LIN TV Reaches Retransmission-Consent Deal with Cable One

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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LIN TV agreed to a deal with Cable One to air LIN’s broadcast signal on the cable system.

The two parties reached what LIN called a “short-term” agreement in mid-December after their retransmission-consent agreement expired.

At issue was LIN’s Fox affiliate, KASA Santa Fe, N.M.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but LIN president and CEO Vincent Sadusky called it “fair value to both parties.” Sadusky said the company was “pleased with the outcome of our negotiations. Our stations are leaders in their markets, and we’ve made substantial investments to bring our viewers high-definition digital programming.”

LIN inked a retransmission-consent deal with MetroCast Cablevision in the fall for a pair of LIN-owned stations in New Haven, Conn.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.