Some Tri-State cable subscribers may lose their source of CBS programming next week if a dispute over retransmission consent fees cannot be worked out. Mediacom customers in Clay City, Louisville and Iola, Ill. (as well as in Mediacom's other Wabash Valley service territories) are being warned by Terre Haute's WTHI-TV 10 that if a new carriage agreement is not reached by next Wednesday at 4 p.m. Central time, the cable company will have to cease carrying the station, as well as others owned by LIN Media in other parts of the country served by Mediacom.
"We believe it is our duty to inform our viewers when a contract deadline approaches and a new agreement has not yet been reached," says a statement on WTHI's website. The station is encouraging customers to call a toll-free number to tell Mediacom that they want to keep WTHI in their lineup. Additionally, customers can email WTHI at KeepWTHIonmediacom@wthitv.com.
If the station is pulled, Clay City customers will have no other CBS programming source. However, those living in Louisville and Iola have two other CBS affiliates to choose from: KMOV-4 (St. Louis) and WCIA-3 (Champaign).
According to WTHI's website, negotiations are ongoing between the two sides.
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