MADISON, Wis. — The WISC-TV carriage agreement with DIRECTV/U-Verse expired at 11 p.m. Friday, March 6. While we wished to avoid a disruption in your DIRECTV/U-Verse service, without an agreement or extension, DIRECTV/U-Verse chose to remove our programming from its lineup.
We didn’t want to leave you in the dark.
Call DIRECTV/U-Verse now and tell them you want to put WISC-TV back on their lineup at 1-866-852-1310.
You can always reach us for free with an over-the-air antenna and we encourage you to do so. However, we cannot allow DIRECTV/U-Verse to resell our programming without a fair agreement. We have agreements with all other cable and satellite providers in our area and we have offered DIRECTV/U-Verse terms competitive with the current marketplace.
Q. What are you missing with WISC-TV not available on DIRECTV/U-Verse?
We produce nearly 40 hours of News 3 Now each week covering the issues important to Madison and the surrounding communities. In addition, we broadcast CBS’ award-winning and highly-rated news, sports and entertainment programming including NCAA basketball, 60 Minutes, The CBS Evening News, NCIS and Survivor just to name a few.
Q. Does this include DIRECTV stream?
Yes, if you watch WISC-TV through DIRECTV’s streaming service, this outage affects you too.
Q. How can I stream News 3 Now on my TV?
The easiest option is to download the Channel3000+ app for your connected TV or mobile device. There you will find all our News 3 Now newscasts live and on demand. It works on Roku, FireTV, AppleTV, Android TV or on your phone. And it’s all FREE to download and FREE to use.
Q. What are my other options for getting WISC-TV programming?
All cable and satellite providers other than DIRECTV/U-Verse will continue to carry WISC-TV without interruption. Other providers that carry WISC-TV programming include:
Spectrum:
TDS:
We have additional agreements with major streaming services like YouTubeTV, Hulu + Live TV, FuboTV and others.
Q. When will this be resolved?
We are committed to continuing negotiations and finding a fair resolution as quickly as possible. In the meantime, we will continue to provide updates for you here on our website and you can email us at [email protected]
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