Cox Communications has ended its carriage of KLFY TV-10 in its Franklin-Patterson service area in St. Mary Parish.

The channel stopped being available in those areas as of Jan. 1. No other Louisiana markets are affected.

"In this situation, multiple channels of CBS were provided. KLFY offered CBS programming that was already being provided by WAFB out of Baton Rouge and WWL in New Orleans," Cox public affairs manager David D'Aquin said.

Cox continues to carry both of those stations in the Franklin-Patterson area. No other changes were made to the Cox channel lineup in those areas.

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"We're sorry for any inconvenience this may cause our customers in Franklin-Patterson, but the good news is that customers can still watch their favorite CBS shows," D'Aquin said.

There are no plans for Cox to resume carrying KLFY in St. Mary Parish.

KLFY addressed the situation in a Facebook comment in response to a question from a viewer about the change. In the comment, KLFY said the station's understanding is that Cox's carriage of the station was optional because St. Mary Parish is assigned to the Baton Rouge market by the Nielsen company, which oversees television analytics and ratings across the country.

Customers can still access news, weather and videos on klfy.com.