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Satellite Firms Cash In on Dispute between Fox, Cox Communications.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, January, 2000 by Stefanova, Kristina
Jan. 4--Satellite companies are profiting from a dispute between Fox Entertainment Group Inc. and cable provider Cox Communications Inc., which has cut off 260,000 Northern Virginia subscribers from Channel 5.
Residents of Fairfax County, Fredericksburg and parts of Stafford and Spotsylvania counties are crowding bars, buying rabbit ears and -- mostly -- switching to satellite dishes from cable so that they can see Channel 5's lineup, which has been off-limits since Saturday.
That lineup includes such popular shows as "Ally McBeal," "The X-Files," "The Simpsons," "King of the Hill" and Channel 5's local news broadcasts.
The dispute will not affect Saturday's Washington Redskins playoff game against the Detroit Lions, which will be shown on...
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