Operations of TV8 were shuttered on July 17, 2020, due to the impact on tourism caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The transmitter had been silent since 2019 due to transmitter failure ahead of the move of the station from channel 45 to channel 34 due to the repack. The station was quietly acquired from Vail Resorts by Deerfield Media on May 27, 2021, with operations resuming shortly after that.[3][4] Deerfield Media announced it would not renew its lease agreement on TV8 Vail's studios and would take the station dark on March 28, 2025, with its license returned to the Federal Communications Commission.[5]
