When are you going to resolve the problem with TEGNA?

The problem with using an antenna (yep, got one hooked up) or locast (yep, got it installed), is that I can't find a way to record anything with the tools available.  Has anyone solved that problem?  The AT&T TV DVR function is pretty lame already (misses the beginning or end of some programs, is bad at series recording management, and has NO manual recording function that I can find.)

But the truth is I watch almost nothing live except sports; all our favorite TV shows get recorded so we can watch them at our leisure.  So with the Tegna thing we are just missing programs now. 

I've heard I can ask for a credit or a partial refund, but what I want, and what I was sold when I signed up, was service on par with YouTube TV, which this clearly is not.

WWL will return when it's owner, Tegna, agrees to let DirecTV provide it again. These corporations want more and more $$$ to carry their "free" over-the-air channels, and the situation has gotten out of hand. Check out this video for the truth about "retransmission" negotiations, then lean on WWL and their owner, Tegna, to let DirecTV deliver their channel while negotiations continue. 

https://youtu.be/rppTzSP5NI4

DTV nor any other TV provider have any control over a channels programming in fact the content providers send the same feed to all of them.  Those shopping channels pay the TV providers to carry them so reduces what you would be paying.

In addition, they're probably not going to announce a date. Your local affiliate may announce something via their social media, but that's up to them.

When a deal is reached, it only takes a few minutes for Tegna to resuming sending out the signal.

You can log into your account online to claim a one-time $20 credit.

Beyond that....I got nuthin'...

You don't think Tenga is trying to line their pockets also?

@senior08 Please watch this YouTube video, you might come away with a different opinion on who the money grabbing greedy one is, I know I did.

https://youtu.be/rppTzSP5NI4

It's the station owners, like Tegna, that's being greedy. After all, these are FREE over-the-air stations!  See the truth about retransmission negotiations here .... https://youtu.be/rppTzSP5NI4

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Your local station is owned by Tegna and they are currently in negotiations with AT&T.

If you are a DirecTV or Uverse TV customer you can log into your account and claim a one-time $20 credit.

Check the Interactive page on your Uverse receiver and see of locast is available in your market.

Until stated otherwise, they are still negotiating. Unfortunately this is trending towards a longer one like a few others in recent years. So until Tegna allows it, their channels will be off the screen.

Try an antenna 

Good luck contacting Direct TV directly!  They hang up on you!!!  TVpromise.com states you can sign in to receive a one-time bill adjustment and I signed in and there is no place to request the bill adjustment!  We paid a fortune for an NFL ticket to watch the steelers and today is the second Sunday we can not watch the game!  So much for being able to watch any NFL game if you buy the NFL ticket!  More like you can watch any game except the one you really want to watch!!!!!

If you do any streaming (ie: Netflix/Prime/Hulu), locast allows you to stream local channels. 

Also, in the case of NBC, PeacockTV (free) allows you to access programming.

@sgibson728 Sunday Night football games are not on Sunday Ticket and never have been.

Where are you?

ALL providers have to negotiate with ALL station owners to carry their product.  The only way to make sure you get your LOCAL stations with no interruptions is to use an antenna. 

With an antenna there is no middle man and it's free.

OVER THE AIR: 

Station-> to your antenna-> to your TV

USING A TV PROVIDER (CABLE OR SATELLITE):

Station-> sent to provider-> to the cable wires or satellite-> to your receiver or box-> to your TV.

See the difference?

You have two other options:  If you stream content, see if locast is offered in your market OR use the networks app (ie. PeacockTV) to stream content.

I agree, local channels should never be taken away but it’s not Directv taking them away, it’s the owner of those local stations, Tegna. Changing to a different provider won’t insulate you from that, it happens to every tv provider. 

The question you should ask the network owners (in this case,  Tegna) is why do they charge pay tv providers to carry them when they're FREE over the air 

Check out this video for the truth about these crazy "retransmission" negotiations .... https://youtu.be/rppTzSP5NI4

There is no obligation for those "main" networks to provide their channels. It is still entertainment, not a utility.

The local affiliate owner (Tegna) is trying to get a better deal. So they have pulled their channels away (as is their right) from the TV provider. Once they are happy with a deal, they will return their channels.

You are not paying to have access to "all" local channels. Packages include access in general to locals, not any specific local guaranteed. Plus local sub-channels would not be available. You only get what is in your Designated Market Area (DMA) and only if the local allows it. So again you are paying for what they can supply, not all of them.

Changing to another provider will not save you. All of them go through these negotiations and it is becoming more common for local affiliates to do this. Even Nexstar did this to DirecTV a while back and is now doing it to another provider.

Regular antenna, Locast, the local's streaming app, or watching one of your many other actual pay TV channels are your options.