Sec. 203. LOCAL SERVICE AREA OF A PRIMARY TRANSMITTER

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## SEC. 203 LOCAL SERVICE AREA OF A PRIMARY TRANSMITTER Section 111(f)(4) of title 17, United States Code, is amended, in the second sentence— ####

(1)by inserting “as defined by the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission,” after “television station,”; ####

(2)by striking “comprises the area within 35 miles of the transmitter site, except that” and inserting “comprises the designated market area, as defined in section 122(j)(2)(C), that encompasses the community of license of such station and any community that is located outside such designated market area that is either wholly or partially within 35 miles of the transmitter site or,”; and ####

(3)by striking “the number of miles shall be 20 miles” and inserting “wholly or partially within 20 miles of such transmitter site”.