DirecTV: "Significant progress' made in talks with KSNF owner

DirecTV officials say "significant progress" has been made in their negotiations with Nexstar Broadcasting, which owns KSNF in Joplin.

The channel has not been available on DirecTV for the past few months.

One big obstacle remains, according to DirecTV officials, though Nexstar officials do not agree with that characterization.

DIRECTV says it is being asked to commit to paying the same higher rates for stations Nexstar may acquire in the future, which the company believes is a non-starter.

In response, a Nexstar spokesman denied that this was a request made of the company.

“That’s not accurate, but we’ll choose to keep our focus on trying to reach an agreement and hope that DIRECTV will avoid any distracting sideshows and do the same,” he said.