DirecTV customers complained online Tuesday as One America News Network, the far-right cable channel promoted by President Donald Trump, failed to show up on their televisions. The satellite service provider trended on Twitter as some lamented OANN and others celebrated the apparent suspension.
DirecTV did not drop the network, in spite of claims from the likes of liberal commentator Tony Posnanski. Indeed, subscribers who complained posted pictures that suggested they simply needed to upgrade their DirecTV packages: “To add this channel now, simply text, click or call.”
OAN president Charles Herring explained to TheWrap that DirecTV apparently had ended a limited-time offer to provide free previews of channels such as his own.