You may have seen stories or advertisements about the Fox Network’s negotiations with TimeWarner Cable and the possible loss of such service. That’s true.

However, those talks do not – I repeat – do not affect WLUK-TV FOX 11. Regardless of what happens with that dispute, FOX 11 will remain on TimeWarner Cable.

At issue here are retransmission fees – the amount that a cable system pays to a channel for the right to carry it. WLUK-TV FOX 11 has a deal with TimeWarner (and other cable & satellite providers) and, as such, this particular dispute does not affect us.

What gets confusing is that FOX does own some of the local affiliates across the county, as do the other networks. In those markets, customers could be without regular FOX programming, such as the NFL, House, etc.

WLUK-TV is owned by LIN Television, based in Rhode Island. We went through similiar negotiations with TimeWarner about a year ago and have a deal in place.

All of this isn’t to say that Northeast Wisconsin cable customers won’t be affected. If FOX and TWC can’t reach a deal, some of the cable networks owned by FOX (such as FX and Speed) could disappear Friday.

But we’ll be here.