FCC granted must-carry complaints against EchoStar brought by 3 T...
FCC granted must-carry complaints against EchoStar brought by 3 TV stations Thurs. KM TV, Flagstaff, Ariz.; Christian TV, Clearwater, Fla., and Long Family Partnership, Hickory, N.C., filed petitions for carriage on behalf of stations KCFG, WCLF and WHKY-TV. Each…
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station said EchoStar was providing local-into-local service in its market but refused to carry its signal in violation of rules. EchoStar said it denied stations carriage because of poor signal quality. It said WHKY also was rejected because of failure to provide community of license and substantial duplication grounds. Commission ordered EchoStar to add signals of 3 stations within 75 days of receiving good quality signal.