DirecTV no longer carries TV channel WAFF (48) (Meridianville: home, buy)

[AU HSV]

Originally Posted by harry chickpea

The WAFF stunt is just going to make me move to another local station for news and weather. I understand the corporate desire for more money, but if they can't get enough from advertisers and want to work to raise my sat. cost even more I'll be on Directv's side. Paying $5 a month for ESPN - which I NEVER watch - is galling enough. Actually, I may end up dropping Directv altogether and just watch live streams of news on the net and pay another dime to Exede for more bandwidth to cover.

Its Raycom not WAFF

[harry chickpea]

<shrug> Since I can't get any of the other Raycom stations, WAFF is Raycom for me. Just checked with Directv and they can't supply an NBC feed under FCC regulations. LOL! Oh well, the world will have to wait another few weeks to come to an end.

[FayettevilletoHuntsville]

Originally Posted by AU HSV

Its Raycom not WAFF

Raycom Media link

[FayettevilletoHuntsville]

Originally Posted by MisterEd51

If you have DirecTV you will no longer be able to watch channel WAFF (48). WAFF was not able to reach an agreement with DirecTV to do so. Maybe at some point in the future they will get this resolved. Will people in north Alabama even care?

Of course if you are really desperate you could put up an antenna and watch WAFF (48) for free over the air.

This was also mentioned in another recent CD thread: Dish vs DirectTV

[BanditoBandit]

Originally Posted by harry chickpea

<shrug> Since I can't get any of the other Raycom stations, WAFF is Raycom for me.

Agreed.

[JJ270]

I never understood why cable and satellite companies have to pay to carry a channel that's FREE... I remember the old DirecTV boxes had a option to plug in a antenna in back of the receiver so you could watch the local channels. DirecTV should add the option again to the newer receivers.

[NoleFanHSV]

I think it boils down to distribution and who makes money. Homes that watch those channels OTA for free aren't making money. Cable/DTV/Dish make money off of carrying those same free stations.

For example, many programs are "free" for non-commercial use. But for a business to use those programs/applications, they charge money. Why? Because that business is making money, and that program or application helps them do so.

[djmaxwell]

Originally Posted by JJ270

I never understood why cable and satellite companies have to pay to carry a channel that's FREE... I remember the old DirecTV boxes had a option to plug in a antenna in back of the receiver so you could watch the local channels. DirecTV should add the option again to the newer receivers.

They do. You can get an AM-21 and hook up an antenna to your receiver.

[NoleFanHSV]

An older but very interesting article from the WSJ:

Local TV Stations Face a Fuzzy Future - WSJ


Raycom pays NBC to be an "affiliate". DTV wants to carry NBC. In the end, DTV I suppose could pay NBC directly to have NBC content, minus the local news.

I think though that DTV can't show other NBC stations because of the FCC.

[writerwife]

I don't get a few of the comments... on DirecTV there is still an NBC from the west feed...it's not local but it's still nbc, right? 392 & 393 on the High Def channels. I think the same or nearby on reg.