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All TV providers have this problem so changing to another is a short term fix.  You channel removed their feed to DTV because DTV will not pay what they are asking to renew the contract.

Nothing you do will ever guarantee no interruptions. You cannot force the channel owners to always provide the feed. When their agreement comes up, it is their choice (not yours) on what they do with what they own. Sorry but you don't own them so cannot tell them what to do.

And changing providers doesn't save you since they all go through this at one point or another. Unfortunately, Nexstar is one of the biggest channel owners so causes a lot of grief for each provider when their turn comes up.

This is what you agree to with each provider (they all have their version of this clause):

Our Programming Changes. Many factors affect the availability, cost and quality of programming and may influence the decision to raise prices and the amount of any increase. These include, among others, programming and other costs, consumer demand, market and shareholder expectations, and changing business conditions. Accordingly, we reserve the unrestricted right to change, rearrange, add or delete our programming packages, the selections in those packages, our prices, technologies used to deliver the Service, and any other Service we offer, at any time.

It's the greedy corporations that own local stations (like Nexstar) that pulled your channels. They want more and more and more money to deliver FREE over-the-air stations. It's killing satellite/cable providers as they're forced to pass along those ever-increasing fees.

Learn the truth about these exorbitant retransmission fees here ....

https://youtu.be/rppTzSP5NI4

It's the greedy corporations that own local stations (like Nexstar) that pulled your channels. They want more and more and more money to deliver FREE over-the-air stations. It's killing satellite/cable providers as they're forced to pass along those ever-increasing fees.

Learn the truth about these exorbitant retransmission fees here ....

Search YouTube for The Antenna Man's excellent video:  "Lose a TV Station on Cable or Satellite? Here's Why"