News Summary:
DISH Network lost access to 226 local broadcast stations across 113 U.S. markets on March 10, 2026, due to failed retransmission consent negotiations with Gray Media, affecting affiliates of ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo, and various independent Gray Media stations. This blackout, which began Tuesday, March 10 at 6 p.m., left CBS and NBC channels, including Valley News Live newscasts, dark for DISH Network customers. Earlier on March 12, a contract dispute between DISH and Gray Media also resulted in the CBS affiliate WKYT (channel 27 in Fayette County) being taken off the air for some Lexington TV viewers. Separately, on March 12, a think tank advised the FCC that EchoStar should allocate a portion of the $40 billion it expects from spectrum sales to AT&T and SpaceX to compensate companies that were building Dish Network's 5G network, a project EchoStar and Dish have now abandoned.
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