LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The Weather Channel said late Monday that it has been dropped by satellite-TV company DirecTV DTV, -0.49% . DirecTV has been seeking to reduce by 20% the fees it pays to carry the channel, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The Weather Channel on its Twitter feed urged followers to "#stormDIRECTV and tell them there's no substitute."