[opendtv] Re: News: Sinclair Could Pull 30 Stations Off Comcas
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 10:20:06 -0800
"But in an interesting twist, many of its stations can't go black then due
to a federal law that says no in-market station can be pulled from cable
during a sweeps period."
Isn't it the other way around? That a cable system can't pull a signal
during a ratings sweep period? (Cue: Time Warner)
And, unless I missed this in the Communications Act the last time I went
through, it's not a federal law, but an FCC regulation.
Last time I checked, there was no language limiting when a broadcaster can
remove access to a signal. Heck, the rule is in the cable rules (Section
76) which don't directly apply to broadcasters.
John Willkie
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