Verizon Communications and Newport Television confirmed Sunday that they have reached a retransmission consent agreement for stations in Upstate New York and Harrisburg, Pa., after a two-day impasse.
The stations -- WXXA (FOX) in Albany, WSYR (ABC) in Syracuse and WHP (CBS) in Harrisburg, Pa. - went darkin those markets on Jan. 12 after the parties could not reach a deal.
In a statement Monday, Verizon said it had returned the stations to its FiOS TV systems in all of the markets.
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"The new retransmission agreement contains rates and other terms that Verizon believes are reasonable and in subscribers' best interests," the telco said in a statement Sunday. "Verizon appreciates its customers' patience and loyalty during this loss of programming."
On the websites of its respective stations, Newport TV confirmed that a deal had been reached at about 3:40 p.m. Sunday and was effective immediately.
