KOAA Pueblo/Colorado Springs and Direct TV in dispute

[joebtsflk1]

It's another retrans battle, as Direct TV is threatening to drop KOAA-5 from their lineup come January 1st, per their programming crawl prior to the 6 PM newscast and the banner ad on KOAA.com. Haven't checked on whether it affects other Cordillera Communications properties.

 

[jamesjimcie]

KOAA owner-parent Cordillera Communications of Saint Paul, Minnesota was very notorious for blacking out KRIS to Time Warner Cable subscribers in Corpus Christi, Texas for 166 days including suffering and denying the subscribers the opportunity in watch Super Bowl 46 in 2012.

The retransmission consent negotiation includes NBC stations that are airing Super Bowl 49 from Phoenix, Arizona: KSBY, KVOA, KOAA, KRIS, and WLEX. Also includes ABC affiliate KATC and CBS affiliates in Montana part being known as the Montana Television Network stations (KTVQ/KXLF/KBZK/KRTV/KXLH LD/KPAX/KAJJ CD).

The dispute is mainly wanting DirecTV to pay the increase in retransmission consent fees and how much it wants to pay for Cordillera stations to help pay for the improvements over at their stations including pay for the rights for $.50 per month to NBC for reverse compensation under Comcast, $.90 per month to CBS for reverse compensation, $.50 per month to ABC for reverse compensation under Disney, $.25 to $.50 per month to CW for reverse compensation, $.25 per month to TeleMundo for reverse compensation under Comcast, up to $.50 to $1.00 per month for syndicated programming, fully upgrade to full HDTV facilities on their stations and other costs, and Cordillera is likely forcing DirecTV to pay up to $2-$2.40 to $3.50 per month from each subscriber for the Cordillera TV stations.

In reality, the Corpus Christi, Texas market would include paying $.50 to NBC for KRIS, $.25 to TeleMundo, $.25 to $.50 to CW, $.90 to CBS for KZTV, $1.50 for local and syndication and improvements at KRIS and KZTV for a total of up to $3.00-3.50 from each subscriber each month. KZTV is not in the retransmission consent negotiation for Cordillera since Sagamore Hill owns KZTV but Cordillera operates KZTV on behalf of Sagamore Hill but KZTV has to have $.90 to CBS and $.50 for local and syndication on KZTV but Cordillera wants DirecTV to have subscribers also pay the added $1.50 surcharge to pay for the costs for KZTV in exchange for KRIS and KRIS related operated channels from the $2.00 charge for KRIS with KZTV being separated from the monthly cost.

Here's my list of broadcasters that can do well with the various TV stations from Cordillera:

Gray Television: The Montana Television Network stations (KTVQ/KXLF/KBZK/KRTV/KXLH LD/KPAX/KAJJ CD), KRIS/KDF-K47DF/KAJA-K22JA D, and KATC

Nexstar: KZTV

Gannett: KVOA(Gannett gives KMSB/KTTU to Sinclair and Sinclair gives WUCW to Gannett for Gannett to keep KVOA), KOAA, and WLEX

Hearst: KSBY(To be reunited with ex-former sister station KSBW when Smith Broadcasting was one of the successions of owner-parent of KSBW and KSBY)

 

[joebtsflk1]

The dispute is mainly wanting DirecTV to pay the increase in retransmission consent fees and how much it wants to pay for Cordillera stations to help pay for the improvements over at their stations including pay for the rights for $.50 per month to NBC for reverse compensation under Comcast, $.90 per month to CBS for reverse compensation, $.50 per month to ABC for reverse compensation under Disney, $.25 to $.50 per month to CW for reverse compensation, $.25 per month to TeleMundo for reverse compensation under Comcast, up to $.50 to $1.00 per month for syndicated programming, fully upgrade to full HDTV facilities on their stations and other costs, and Cordillera is likely forcing DirecTV to pay up to $2-$2.40 to $3.50 per month from each subscriber for the Cordillera TV stations.

In reality, the Corpus Christi, Texas market would include paying $.50 to NBC for KRIS, $.25 to TeleMundo, $.25 to $.50 to CW, $.90 to CBS for KZTV, $1.50 for local and syndication and improvements at KRIS and KZTV for a total of up to $3.00-3.50 from each subscriber each month. KZTV is not in the retransmission consent negotiation for Cordillera since Sagamore Hill owns KZTV but Cordillera operates KZTV on behalf of Sagamore Hill but KZTV has to have $.90 to CBS and $.50 for local and syndication on KZTV but Cordillera wants DirecTV to have subscribers also pay the added $1.50 surcharge to pay for the costs for KZTV in exchange for KRIS and KRIS related operated channels from the $2.00 charge for KRIS with KZTV being separated from the monthly cost.

KOAA's GM was quoted in today's Pueblo Chieftain as valuing KOAA programming at around a dime per subscriber per day, which puts that right in the $3.00/sub./mo. range you mention.

Retrans seems like it's become a major profit center for networks and affiliates. Free TV seems like it's an afterthought.

 

[Mr Tony]

here's my list of broadcasters that can do well with the various tv stations from cordillera:

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