SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — On Sunday afternoon, the New York Giants fended off the Jacksonville Jaguars in the final seconds of their National Football League match-up to grab their sixth victory of the season. While viewers in the New York Tri-State Area could cheer on Big Blue by watching WNYW-5, those to the north in the Capital District who rely on DirecTV to get their local FOX affiliate were left in the dark.
Welcome to the latest retransmission consent battle, and it has led to the “blackout” of some 25 television stations licensed to Mission Broadcasting.
