Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Neptune to Launch a Creator-First, Customizable Algorithm Social Platform to Rival TikTok

23 hours ago

Kamala Harris Will Not Run for Governor of California in 2026

24 hours ago

Trump Pushes for Release of Epstein, Maxwell Grand Jury Testimony

1 day ago

Trump Says US to Hit India With 25% Tariff Starting Friday

1 day ago

Tariff Revenues Hit Record $150 Billion Amid Trump’s Trade Talks, Fox Business Reports

1 day ago

Israeli Minister Hints at Annexing Parts of Gaza

1 day ago

Fed Likely to Hold Rates Steady Despite Trump’s Push for Big Cuts

1 day ago

What’s Behind California’s Frozen Housing Market?

2 days ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is First Republican Lawmaker to Call Gaza Crisis a ‘Genocide’

2 days ago
Valley TV Stations Expected to be Dropped from Satellite Line Up
Randy-Reed-Image
By Randy Reed, Operations Manager
Published 4 years ago on
August 9, 2021

Share

The company that owns Fresno station FOX26 says it expects the local affiliate to be dropped from satellite TV provider DISH Network later this month over a contract dispute.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. announced Monday that it is unlikely that a new carriage agreement with DISH will be reached before the August 16 expiration of their current contract.

“As a result, all Sinclair broadcast TV stations and Tennis Channel (owned by Sinclair) would no longer be carried by DISH Network. In total, 112 broadcast TV stations are expected to be dropped, including 102 ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC affiliates,” the company said in a news release.

Online Access Also Will Be Lost

On-demand access and online access to the programming for DISH Network subscribers would also be lost at the same time, if no agreement is reached.

DISH, meanwhile, says it is Sinclair that “is threatening to black out DISH customers’ access” to local stations across the country.

“The media conglomerate is trying to use its market power to demand an unreasonable fee increase, using millions of Americans as pawns in its negotiations,” DISH Network said in response.

“Sinclair is demanding DISH pay nearly a billion dollars in fees for their television channels — a massive increase from what we pay for these same channels today despite declining viewership,” said Brian Neylon, DISH TV group president in a Monday news release.

Other Local TV Stations Impacted

Other Valley TV stations affected by the possible blackout include KFRE (CW affiliate) in Fresno and KBAK (CBS affiliate) and KBFX (Fox affiliate) in Bakersfield.

“We apologize to our viewers for the inconvenience this may cause although our programming will continue to be available either through other program providers or via over-the-air antenna reception,”  Sinclair’s general counsel David Gibber said.

RELATED TOPICS:

DON'T MISS

What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?

DON'T MISS

First California EV Mandates Hit Automakers This Year. Most Are Not Even Close

DON'T MISS

Tulare County Fire Responds to Three-Alarm Fire at Commercial Building Near Tipton

DON'T MISS

Costa Has ‘Concerns’ About Newsom’s Plan to Copy Possible Texas Gerrymander

DON'T MISS

Yosemite’s Largest Campground Reopens Friday After $26.2 Million Renovation

DON'T MISS

Two Men Shot During Fight at Tulare Apartment Complex

DON'T MISS

US Senate Committee Backs $1 Billion for Ukraine in Pentagon Spending Bill

DON'T MISS

US Navy Jet Crashes in Fresno County Field. Pilot ‘Safe’ After Ejecting

DON'T MISS

Trump Says Mexico Trade Deal Extended for 90 Days

DON'T MISS

Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Nathaniel Smith

DON'T MISS

Judges Question Whether Trump Tariffs Are Authorized by Emergency Powers

DON'T MISS

US Treasury Chief Says He Expects Fed Chair Announcement by Year’s End

UP NEXT

US Navy Jet Crashes in Fresno County Field. Pilot ‘Safe’ After Ejecting

UP NEXT

Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Nathaniel Smith

UP NEXT

Fresno Illustrator Debuts as Author With Gamer’s ‘100 First Words’ Children’s Book

UP NEXT

Fresno Man Killed in Hit-and-Run, Suspect Vehicle Located

UP NEXT

Community and Saint Agnes Named Among Best Regional Hospitals

UP NEXT

US Navy Jet Crashes in Fresno County Field. Pilot ‘Safe’ After Ejecting

UP NEXT

Madera Man Sentenced to 34 Years to Life in Fresno Murder Case

UP NEXT

Visalia Suspect in Fatal Assault and Serial Sexual Battery Cases Arrested in Alaska

UP NEXT

Costa Blasts GOP Over Medi-Cal Cuts. His 2026 Opponent Defends Them

UP NEXT

Could Madera Poach Stalled Costco? It’d Be ‘a Significant Financial Blow,’ Says Dyer

Two Men Shot During Fight at Tulare Apartment Complex

2 hours ago

US Senate Committee Backs $1 Billion for Ukraine in Pentagon Spending Bill

2 hours ago

US Navy Jet Crashes in Fresno County Field. Pilot ‘Safe’ After Ejecting

2 hours ago

Trump Says Mexico Trade Deal Extended for 90 Days

3 hours ago

Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Nathaniel Smith

3 hours ago

Judges Question Whether Trump Tariffs Are Authorized by Emergency Powers

4 hours ago

US Treasury Chief Says He Expects Fed Chair Announcement by Year’s End

4 hours ago

Fresno Illustrator Debuts as Author With Gamer’s ‘100 First Words’ Children’s Book

4 hours ago

The Trump Presidency Takes a Better Turn

4 hours ago

Fresno Man Killed in Hit-and-Run, Suspect Vehicle Located

4 hours ago

Tulare County Fire Responds to Three-Alarm Fire at Commercial Building Near Tipton

A three-alarm fire tore through a commercial building Thursday near Road 128 and Avenue 164, prompting a major response from Tulare County F...

41 minutes ago

A three-alarm commercial building fire near Tipton on Thursday, July 31, 2025, prompted a large response from Tulare and Kings County fire crews, with no injuries reported and the cause under investigation. (Tulare County FD)
41 minutes ago

Tulare County Fire Responds to Three-Alarm Fire at Commercial Building Near Tipton

50 minutes ago

Costa Has ‘Concerns’ About Newsom’s Plan to Copy Possible Texas Gerrymander

2 hours ago

Yosemite’s Largest Campground Reopens Friday After $26.2 Million Renovation

2 hours ago

Two Men Shot During Fight at Tulare Apartment Complex

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) attends a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's budget request for the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2025. (Reuters File)
2 hours ago

US Senate Committee Backs $1 Billion for Ukraine in Pentagon Spending Bill

F-35C U.S. Navy fighter jets in flight
2 hours ago

US Navy Jet Crashes in Fresno County Field. Pilot ‘Safe’ After Ejecting

President Donald Trump speaks with Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, during the "Making Health Technology Great Again" event in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 30, 2025. (Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein)
3 hours ago

Trump Says Mexico Trade Deal Extended for 90 Days

Nathaniel Smith is Valley Crime Stoppers' Most Wanted Person of the Day for July 31, 2025. (Valley Crimes Stoppers)
3 hours ago

Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Nathaniel Smith

Help continue the work that gets you the news that matters most.

Search

Send this to a friend