DirecTV customers hoping to watch the Broncos play the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday will need to make other arrangements. 

Currently KUSA and KTVD, channels 9 and 20 in Denver, are not on the air for DirecTV customers as an ongoing negotiation of rights agreement between the two parent companies, according to 9News’ website. 

“Unfortunately, DIRECTV has refused to reach a fair, market-based agreement with us, which is why our station is not currently available on DIRECTV,” 9News said in a “Attention DIRECTV Subscribers” thread online. 

Channel 9 and 20 are owned by Tegna, which is a digital media and marketing services company that owns television stations across the United States. It is negotiating with AT&T, the parent-company of DirecTV. 

Similarly, Dish Network and Nexstar Media Group, which owns KWGN and KDVR in Denver, is also off the air for customers. 

“Viewers across the United States have expressed their outrage at DISH Network for its documented long-term practice of putting its paying subscribers in the in the middle, rather than reaching agreements with broadcasters and content providers at fair market rates,” said in a new release from Nexstar.

Nexstar added Dish removed 164 local televisions stations from its lineup, including KXRM in Colorado Springs.

Local NBC and Fox affiliate stations are not the only stations currently blacked out by television providers as Altitude Sports has been out of Comcast’s lineup for 16 months. 

A 15-year partnership between the sports station and Comcast expired in 2019, which has resulted in Nuggets and Avalanche games not being on the air in Denver. 

Local stations are encouraging the public wanting to watch NBC’s “The Voice,” Fox’s “9-1-1” or even the Nuggets to change cable providers.

“You have choices. KUSA and KTVD are available on other video service providers in our area including DISH, Spectrum, and Comcast and you can always get KUSA and KTVD free over-the-air,” 9News said.