[Husker] KETV possibly will pull their signal entirely off Cox

[Pat Gaule]

It's hard to confirm this since I don't live in Omaha any more, but I've 
seen this posted to about 3 different forums already, so I think it's 
legitimate.

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19000702-NE-ABC-affliate-maybe-pulled-off-of-local-Cox

As of now, Cox-Omaha is retransmitting KETV's analog signal but they 
have been blocked from retransmitting KETV's digital signal for about a 
year now.  KETV's parent company has announced that they will pull their 
signal off Cox on September 30th if an agreement cannot be reached.

I basically see this ending two ways:

1.)  The issue is completely resolved in the near future and KETV's 
analog and digital signal comes back on the air
2.)  KETV commits suicide by pulling their signal off Cox and losing the 
vast majority of their viewers (and severely pissing off the few that go 
out of their way to pick up the signal with rabbit ears.  If they 
somehow survive for a few years, the cutoff date for analog broadcasts 
will roll around in a few years, and they will lose even more viewers 
who haven't yet bought their own digital equipment).

In my honest opinion, this may prove to be one of the dumbest corporate 
blunders in the history of television.