Key Points
- DIRECTV and Griffin Media are in a carriage dispute that has pulled CBS affiliates in Oklahoma off DIRECTV’s platforms
- The conflict centers on retransmission fees, with Griffin seeking higher compensation for its channels.
- The missing CBS stations remain available to stream on other platforms like Paramount Plus with Showtime, Fubo and Hulu with Live TV and can usually be received for free with a conventional, over-the-air antenna.
A fresh dispute between satellite and streaming provider DIRECTV and a small television broadcaster has left large parts of Oklahoma without access to CBS programming through those platforms.
The dispute started Wednesday evening after a distribution agreement between DIRECTV and Griffin Media expired without a new contract in place, The Desk has learned.
The dispute is impacting two CBS affiliates — KWTV (Channel 9) in Oklahoma City and KOTV (Channel 6) in Tulsa — as well as independent station KSBI (Channel 52) in Oklahoma City and CW Network affiliate KQCW (Channel 19) in Tulsa…