Sens Rockefeller-Thune Would Overhaul Retransmission

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller and Ranking Member John Thune announced a proposal called "Local Choice" they want to attach to the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA) reauthorization bill.

The move is designed to end TV station blackouts and retransmission consent negotiations by letting subscribers decide if they want to pay the price stations would set for their signals.