Way back on Monday, November 4, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Doug Fields <d...@flids.net > wrote:
> Hmmm…now that I read back over this thread, maybe we **are** talking > about two different things. I’m specifically talking about the NFL’s > blackout rule. I’m not aware of any rules affecting the broadcast of the > home games of any of the other major sports. > After finally doing a couple Google searches, there are two things in play here: Public Law 93-107<ftp://ftp.fcc.gov/pub/Bureaus/OSEC/library/legislative_histories/938.pdf>, which covers the NFL blackout law. That law expired in 1975. The FCC has nothing to do with this (and here's the PDF<http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/sportsblackouts.pdf>telling you as much). The FCC rule original published in 1975 which covers the "blacking out WGN America in Pittsburgh if the game is on an OTA station" situation (here's the updated rule <http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/76.111>). This, apparently, is what the acting commissioner was talking about, because it's the only thing the FCC has a say in when it comes to blackouts. And apparently few people understand the difference between the two<http://entertainment.time.com/2013/11/05/the-fcc-may-end-its-sports-blackout-rules/> . I apologize for all the confusion I caused on this thing. I'll go sit in the corner for a while and think about what I've done. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
