When are you going to resolve the problem with TEGNA?

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.

Use an antenna 

Exactly! The amount they charge us every month, we shouldn't have to worry about their inability to hold up their end of the bargain. They need to get it taken care of or give us a major credit!

Read the TOS channels and programs are subject to change at anytime.

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?

This is something you are never going to get away from, unless you use OTA to get your local stations. I have had satellite, cable and streaming, over the years, and have seen it in every one of them. Owners keep raising their prices to the providers and they can't come to an agreement so a channel gets pulled. You have to remember that if the providers go ahead and pay the demanded prices, your service is going to have to be increased to reflect that increase.

No one here is apologizing - we're other customers, same as you.  This isn't anyone from AT&T.  That said, AT&T didn't cut off your channel - Tegna (the owner of the stations in question) did, because they apparently want a major increase in the fee they charge AT&T to allow them to carry their (free over the air) stations.  (They have a history of doing this, to cable and satellite carriers too.)  As @lou_do says, if AT&T just gives in to that price increase, you price is going to go up too.  It appears there was a compromise offered by AT&T (hence the delay before the cutoff) but Tegna apparently decided it wasn't enough, and cut off the channels.

It’s not att. It’s Tegna. Happens between all providers and channel owners. 

The contract is not with NBC, it is with the owner of your local NBC station, Tegna. Tegna owns many stations, they aren’t all NBC affiliates. This happens to Comcast and Dish too. Do a little research before you switch.

Not sure what you're trying to say? These channels are NOT free for AT&T to offer to its subscribers; indeed, the price the channels are asking to carry them is the whole point of contention.

Why are NBC and ABC negotiating with AT&T Universe? These channels are free channels. If AT&T Universe cannot reach an agreement I will have to switch to Xfinity so I can watch blackish and my other favorite shows on both of these channels. This company will lose a lot of customers. I hope AT&T Universe can reach an agreement with TEGNA.

AT&T Universe?

Moving to Uverse forum.