Central Illinois residents with Mediacom cable TV service are once again able to see ABC programming.
Mediacom Communications Corp. and Sinclair Broadcast Group reached an agreement late Friday that ended a weeks-long standoff that left 700,000 cable subscribers in 12 states without local channels. The agreement will restore 22 stations to Mediacom's system. The two companies had been unable to reach a new agreement that would permit Mediacom to carry the station signals.
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