That quote from TW is hilarious because those three companies (well, at least Dish and DirecTV) have just recently completed negotiations with LIN-TV. The difference is that they did it before the drop-dead date, unlike TW. They're obviously trying to make customers say, "Oh, if I switch, the same thing will happen with whoever else I choose," and that's just not accurate.
That's not entirely true. You'd be able to get the signal with a large, directional antenna with a pre-amp according to Antennaweb.org.
Why would you hold TW blameless? They're both trying to throw their weight around, and the people who are suffering are customers and WIVB.