Why are channels 18 and 218 blacked out?

Why are channels 18 and 218 blacked out?

Effective Monday, February 17, 2020 ABC (WQOW) channels 18 and 218 began experiencing required blackouts. WDIO, the ABC broadcaster out of Duluth, exercised contract rights that require us to black out several time slots of other ABC stations' programming. These time slots are as follows:

Monday-Friday

7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
10:35 p.m. - 12:07 a.m.
1:07am - 5:00 a.m. (Sunday night/Monday morning through Thursday night/Friday morning) 

Saturday

7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. 

Sunday

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. 

As much as we'd prefer to air all content on ABC (WQOW) channels 18 and 218, we are contractually required not too. Should you have questions, please start a chat, email info@norvado.com or all 800-250-8927 for assistance.

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