Published March 8, 2016 3:12pm EST | Updated March 8, 2016 4:03pm EST

DirecTV Woes Caused By What's Called 'sun Transit Outage'

Satellite operator DirecTV on Tuesday has lost the ability to show many of its channels due to what's called the "sun transit outage." The AT&T unit is suffering because a satellite link is in a line with the sun, causing solar interference with satellite signals.