By Edgar Kelley, The Intermountain
ELKINS, W.Va. — After many local residents became upset about the Optimum cable company dropping several TV channels, including WBOY in Clarksburg, in recent weeks, the channels reappeared on Optimum cable on Saturday.
Nexstar Media Group Inc. — which owns many broadcast stations across the country, including WBOY — and Optimum reached a comprehensive partnership agreement over the weekend that restored all Nexstar programming to all of Optimum’s cable customers, according to press releases from both companies.
On Friday, Jan. 10, local subscribers said that, without warning, Optimum canceled Nexstar. Its channels that disappeared from local subscribers’ screens included WBOY’s affiliates for CBS and NBC. The service was restored for both stations on Saturday.
In separate press releases, both Nexstar and Optimum thank customers and viewers for being patient while the two sides worked out a new deal. Specific terms of the agreement have not yet been released to the public.