Altafiber Brings Retransmission Consent Complaint Against Nexstar
Nexstar is holding hostage retransmission consent for its WDTN Dayton, Ohio, until altafiber meets "significant financial demands" unrelated to the Dayton designated market area, the fiber operator said. In a docket 12-1 retrans consent complaint posted Monday, altafiber said Nexstar…
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is demanding altafiber carry Nexstar's NewsNation cable network in the Cincinnati area, where Nexstar has no broadcast TV stations. Altafiber said Nexstar is seeking rates higher than what other broadcasters charge, and if the FCC lifts the national TV audience cap, Nexstar would be able to buy more stations and charge yet higher retrans consent fees. Nexstar isn't meeting its good-faith negotiation obligation, and its retrans agreement proposal is a per se violation of FCC rules, the complaint said. WDTN has been blocked out for roughly 1,000 altafiber video subscribers in the Dayton area since May 31, it added. Nexstar didn't comment Monday.