KRON4 Blackout On Cable affects 1000s of Bay Area Households – CBS San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Thousands of Bay Area cable TV subscribers cannot access KRON4 due to a contractual disagreement between Nexstar and Direct TV.

Blackout started at midnight on July 4th and affects AT&T U-verse and DIRECTV customers.

KRON4 is part of Nextar Media Group, which owns and operates 120 stations nationwide.

According to the KRON4 site, Nexstar, the owner of KRON4, is working to reach an agreement with DIRECTV that will allow the station to broadcast AT & T U-verse and DIRECTV in the Bay Area. "

KRON4 is still available on over-the-air digital TV and other cable providers.