The Times Leader Online - Princeton, Kentucky -
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Published on: 11/25/2006
Last Visited: 11/26/2006
Bill Copeland, vice president of the Mediacom Missouri Kentucky Region, said WKDA is one of 22 stations owned by Sinclair that are served by Mediacom cable system, and thus far negotiations to continue to carry those stations have been unsuccessful.
"Sinclair has recently decided to pull its stations off Mediacom cable systems on Dec. 1 unless we pay them millions of dollars," Copeland said.He noted that the Sinclair demands are "much more than any other broadcaster has requested or any comparable cable company is paying to Sinclair in other markets."
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"Our multi-million dollar investment has clearly benefited WDKA and the other broadcast stations in this area," Copeland noted.He said that other stations have "recognized the value of this mutually beneficial relationship with Mediacom, but Sinclair has instead used its market power as one of the largest broadcasters in the nation to strong-arm Mediacom - and its customers - to accept its ridiculously overpriced demands."