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Verizon FIOS customers could lose Nexstar stations

Verizon FIOS customers may not get some Nexstar stations if the companies do not reach a new agreement this week.

In the D.C. area, WDCW, a CW channel, WDCW antenna TV and the independent WDVM — which includes DC²ÝÝ®´«Ã½Now. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½Nation would be the national station that FIOS would no longer carry.



In Richmond, WRIC ABC and WRIC Cozi TV would no longer be carried. Norfolk would lose WVBT Fox, WAVY NBC, WAVY getTV and WAVY CBN.

Other affected markets include the following:

  • Philadelphia;
  • Harrisburg, Pennsylvania;
  • Freehold, New Jersey;
  • Buffalo, New York;
  • Queens, New York;
  • Albany, New York;
  • Greenwich, Connecticut;
  • Providence; Rhode Island.

The Fios TV contract with Nexstar ends Friday, Oct. 14.

, “Nexstar has proposed charging over 64% more for its programming. Verizon remains committed to making these channels available to our customers, but simply cannot agree to such unreasonable increases.”

Colleen Kelleher

Colleen Kelleher is an award-winning journalist who has been with ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ since 1996. Kelleher joined ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ as the afternoon radio writer and night and weekend editor and made the move to ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½.com in 2001. Now she works early mornings as the site's Senior Digital Editor.

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