Antenna Installer Wants Condition on Gray/Meredith Stations
Address a Meredith TV station’s policy against advertisements encouraging cord cutting, as a condition of approving Gray Television buying Meredith’s stations, asked an informal objection posted Friday in FCC docket 21-234 from Mr. Antenna. The Las Vegas-based company that installs…
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outdoor TV antennas advertised on KVVU-TV Henderson, Nevada, until June, when Mr. Antenna was told KVVU would “no longer accept advertising from vendors whose products presented a ‘cord-cutting’ alternative to cable service,” the objection said. KVVU is part of Gray/Meredith broadcasting. “The reason given for the change in policy was that Meredith’s retransmission consent income is tied to cable subscribership,” the filing said. Gray and Meredith didn’t comment Monday.