WCOV FOX20 coming off Charter Cable in Montgomery  

Press Release

Montgomery, Alabama

December 22, 2008 

WCOV-FOX20 announced today that as of January 1, 2009, Charter Cable will no longer be carrying WCOV-FOX20 in Montgomery and the surrounding area.  “We’ve spent several weeks negotiating in good faith with Charter but have been unable to reach an agreement.  We have reached agreements with most of the cable operators in the area, including Knology, Troy Cable, Brighthouse, Comlink, Sky Cable, Galaxy Cable and others.” said David Woods, President of WCOV FOX20.

Woods said “We find it unsettling that Charter Cable recently announced a rate increase in Montgomery of several dollars per month, yet they have been unable to reach an agreement with WCOV-FOX20.  Without WCOV-FOX20,  Charter customers in Montgomery will no longer be able to watch the popular programs such as The FOX20 News at Nine, American Idol, 24, House, Judge Mathis, People‘s Court, The Sunday NFL games, the NFC Championship game, NASCAR and The Daytona 500, and the Sugar Bowl with the Alabama Crimson Tide on January 2nd.”

Charter customers have several options in which to tune in to WCOV-FOX20 and watch American Idol and the Sugar Bowl.  In Montgomery WCOV-FOX20 will continue to be carried on Knology Cable (356-1000), many viewers can use an over-the-air antenna or they can install DishTV satellite, which carries the local Montgomery stations.  In Troy, WCOV-FOX20 will still be carried on Troy Cablevision at 566-3310.

For more information, please call David Woods at 334-288-7020