Jan. 17—PRINCETON — Southern West Virginia television viewers are asking why a cable television provider has removed local channels from its offerings and are urging the company to bring them back.

If you have cable TV through Optimum, you may have lost access to a number of channels, all provided through WNTZ.

Altice reached a deal with WPIX/11 owner Nexstar, restoring the station on the television sets of Optimum cable subscribers, according to a joint announcement from the two companies released Saturday ...