WXYZ-TV blacked out for Comcast Xfinity users due to carrier dispute
Updated April 1, 2026, 2:30 p.m. ET Xfinity subscribers of WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) awoke Wednesday to what seemed like an April Fool’s prank. “This channel is unavailable,” a message on their screens learn. It was not an April Fool’s prank. “Our contract with Scripps, the owner of this channel, has expired,” the on-screen Xfinity message…