Gray Television filed a carriage complaint against Nebraska...
Gray Television filed a carriage complaint against Nebraska cable operator Applied Communications Technology because the operator declined to carry KSNB-TV Superior. According to the documents filed with the FCC’s Media Bureau Thursday, Applied Communications Technology has said it would have…
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trouble receiving KSNB’s signal. Gray said it has adequate power and seven translators to deliver the signal, and commits to buying and installing any additional equipment necessary. The complaint said the FCC “has repeatedly held that a cable operator cannot refuse to carry a television station that agrees to purchase and install at its own expense the equipment necessary to deliver an adequate signal to the operator’s headend.” Applied Communications Technology didn’t comment. In an email to Gray filed with the complaint, a representative of the operator wrote that it “would need to discuss another way to get [KSNB’s] signal to deliver to our customer base. We will gladly discuss those options when it is convenient with your company.”