Goto Section: 76.125 | 76.128 | Table of Contents
FCC 76.127
Revised as of October 1, 2008
Goto Year:2007 |
2009
Sec. 76.127 Satellite sports blackout.
(a) Upon the request of the holder of the broadcast rights to a sports
event, or its agent, no satellite carrier shall retransmit to subscribers
within the area comprising the specified zone a “nationally distributed
superstation” or “network station” carrying the live television broadcast of
a sports event if the event is not available live on a television broadcast
station meeting the criteria specified in Sec. 76.128. For purposes of this
section, if there is no television station licensed to the community in
which the sports event is taking place, the applicable specified zone shall
be that of the television station licensed to the community with which the
sports event or team is identified, or, if the event or local team is not
identified with any particular community, the nearest community to which a
television station is licensed.
(b) Notification of the programming to be deleted pursuant to this Section
shall include the following information:
(1) The name and address of the party requesting the program deletion;
(2) The date, time and expected duration of the sports event the television
broadcast of which is to be deleted;
(3) The call letters of the nationally distributed superstation or network
station(s) from which the deletion is to be made;
(4) The U.S. postal zip codes that encompass the specified zone.
(c) Notifications given pursuant to this section must be received by the
satellite carrier:
(1) With respect to regularly scheduled events, within forty-eight (48)
hours after the time of the telecast to be deleted is known; or, for events
that comprise a season or pre-season period, fifteen (15) days prior to the
first event of the season or pre-season, respectively; and no later than the
Monday preceding the calendar week (Sunday-Saturday) during which the
program deletion is to be made.
(2) As to events not regularly scheduled and revisions of notices previously
submitted, within twenty-four (24) hours after the time of the telecast to
be deleted is known, but in any event no later than twenty-four (24) hours
from the time the subject telecast is to take place.
(d) A satellite carrier is not required to delete a sports event from an
individual subscriber who is located outside the specified zone,
notwithstanding that the subscriber lives within a zip code provided by the
holder of the broadcast rights pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section.
(e) A satellite carrier is not required to delete a sports event if it has
fewer than 1,000 subscribers within the relevant specified zone who
subscribe to the nationally distributed superstation or network station
carrying the sports event for which deletion is requested pursuant to
paragraph (b) of this section.
(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (c) of this section, for sports events to be
deleted on or before March 31, 2001, notification must be received by
satellite carriers at least 60 full days prior to the day the telecast is to
be deleted.
[ 65 FR 68101 , Nov. 14, 2000, as amended at 68 FR 14341 , Mar. 25, 2003]
Goto Section: 76.125 | 76.128
Goto Year: 2007 |
2009
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