WSB tv (ABC)

I'm from Kansas City, MO and we lost our ABC network channel.  This is ridiculous.  How can AT&T not come to some agreement with ABC.  This isn't some random network, ABC is a major network.  It is disingenious for AT&T to not give any warning to its customers that we would be losing a major network.  We all pay a handsome price for the service and this is how you treat your customers.  Are all of your customers going to get a huge credit towards our bill since we're paying for a service we are not receiving.  Shame on you AT&T.

iI LIVE IN JACKSONVILLE FL. AND HAVE NEITHER CBS OR FOX  VERY VEERY ANGRY WILL DROP ATT

I have lost CBS and Fox dropping ATT. Been with them 8 month and I have had nothing but problems. This is a breach of contract.When I signed up I did not have full access to everything I paid.They are inadaquit !

[url=http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/wjax-tv-dropped-by-att-u-versedirectv-serving-jacksonville/480285764]Here's the CBS station's side of the story.[/url]

I have a feeling AT&T's version is similar, except that it is the CBS station (the same company owns the Fox station, I think) that is being unreasonable.

Don't think that only AT&T has these problems; pretty much every Charter Cable subscriber in the country almost lost all of the NBC Universal networks (not just the NBC stations, but things like USA as well) over a similar money dispute.

Before you consider switching from U-Verse, ask yourself this: why did you switch to U-Verse in the first place, and has that reason changed, or if it has not, is the (presumably brief) loss of CBS and Fox worth switching back?  I say "presumably" as I remember a cable company just north of San Francisco losing the local ABC station for something like eight months, although that was over carrying stations (in this case, ABC demanded that the company carry ESPN2, back when it was a "minor" channel, despite the fact that the company would have to drop another network to make room for it) rather than paying fees), and ABC did allow the company to air the Oscars as well as a 49ers Monday Night Football game.

Also do not forget Comcast lost CBS along with Showtime for Almost a month.  When AT&T had the dispute with WSB in atlanta we lost the station for only 18 hours.  The dispute was resolved before prime time.  So do not get mad and jump ship because the dispute may be resolved before you can get a new service installed. 
As far as local stations I have an antenna that I connect when disputes with the local stations.  Once the local station is back on the air I put the antenna back in the closet.

We already pay the taxes for the public airwaves.  I get tired of being double and triple charged for things I already pay for via my tax dollars.  We've lost our local CBS affiliate with this "contract negotation".  I say they can keep it, someone else will get my viewing time.  Let my local broadcast explain the dip in numbers to CBS and their advertisers for refusing to negotiate and having their hand out to increase their margin on my back with an additional "tax" when I'm already taking care of their airwaves.  I'll leave AT&T based on a cheaper overall rate for comparable service, not over local channel issues.

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@lesrhonda wrote:
I know that's right. I'm going to dump this gig. I can get taken by someone else at half the cost.

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Until their prices go up when your new subscriber discounts end.

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@nancy42 wrote:

I'm from Kansas City, MO and we lost our ABC network channel.  This is ridiculous.  How can AT&T not come to some agreement with ABC.  This isn't some random network, ABC is a major network.  It is disingenious for AT&T to not give any warning to its customers that we would be losing a major network.  We all pay a handsome price for the service and this is how you treat your customers.  Are all of your customers going to get a huge credit towards our bill since we're paying for a service we are not receiving.  Shame on you AT&T.

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So putting notices in your bill isn't enough warning? Notices are also posted in USA Today and at http://programmingnotices.att.com as well as on this forum.

How much longer are we gonna have to miss our programs on 47? 47 isnt a channel you can watch on demand, and cat view on line because internet is AT&T too. Its crazy. But still being billed for them.