When are you going to resolve the problem with TEGNA?

Your local NBC removed their feed to DTV because they will not pay them what they are asking to renew the contract.  Anything more DTV has to pay your local NBC will be passed onto your bill.

Shannon,

Timely response but doesn't hold up. From a lawyer of 35 years. Ultimately, it is up to the provider to both negotiate and avoid the conflict and to recognize the impact on your customers. Local NBC network affiliates make money and want to be paid for their product. But, customers like me who already pay an exorbitant amount to bundle want their local NBC programming. All the spinning in the world doesn't protect a company in AT&T that acquired Direct TV a major competitor at the time. That merger further reduced competition. That is why further mergers may not happen due to Anti-Trust laws over monopolies.  That has an impact on customers like me. The bigger and stronger that you are, and the more billions you make in these mergers reduces the possibility that consumers won't side with AT&T no matter how much you preach otherwise. It is wrong and it is at the wrong time with the pandemic. Tell customers "we are very sorry and rather credit you $1.00 per month for losing NBC we will provide your service for free as we work this out." 

That is the only way that anyone will have empathy towards the biggest TV and internet provider in the world. 

No one cares about the ribbons and banners. We want our NBC service now! Figure it out and act like you really care.            

They where negotiating up until the contract expired and then NBC removed the feed they could have continued to provide the feed. 

Agreement between TV provider and channel owner came up. The pandemic didn't magically change the agreement date.

TV provider and us customers want to pay less, channel owner wants higher rates for their programming that is otherwise free over the regular airways. Since an agreement wasn't reached by the deadline the channel owner pulled the feed as is their right.

Would you be fine with TV provider caving which adds that much more cost to our bill?

Your "lawyer" response doesn't hold up. We are not entitled to the channels so TV provider is not obligated or guaranteed to avoid conflict. They don't even have to negotiate as they can just part ways upon carriage agreement end, (unlikely to happen with local affiliates, but it is their rightful option that has been exercised before in rare cases).

Channel will be back when an agreement is reached and channel owner returns the feed. Neither side can be forced to cave to the other.

So use your antenna to get the free broadcast if you cannot live without the channel.

Your channel 8 removed their feed to DTV because they will not pay what they want to renew the contract.  Anything more DTV has to pay your channel 8 will be passed onto your bill.

It's ridiculous! Giant companies arguing over, what to them is chump change. All the while, those of us keeping their pocketbooks full are getting screwed. 

That is how the world works.

I'd like to know the answer to that as well. I am currently watching the NFL game with an antenna

The contract expired so Tegna decided to remove the feed to DTV instead of continuing to provide it. 

Your local channels decided to remove their feed to DTV when the contract expired they could have decided to continue to proved it. All TV providers have to go through this.

So how long is this going to take?  Don't you people have anything better to do and  have contingency plans when this happens?  This is annoying and not at all good for your company. How do you expect people to continue with Directv?