Dish Network, the satellite TV service under EchoStar Corp, had its signal transmission unilaterally interrupted by Gray Television after refusing to accept Gray Television's unreasonable rate increase demands.

This dispute originated from Gray Television's demand for a substantial increase in channel retransmission fees, which Dish Network considered to be far beyond a reasonable range. After negotiations failed, Gray Television chose to cut off the broadcast signals of several of its local stations to Dish users. This move will directly affect Dish Network subscribers' access to local news and programming from Gray Television. The two parties are still negotiating the terms of the retransmission agreement, but no new agreement has been reached yet.