What is tvpromise.com and why are they removing programming?

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@Missingstation wrote:

There are other NBC stations that DirectTV has access to. They should be made available to customers until the problem with Nexstar can be resolved.

If not, going Xfinity may be the solution.

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Per Federal regulations DirecTV is not allowed to provide you other local affiliates of NBC. They are only allowed to provide you what is in your Designated Market Area (DMA), and only with the permission from the local.

If DirecTV was allowed otherwise, it would take away a lot of the power from local affiliates like Nexstar. This is why locals had heavily lobbied for these regulations to maintain that control.

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@Amybir570 wrote:
That unfortunately is not an option for me i live in a rural...

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That is unfortunate. This is a big reason we want Federal regulations to change so that TV providers could provide an alternate option for the network, even if any local information is still tied to your local affiliate.

we have Direct TV or satellite thats all!

 

Not sure if typo or just a way to emphasize that you're rural, but DirecTV is satellite.

It will get resolved by Sep. due to NFL Sunday Ticket. I live in central Illinois and have lost Fox and now CBS. Without these 2 channels there is no Sunday Ticket. And trust me, the networks know this.  

we should not have to go to another streaming device especially when I am paying for the services they promised.   I hold nextstar just as responsible as Directv.  

This is absolutely ridiculous. Just because we pay for cable doesn’t mean we don’t pay just as much for our local channels. As someone else stated, a good customer service based company would not allow their customers to go without just because they can’t agree on a negotiation. Give us our channels back, this is out of hand. I’m tired Of flipping through to watch my shows to hear your god awful music and not get to watch my shows. 

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@Fountain7226 wrote:

As someone else stated, a good customer service based company would not allow their customers to go without just because they can’t agree on a negotiation. 

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So you would prefer your TV provider allow your bill to go up to meet the high(er) rates that Nexstar wants instead of continuing to negotiate? I would prefer negotiations continue if it means minimizing any further rate hikes from the local owner. Caving quickly to the demands of the local affiliate with further rate hikes is not good customer service.