KXAS CABLE RETRANSMISSION CAMPAIGN '93

KXAS-TV (NBC) Trailblazing 1993 retransmission campaign, conceived and led by then-station owner LIN-TV executive Lee Spieckerman. Major local cable company Telecable (now part of Spectrum) tried to play hardball when KXAS demanded dollars to carry the station. But that cable company was blindsided by KXAS' brutal marketing blitz, which enabled the station to garner compensation from Telecable weeks after the campaign commenced.

[@WillHendersonTX]

is this one of the first well know contract dispute commercials ever made.
24 years ago, these weren't common as they have become in the last 10 years as TV Networks and cable/satellite providers have gotten greedier since 1993.

[@SpectrumAssociates]

Comcast removed local tv channels.

[@HamadiYT]

“keep my 5 or cut my cable” 🗣️🔥

[@kartoon7825]

Man i Wish we had something like this instade of Them putting characters feeling how their channels Will be dropped *Looking at you Viacom*

[@ilmamartinez522]

4:00 From September 20, 1993

[@mattcampbell1035]

Telecabe/spectrum Dallas Garland still NBC 5. I'm remember I was 5 in East Dallas that's subscribers of Plano, Richardson and arington lose of channel.

[@matthewcampbell7985]

Before my old tablet broke it's spectrum cable in 93 it's was 8.79 both WGN America and TBS Plano Richardson and Arlington subscribers lose nbc 5.

[@jcat8403]

I never knew she worked for channel 5 and I was 9 then not sure how I don't remember

[@chickenchannelgaming]

2:03
8.73 FOR CABLE?!?!?!

[@Joseph_Stalin5]

I'm curious what happens if you call any of those numbers?

[@ilmamartinez522]

Nothing

[@bdsnook3]

I remember this campaign well (grew up in Richardson), but not Iola Johnson (2:29)!

[@Stick_official1]

1993 Is The Year Windows 3.1 Came

[@andrewhero1354]

$8 In 1990s?
Mmmmm...
Today is $17.99

[@Tatura.]

So much better than today's rate of 60 dollars per month.

[@NoahonVista]

Keep my 5 or cut my cable!