KSCE El Paso filed an FCC carriage complaint against DirecTV, cla...
KSCE El Paso filed an FCC carriage complaint against DirecTV, claiming the company is improperly refusing to renew carriage of its signal. Direct TV said KSCE Channel 38 did not provide the 120-day notice required when a station intends…
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to renew its carriage agreement. James Oyster, who represents KSCE, said the four-month requirement is a rule for commercial stations, and KSCE is non-commercial. “There is nothing specific in rules that show what [a] non- commercial station needs to renew,” Oyster said. “The rules are specific for commercial, there is no election for non- commercial.” “We disagree with their interpretation of the rules and are confident that we've complied with all applicable must-carry rules with respect to their carriage,” said Rob Mercer, spokesman for DirecTV.