Locals in fix for FOX as satellite dispute rages

A dispute between the local FOX television affiliate and the DIRECTV satellite provider may push hundreds of Whitman County residents out of their homes Sunday in search of a televised version of the Seahawks playoff game.

The Seattle Seahawks will take on the vaunted Chicago Bears in the NFL playoffs. The game will be broadcast on FOX, as will the Superbowl and the World Series.

KAYU, the Spokane FOX affiliate, went dark for DIRECTV customers at midnight Jan. 1, after parent company Northwest Broadcasting and DIRECTV failed to agree on a new contract after the Dec. 31 expiration of a prior 10...