DirecTV customers lose access to CBS and KCAL in compensation dispute

LOS ANGELES — DirecTV customers across Southern California have lost access to CBS and KCAL indefinitely in a fee dispute between CBS Corp. and AT&T, which owns the satellite provider.
Beginning minutes after 11 p.m. Friday, when a contract between the two sides expired, the following message appeared on the screens of DirecTV viewers who selected either channel:
“CBS has removed this channel from your lineup despite our request to keep it available to you. We share your frustrat