats Urge Charter, Hearst to Resolve WCVB Carriage Dispute
Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren, both D-Mass., and Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., said Monday Charter and Hearst should resolve the carriage dispute that will eliminate WCVB-TV Boston service for Charter subscribers in 16 communities in the Berkshires next month.…
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Charter subscribers in the Berkshires previously lost access in 2017 to WWLP Springfield, Massachusetts. "Without these stations, Berkshire residents lose access to Massachusetts-specific information that matters to them, including Boston sports and news from their state capital, which is not reported on by an Albany station in New York," the lawmakers said in a letter to Charter CEO Thomas Rutledge and Hearst President Jordan Wertlieb. The companies didn't comment.