US EditionValley News Live Dropped From DISH Network
Gray Media demands large fee hikes, leading to blackouts affecting millions of DISH subscribers’ access to local news, sports, and major networks in 113 U.S. markets.
- On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Gray Media pulled 226 local stations from DISH, blacking out channels across 113 markets after the companies failed to reach a carriage agreement.
- Negotiations stalled after Gray Media demanded higher retransmission-consent fees and introduced last-minute conditions involving stations it does not yet own, stalling talks before contract expiration.
- Valley News Live remains accessible free via Over-the-Air antenna and streaming apps on Android, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV; DISH customers can also reach it through DIRECTV, YouTube TV, Hulu Live, and Fubo.
- DISH subscribers lost access to NBC and CBS programming, live sports, and local newscasts. DISH said it remains ready to restore channels immediately if Gray Media agrees to a fair, market-based deal.
- Gray Media's blackout affects ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CW, MyNetworkTV, and Telemundo stations nationwide, reflecting broader industry battles over retransmission fees as DISH frames the dispute as protecting millions of customers from bill increases.
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DISH Network blacks out CBS and NBC channels over dispute with Gray Media, owners of Valley News Live
FARGO — CBS and NBC channels, including Valley News Live newscasts, have been dark for DISH Network customers since 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, and it's not clear when those TV channels will return. The blackout began after DISH, a satellite TV provider, and Gray Media, the parent company of Valley News Live, failed to come to a contract agreement. "Gray has never had its signals dropped by a satellite operator, and its last multi-market cable sys…
Op-Ed: DISH drops Gray Media’s stations over unprecedented new demand to reshape the television industry to enrich its owner
ATLANTA, Ga. — For the first time in its history, Gray Media’s television stations have been dropped by DISH Network, a serial instigator of disputes that have removed thousands of broadcast and cable channels from their paying customers over the years. Gray’s track record for fair and reasonable distribution negotiations is undisputed in the industry. Gray has never had its signals dropped by a satellite operator, and its last multimarket cable…
DISH Network blackout: How to still watch ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and more
Millions of DISH Network customers nationwide woke up this week to find major broadcast channels missing from their lineup. The blackout, which began March 10, 2026, stems from a heated carriage dispute between DISH Network and Gray Media, resulting in 226 local stations across 113 markets suddenly going dark.
Dish drops Gray Media’s stations over unprecedented new demand to reshape the television industry to enrich its owner
For the first time in its history, Gray Media’s television stations have been dropped by Dish Network, a serial instigator of disputes that have removed thousands of broadcast and cable channels from their paying customers over the years.
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