TRAVERSE CITY -- Traverse City Commissioners unanimously agreed to file a lawsuit against Charter Communications in a dispute about relocating two of four local access stations.
Charter intends to move Up North 2 and Northwestern Michigan College 13 to analog channels 96 and 97, respectively, as early as Dec. 1. That would place the channels next to Traverse City Area Public Schools 98 and Government Access 99.
City commissioners agreed on Monday to ask retained legal counsel to file a suit against Charter in connection with the proposed channel changes.
Mayor Chris Bzdok referred questions to City Attorney Karrie Zeits.
"The city commission thinks this is an important issue and an important public benefit worth preserving and protecting," Zeits said.
City concerns include other potential Charter plans to move all four public access channels into a digital tier only, as well as moving Up North 2 and NMC 13 to 96 and 97, where picture and sound interference sometimes occurs, Zeits said.
