# AT&T created OANN

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-created-oann/954319>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 14, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-created-oann/954319 "2021-11-14T04:46:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-created-oann/954319/18 "2022-01-16T04:00:57Z")

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> [@GreysonCarlisle](#):
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> DirecTV, 70% owned by AT&T, has announced that they do not plan to renew OANN’s contract when the current one expires in a few months.

> [@A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4134):
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> AT&T has sold controlling interest in DirectTV to someone else, and it appears to be those new owners who are now giving OANN the heave-ho. Note the phrase “the formerly AT&T-run TV service” in the preview here:

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