Eleventh-hour negotiations have borne fruit, and local Chiefs fans can breathe a sigh of relief. Suddenlink Cable has reached an agreement with Meredith Corporation, the owner of KCTV and KSMO in Kansas City, to continue carrying the stations.

The negotiations all but went public over the last week, as a December 31st deadline loomed. KCTV warned viewers they might miss the Chiefs/Broncos contest the next day if an agreement wasn’t reached.

Suddenlink responded by publicly asserting that Meredith was demanding a 65% increase in the fees Suddenlink pays to carry Meredith outlets.

 

Suddenlink issued a news release Friday saying the two firms had “…reached an agreement in principle on a long-term contract with Meredith.”

“As a result, Meredith TV stations — including KPHO, KCTV, KSMO, and WSMV — will continue to be available to Suddenlink customers. ”

Terms of the agreement were not announced.  In the news release, the company thanked its customers and said the agreement would not change the recently announced rate adjustments.