KITV-Oceanic fight remains unresolved

A dispute between parent companies continues to leave viewers in the dark

By Erika Engle

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 19, 2012

~~<p>KITV parent company Hearst Television Inc. is awaiting a response from Time Warner Cable to the program carriage proposal submitted Tuesday, a week into the blackout resulting from a contract dispute.</p>
<p>While still viewable over-the-air, via satellite services DISH Network and DirecTV or via Hawaiian Telcom, KITV has been unavailable to the majority of Hawaii viewers — via Oceanic Time Warner Cable — since July 10. The cable company has replaced KITV programming with the Hallmark Channel.</p>
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KITV parent company Hearst Television Inc. is awaiting a response from Time Warner Cable to the program carriage proposal submitted Tuesday, a week into the blackout resulting from a contract dispute.

While still viewable over-the-air, via satellite services DISH Network and DirecTV or via Hawaiian Telcom, KITV has been unavailable to the majority of Hawaii viewers — via Oceanic Time Warner Cable — since July 10. The cable company has replaced KITV programming with the Hallmark Channel. Login for more...