Local Memphis affiliates WPTY and WLMT of Memphis quietly returned to the CableOne lineup this weekend.

Located on channels 2 and 9 on the local menu, the stations were dropped by Cable One at midnight, Feb. 4, due to a failure in negotiations with Newport Television Broadcasting Corp.

Representatives of CableOne reported Newport's requested fees for a retransmission negotiation rate were excessive for channels previously offered without a charge to the cable provider. Newport representatives said the fees were in line with those allowed by the Federal government and not denied by other cable companies.


Dyersburg State Gazette: Story: Agreement nears between CableOne, Newport (WPTY, WLMT return to local channel lineup)