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WPIX, Cablevision Strike Deal

For more than two months, Cablevision subscribers were unable to watch WPIX.

Story by David Reich-Hale

The Cablevision-Tribune standoff is over.

The Bethpage-based cable operator said Friday night that it had reached a deal with the parent company of WPIX.

The New York station had been unavailable to Cablevision subscribers since mid-August, when negotiations over retransmission fees broke down.

In a statement, Cablevision said "We sincerely appreciate the patience of our customers as we worked to reach an agreement that is consistent with our focus on minimizing the impact of rising programming costs on cable rates."

The Tribune deal also returns a FOX affiliate to Connecticut subscribers and WPHL to subscribers in the New Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia.

Editor's Note: Patch has a partnership with PIX 11, called "Patch on PIX,"where the station features major stories from Patch sites in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
henry October 26, 2012 at 09:52 pm
Wow! That's so exciting!
STEPHEN WANGEL October 27, 2012 at 01:35 am
All I can wonder is how this will affect rates?
paul October 27, 2012 at 01:49 am
I still do not know why anyone wants to pay for several dozen to several hundred channels.
How many do you really watch or use? Maybe that is what's wrong with society....
Angela Bella M. October 27, 2012 at 01:55 am
I AM SOO SOOO HAPPY!!! ~~ THANKS SOOO MUCH & WELCOME BACK WPIX 11
Mels Ditties October 27, 2012 at 02:33 am
Ahhhhhhhhhhh,.,.,it's about time!....My 4am wakeup just hasn't been the same without Suki and what's her name!...
paul October 27, 2012 at 02:43 am
Do you mean Francis?????
I like waking up with Suki.... ;o)
Mels Ditties October 27, 2012 at 03:06 am
Yeah...Francis...that's her name...thx...
PIX11 is my wake up / online work backround news...and I have missed them,,,Of course it comes back today, eg. on Friday, AFTER the mornin' news, so I've gotta wait til Monday...
paul October 27, 2012 at 03:12 am
Just dream away......
Anne Marie October 27, 2012 at 03:28 am
Yup.
Rita C October 27, 2012 at 03:56 am
Thank God - Lionel is back!! I love his take on things, and of all the other 'feature' guys; it's what always set PIX news apart from the others. Welcome back, PIX!!
Free 2B Me October 27, 2012 at 01:07 pm
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. Wait a minute... are you trying to say that Channell 11 was off the air? Really, for how long? No Odd Couple repeats or kids yelling PIX to shoot at spaceships? How could I have missed that? .. Just sayin' cause i'm Free 2B Me . .
Tom S October 27, 2012 at 03:35 pm
WPIX is back, the nation is secure.
JACK COLLINS October 27, 2012 at 03:52 pm
Well Mel you may not have power next week to watch PIX now.
K. October 27, 2012 at 03:57 pm
WPIX was off? I think the last time I watched it was when "Cap'n Jack McCarthy" was showing Popeye cartoons.
Haig October 27, 2012 at 04:13 pm
Oh boy.....another liberal media outlet
Joe Hill October 27, 2012 at 08:14 pm
You like Jodi Applegate? Tune into Estrella (a WPIX offering) and see what is there at the same time. You don't need to speak Spanish.
Chris October 28, 2012 at 01:56 pm
OH Thank God!!! More junk to watch on the idiot box!!!
jared October 28, 2012 at 03:09 pm
lol i bet 5 people noticed the station was pulled. I was enjoying the NFL network previews on channel 11. but i guess thats gone now
John K Massaro October 28, 2012 at 04:17 pm
When did they pull WPIX? I guess I'm out of the loop. It doesn't help that I usually start surfing at channel 27 & go up from there, I have absolutely no use for network television...
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Shoot Your TV, Invest In Yourself And Your Family, Big Brother Government Won't Be There For You.Stay Safe In The Storm !
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