Martin Might Be Shifting On DBS Must Carry

MARTIN MIGHT BE SHIFTING ON DBS MUST CARRY
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
The Federal Communications Commission may vote on Feb 26 on a proposal forwarded by Chairman Kevin Martin concerning carriage of local broadcast stations by satellite TV operators. In expected testimony today, Chairman Martin will tell Congress, “Currently, the law requires that when a satellite operator chooses to carry any local broadcast signals, it must carry all full power local broadcast signals in that market. The pending item clarifies that, in such a 'local-into local' market, where a full power television station is broadcasting only in digital, it is the digital signal that the satellite operator carries. This clarification is critical to ensuring that satellite customers, like cable customers, will continue to receive the same broadcast stations they saw the day before the transition on the day after the transition."
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