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Valley News Live Dropped From DISH Network

Gray Media's refusal to accept retransmission fee limits caused a blackout of 226 local channels on DISH nationwide, affecting millions of viewers' access to news and sports.

  • On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Gray Media pulled 226 local channels in 113 markets from DISH Network after failing to renew the carriage agreement, cutting Valley News Live .
  • Negotiations broke down over fee demands and last-minute station conditions as Gray Media pushed for large retransmission-consent fee increases, which DISH said ignore declining viewership and streaming alternatives.
  • Viewers can use an OTA antenna or streaming apps like Android, Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV to access Valley News Live, which is also available via local cable providers, DIRECTV, YouTube TV, Hulu Live and Fubo; DISH customers can call 800-333-3474 to request restoration.
  • The blackout removes local news and live sports from DISH lineups, cutting off subscribers from NBC and CBS programming and Valley News Live newscasts; DISH says it can restore channels immediately if a fair deal is reached.
  • The dispute spans major networks nationwide, with DISH framing it as protecting millions of customers from fee hikes, affecting ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CW, and MyNetworkTV.
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Gray Media Forces Blackout of 226 Local Channels, Disrupting DISH TV Customers Nationwide

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Following Gray Media's decision to black out its local stations from the DISH TV lineup, 226 channels in 113 markets are currently unavailable to DISH customers. Gray Media chose to disconnect these stations—which…

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