Charter/Spectrum subscribers in L.A. area could lose local stations as contract ends

Charter Communications Inc., the third largest-U.S. pay-TV provider, faces a midnight deadline to renew a programming agreement with Tribune Media Co. or potentially lose local stations in 24 markets, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
The current accord providing Charter customers with 33 Tribune stations ends at midnight New York time. Expiration could affect their ability to watch Fox and CBS network affiliates in markets like Cleveland, St. Louis and Indianapolis, as well as the su