WHIO-TV back on air for DirectTV, AT&T subscribers

WHIO-TV was pulled from the DirectTV and AT&T channel lineup after they were unable to reach a new transmission deal. Pictured are longtime WHIO-TV anchors Cheryl McHenry, left, and James Brown in the news station's studio.

WHIO-TV was pulled from the DirectTV and AT&T channel lineup after they were unable to reach a new transmission deal. Pictured are longtime WHIO-TV anchors Cheryl McHenry, left, and James Brown in the news station's studio.

WHIO-TV is back on the channel lineups for DirectTV, AT&T TV and U-Verse after they reached a new transmission deal with the Dayton station.

WHIO-TV is a CBS affiliate.

The contract will last multiple years, AT&T reported in a statement.

The agreement includes retransmission for all Cox Media Group stations, which are owned by Apollo Global Management and serve networks in Louisiana, Georgia, New York, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, California, Mississippi, Idaho, Florida, Oregon, Tennessee, Florida, Pennsylvania, Washington, Oklahoma and Arizona.

The terms of the agreement were not reported.

DISH Network in December reached an agreement to restore WHIO-TV and other Apollo stations. WHIO-TV had been off the Dish Network channel lineup since July.

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