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Colorado Springs TV stations remain dropped by satellite and streaming providers

Two Colorado Springs TV stations remain unavailable to subscribers of a pair of large streaming and satellite providers.

DISH Network dropped KKTV in early March and Comcast cut KOAA from programming March 31. Both appear to be the result of ongoing contract negotiations, according to published sources.

KKTV and DISH were negotiating for about three months but did not reach an agreement, according to a report from the local CBS affiliate. As of April 13, the impasse remains, according to KKTV and a press release from DISH.

It is not clear how long KOAA’s parent company, The E.W. Scripps Company, and Comcast have been negotiating, but it appears no agreement has been reached.

The contract between KKTV and DISH expired March 10. As of noon Friday, representatives from Scripps, Comcast, Gray Media and DISH network had not responded to Gazette’s request for comment.

Scripps and Comcast shared statements. Comcast said it pitched “reasonable offers” to Scripps that were rejected. Scripps claims it has been “negotiating in good faith,” with Comcast “refusing to respond” to its latest proposal.

Both KKTV and KOAA may fall under the Scripps brand if a station swap agreement, announced last year, is approved.

Under the agreement, Scripps would acquire KKTV from Gray Media. The agreement, part of a deal to swap television stations across five midsized and small markets, would give Scripps a duopoly in the Colorado Springs TV market, as it will own two of the four major stations if the swap is approved.

KOAA is a Gazette media partner.



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