ABC and its affilates aren't available in the New Orleans area. LSU airs on one of these channels tonight and I can't watch the game.

Hello @RSargent, we fully understand how these negotiations have affected our customers, and we want to assure you we are working hard to resolve this situation. We appreciate you sticking by us during this dispute. We are sending you a direct message to review all your options to lower your bill. Maria, DIRECTV Community Specialist

Read the TOS channels and programing are subject to change at anytime.  The content providers send the same programing to all TV providers.  The FCC will not allow any TV provider to supply any content from outside of the DMA(Designated Marketing Area) you are in. 

Get an antenna 

@RSargent 

Oh didn't you know, according to the DTV fanboys  on this site, DTV is doing you a huge favor by not having  your local station available. If I have to pay $11.00 a month to have Peacock so I can now watch my local NBC affiliate, why would I be upset if I had to pay DTV and extra $5.00 a month to have it?

Do the freaking math. 

@Juniper 

So what are Nexstars rates now? What would they be if DTV caved? I would imagine less than what I'm paying to have Peacock ($11.99 a month). 

Let's see if DTV raised their rates $4.99 a month and I am now paying $11.99 a month, that would save me $7.00 a month over what I'm being forced  to pay now in order to get my local affiliate. 

DTV has been raising the rate about $10 per month the past few years so that is sightly less.

@Juniper 

Do you not see the irony, DTV has forced 1000's of their subscribers to pay a higher rate to get their local affiliates, from a 3rd party provider, than they more than likely would have paid DTV had they reached an agreement with Nextstar and had to raise their rates.

They did this all in the name of "saving their customers money", when in fact many of their loyal customers are being forced (if they want to see their local affiliates) to pay a higher rate then what DTV would have had to ask.

With all due respects, if you don't give a darn about the locals, then there's really no point to you offering your input on the matter. This has more to do with those who are affected by this dispute and absolutely nothing to do with folks like you who couldn't care  less. 

Perhaps you should find your way over to the " Folks that don't care if they have their local stations" thread. 

@4CDAD Guess what locals are FREE over the air with an antenna why don't you get one??? Yes I know that some people can't get over the air signals and that's unfortunate but I have NEVER  relied on pay TV for locals. Why don't you ask next star why they and other network owners CHARGE pay TV providers to be retransmitted when the networks are FREE ota. 

DTV hasn't "forced" anyone to go to another provider and it is Nextstar that removed the feed when they could have allowed DTV and Dish to continue to provide the channels while they talk.

@shannon02 

DTV could have kept them until OCT 21st while negotiations were on going. They chose not to. No they are not physically forcing anyone to do anything, but if  you felt that's what I was saying then there's no point in continuing this conversation. 

@Juniper 

no you said you don't care about the local affiliates. I guess you care enough to lecture us all on how lucky we are DTV pulled the plug early when the could have kept them until Oct 21st. You keep conveniently ignoring that part. Why???  

@nabukl 

This isn't about me vs Nexstar or me vs DTV, it's about DTV choosing to let the programming end rather than allowing it's paying subscribers access to it at least until Oct 21 while negotiations were taking place.  

@Juniper 

"Have the channel pull the feed well before football season so people can plan ahead or have it go away when season is already in full swing."

Right, pull the plug and leave your customers with 2 options, telling dtv to get screwed or paying $10 to get a channel they could have had  for  5 months until the Oct 21 deadline. 

Man you are desperate to defend DTV, you definitely are a DTV employee. . 

@Juniper 

Nah, there's something going on, you're not just the average fanboy. Anyway I'm done with this. No need for a follow up it will fall on deaf ears.