Wgn

...and wait until your next service has the same problem....

Switching is not the answer as any paid tv service in your area would be provided by the same provider which is Nexstar and the same thing could happen at any time with your new tv provider. The only way to avoid this is to get an over-the-air antenna and even they have limitations.  Dish Network has been in dispute with this same provider since Jan of this year.  So the problem is Nexstar, not Directv!

We are working with Nexstar to reach an agreement at the best value while minimizing the impact of any interruption, no matter how brief. For updates, visit TVPromise.com. DIRECTV appreciates your patience. NatalyC DIRECTV Social Media Specialist

Nexstar is the owner of your local affiliate WGN.

They want to further increase cost.

No provider is immune, don't own the channels.

Use OTA antenna and get the free broadcast

Direct TV has been completely unresponsive to the desires of its Chicago customers.

WGN-TV is still not available on Direct TV.

It’s time for thousands of unhappy customers to take their business elsewhere.

This is NOT about Nexstar vs. Direct TV. This is about a business being unwilling or unable to provide a product or service that its customers are requesting.

If a local restaurant stops serving your favorite dish, you go to another restaurant. You don’t blame the food supplier for raising his prices.

If a local grocery store stops selling a brand of milk that you like, you go to another grocery store. You don’t blame the dairy farmer for raising his prices.

Agreed, give us the stations we want or we are done!

@HMKROCK 

This is not a special exclusive issue to Chicago. Nexstar owns local affiliate stations across the country.

With stores and restaurants those are al-a-carte. You buy individual items. With TV providers you get a package. Price goes up then all customers pay that increase, not just the ones who desire the channel.

So yes we can and do blame Nexstar. Because their cost goes up then that affects all our bills. Not just those in Chicago. You may wish to pay more for your WGN but millions of others do not.

DirecTV is not the only one that Nexstar has done this with. It has become more common for local affiliate owners. So switching providers does not protect you. They all go through this at one time or another.

If those in Chicago cannot live without a channel that is free over-the-air (OTA) then I suggest they reach deep into their pockets and offer to pay the increase from all other customers in the country who don't want their bills to go up.

It is time for millions of customers to stand up to these never ending price hikes from the channel owners.