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  "description": "In an FCC complaint, Gray said a senior executive claimed he discovered the alleged violation while staying at Hotel Cleo in Knoxville, Tenn.\n",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T12:46:43.000Z",
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  "textContent": "💡\n\n■ Trusty Questions Need for NFL Antitrust Exemption in SBA ■ Departing CEO Tim Cook Built Apple into a $4 Trillion Colossus ■ SIA Leader Stroup Warns Congress about China’s LEO Ambitions ■ Joel Thayer Concerned about Google’s Growing Video Dominance ■ AST SpaceMobile Loses Satellite Launched by Blue Origin ■ Lawmakers Offer Bill to Update Closed Captioning Laws ■ Retailing Association Says Onshoring Call Centers Not ‘Pro-Consumer’ ■ Seattle Mayor Hints at Data Center Moratorium in the City ■ Ookla: Starlink Mobile Driving D2D Growth ■ Children’s Defense Fund Enters BEAD Funding Battle in Mississippi\n\nRetrans: Gray Media says DISH Network is illegally retransmitting one of its stations through a hotel‑TV system the company controls. In a detailed complaint filed with the FCC on April 15, Gray alleged that DISH Network is continuing to deliver the signal of WVLT‑TV (CBS) in Knoxville – and other Gray stations – through its SMARTBOX commercial distribution platform even though the companies’ retransmission‑consent agreement expired March 10. Gray says **Robert J. Folliard III** , the company’s senior vice president for government relations and distribution, confirmed the unauthorized carriage during a March stay at Hotel Cleo in Knoxville, where DISH provides the video service. ** _(More after paywall)_**\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Gray Media Accuses DISH of Providing TV Signals without Authorization",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-21T12:46:45.497Z"
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