TV tussle: DirecTV, Tegna dispute turns TV channels dark in 51 markets including Houston, Seattle

Customers across much of the U.S. have lost TV stations thank to a dispute between AT&T and broadcaster Tegna.

The communications company and the broadcaster failed to reach a new agreement Tuesday, resulting in more than 60 stations lost on DirecTV, AT&T U-verse and the AT&T TV streaming service.

AT&T places the blame on Tegna, which has more than 60 TV stations in 51 markets and reaches 39% of all U.S. TV households.