DirecTV, AT&T U-verse and the AT&T TV streaming service no longer has TEGNA stations on its service, including the NBC affiliate WXIA-TV (11Alive) in Atlanta. It also means no access to TEGNA-owned sister station WATL-TV, which airs 11Alive's local news programming in the evening.

Why can't I get NBC on DirecTV?

Because the owner group had exclusive control over the local stations and the residential areas that would be eligible to receive NBC on DirecTV or other channels through the satellite carrier. Unless a carriage agreement is signed between the two parties, such disputes linger on and on.

Did DirecTV and NBC come to an agreement?

Agreement with Tegna means local AT&T, DirecTV subscribers can watch the Browns on NBC's 'Sunday Night Football' ... AT&T and Tegna, which owns the local NBC affiliate WKYC, reached a “multi-year retransmission consent agreement” Sunday, meaning the channel is available again on AT&T U Verse, AT&T TV Now and DirecTV.