GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – This Saturday, the Michigan Wolverines take on the UNLV Rebels in a college football game in Ann Arbor. Additionally, a second game pitting UCLA against San Diego State will follow.
The games will be exclusively broadcast on WFRV, but since WFRV was forced off the DIRECTV lineup on July 2, DIRECTV customers may not be able to watch the game unless the dispute between Nexstar and DIRECTV is resolved.
DIRECTV customers are being urged to call the company at 800-531-5000 and demand that they restore WFRV to their systems.
DIRECTV subscribers do have other options to view the game:
- DIRECTV customers can switch their cable or satellite provider to another service. WFRV has reached agreements with all other local distributors and is available on all of them.
- WFRV is also available on streaming services such as YouTube TV and Hulu.
- As a broadcast station, WFRV broadcasts its signal over the public airwaves to anyone with an antenna, which you can find at stores like Best Buy.
- Many local restaurants and sports bars may also be carrying the game.
WFRV’s parent company, Nexstar, is working hard to resolve the impasse with DIRECTV, but the company has twice turned down Nexstar’s offer of an extension.
DIRECTV subscribers are again being urged to call DIRECTV at 800/531-5000 and complain.
