Local News 8 Dropped From DirecTV
Published at | Updated at(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – DirecTV has decided to drop two local television channels. KIFI and CW were eliminated from the company’s airwaves Wednesday morning. Negotiations about a new contract had been in motion for several weeks, though the discussion recently reached a standstill. Station manager Monte Young says he’s disappointed that DirecTV was unwilling to reach a compromise. Last week Cable ONE customers also lost several channels after the company failed to renew a contract with the Turner network