A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require television broadcast station licensees to preview certain program material provided by national television broadcast networks.

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Introduced

25 May 1977

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Status

Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Summary

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require each television broadcast station licensee to, by contractual agreement, participate in a program, with the national television broadcast network with which such licensee is affiliated, which permits such licensee to view, not less than 30 days before the scheduled transmission of a program, any entertainment program material provided by such network which is intended for prime time viewing.

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summary · EN · 25 May 1977
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/7441
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