Dish Says Will Sign Deal If Raycom Matches Contract Language To Statements

(RTTNews) - Dish Network Corp. (DISH) said Monday that it is ready to sign a deal right now if Raycom will match the words in the contract with its message to viewers.

"Raycom has publicly told its viewers that they are willing to give DISH the same deal as other providers. All we're asking is for Raycom to put that on paper and we're ready to sign the deal now," said Sruta Vootukuru, Dish director of programming.

Dish noted that its customers in 36 markets remain in the dark today despite its commitment to pay market rates to retransmit Raycom stations.

DISH is encouraging customers in the affected markets to call their local Raycom station and demand to be treated fairly.