Sec. 102. Modification of television markets to further consumer access to relevant television programming
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Section 338 ( 47 U.S.C. 338 ) is amended— in subsection (k)— by redesignating paragraphs
(1)through
(10)as paragraphs
(2)through (11), respectively; by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following: The term designated market area means a designated market area as determined by Nielsen Media Research or by any successor system of assigning television broadcast stations to local markets adopted by the Commission. ; and by amending paragraph (5), as redesignated, to read as follows: The term local market , in the case of both commercial and noncommercial television broadcast stations, means the designated market area in which a television broadcast station is located. ; and by adding at the end the following: Following a written request, the Commission may, with respect to a particular television broadcast station, include additional communities within its local market or exclude communities from such station’s local market to better effectuate the purposes of this section. In considering requests filed under paragraph (1), the Commission— may determine that particular communities are part of more than one local market; and shall afford particular attention to the value of localism, including promoting a consumer's access to television signals that originate in the consumer's State of residence, by taking into account such factors as— whether the station, or other stations located in the same area— have been historically carried on the cable system or systems within such community; and have been historically carried on the satellite carrier or carriers serving such community; whether the television station provides coverage or other local service to such community; whether any other television station that is eligible to be carried by a satellite carrier in such community in fulfillment of the requirements of this section provides news coverage of issues of concern to such community or provides carriage or coverage of sporting and other events of interest to the community; and evidence of viewing patterns in households that subscribe and do not subscribe to the services offered by multichannel video programming distributors within the areas served by such multichannel video programming distributors in such community. A satellite carrier shall not delete from carriage the signal of a commercial television station during the pendency of any proceeding under this subsection. Not later than 120 days after the date that a written request is filed under paragraph (1), the Commission shall grant or deny the request. . Section 614(h)(1)(C) ( 47 U.S.C. 534(h)(1)(C) ) is amended— in clause (ii)— in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking localism and inserting localism, including promoting consumer access to television signals that originate in a consumer's State of residence, ; in subclause (II), by striking community and inserting community or on the satellite carrier or carriers serving such community ; and by amending subclause
(IV)to read as follows: evidence of viewing patterns in households that subscribe and do not subscribe to the services offered by multichannel video programming distributors within the areas served by such multichannel video programming distributors in such community. ; and by moving the margin of clause
(iv)4 ems to the left. As part of the rulemaking to implement the amendments made by this section, the Federal Communications Commission shall ensure that procedures for the filing and consideration of a written request under sections 338(l) and 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 338 , 534) fully effectuate the purposes of the amendments made by this section. As part of that process, the Federal Communications Commission shall update what it considers to be a community for purposes of a modification of a market under section 338(l) or 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 338, 534).
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Sec. 102
Modification of television markets to further consumer access to relevant television programming
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