Satellite TV provider DirecTV is in contract disputes with several local affiliates that has paying subscribers caught in the crossfire. Existing agreements to carry local TV stations in some areas expired in the wee hours of morning after ringing in 2017, and without new agreements or contract extensions in place, the AT&T-owned service flipped

Source: Hot Hardware – Some Fox, ABC And WSB Network Affiliates Outraged As AT&T/DirectTV Remove Them From Channel Lineup