DirecTV Griffin Media Oklahoma CBS affiliates retransmission dispute

Subscribers to DIRECTV's satellite and streaming services across Oklahoma lost access to CBS programming Wednesday evening when the company removed four local television stations owned by Griffin Media after a distribution agreement expired without a successor deal in place. The blackout affects KWTV (Channel 9) in Oklahoma City and KOTV (Channel 6) in Tulsa - both CBS affiliates - along with independent station KSBI (Channel 52) and CW affiliate KQCW (Channel 19).