Because it is severe weather season, Griffin Media granted consent to DirecTV so that they can continue to carry News 9, but DirecTV declined and dropped your access to severe weather coverage from David Payne, Lacey Swope and their team.

As an Oklahoma-based, family-owned company, we believe in doing business the Oklahoma way, where everyone is treated equally and fairly. We are simply asking to be fairly compensated for the local stations that are already part of those packages and to pay a fair market rate for the right to carry our stations. DirecTV has a clear history of being difficult to work with and has threatened to drop more than 200 stations. We have reached agreements with all other carriers and hope we can reach an agreement with DirecTV.

Viewers can call 1-800-531-5000 and tell them to keep News 9 programming.

Yes. Viewers can call 1-800-531-5000 and tell them to keep News 9 programming.

Griffin Media is committed and ready to negotiate and simply want DirecTV to fairly compensate us like they do other, bigger companies; we’re ready to make a deal today. But unfortunately, we do not have a timeline. Viewers can call 1-800-531-5000 and tell DirecTV to make a deal so you can resume seeing News 9 programming, demand a credit or cancel and switch to another service.

Viewers can call 1-800-531-5000 and tell them to keep News 9 programming and can always switch to Cox, Dish, YouTubeTV, Fubo, Hulu Live or other providers. We will update viewers on our progress and will continue to negotiate in good faith.

We are not a CBS-owned affiliate. Griffin Media is a local, family-owned company so we must negotiate directly with DirecTV.

As part of the negotiation, we are asking DirecTV to pay a fair market rate for the right to carry News 9, just like they do other stations. Nothing more, nothing less.

We’re not able to disclose details of the negotiations except to say that the price we are asking is based on what other carriers are paying. As an Oklahoma-based, family-owned company, we believe in doing business the Oklahoma way, where everyone is treated equally and fairly. DirecTV has a long history of being difficult to work with and has threatened to drop more than 200 stations. We have reached agreements with all other carriers and hope we can reach an agreement with DirectTV.

Viewers can call 1-800-531-5000 and tell them to restore News 9 programming and can always switch to Cox, Dish, YouTubeTV, Fubo, Hulu Live or other providers.

Like every TV provider, DirecTV offers bundled packages that include a wide range of channels—news, sports, entertainment, and local stations. Griffin is simply asking to be fairly compensated for the local stations that are already part of those packages and we are not asking viewers to pay for something new—our stations are already included in your package.

Unfortunately, DirecTV is choosing to frame this as charging viewers for channels they don’t watch—but that’s how all TV packages work. Bundling ensures you have access to a wide range of programming, including the local stations that matter most when it counts like during emergencies and severe weather. If TV worked on a “pay only for what you watch” model, most networks—including sports and entertainment channels—wouldn’t be available in a package at all. Bundles keep costs lower and ensure access to a wide range of programming, including local stations.