Verizon, Tegna Blame Each Other for Possible Blackout
Tegna-owned stations in Washington, D.C., and four other markets might go dark on Verizon Fios' video channel lineup Dec. 31, when the current retransmission consent agreement expires, Verizon warned subscribers Wednesday, saying the broadcaster proposed "unreasonable price demands." Tegna said…
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it's "working hard to reach a fair, market-based agreement with Verizon based on the competitive terms we’ve used to reach deals with other major providers.” Other markets involved are Buffalo; York, Pennsylvania; Hampton, Virginia; and Hartford, Verizon said.