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Nexstar: Hawaiian Telcom Trying to Change Retrans Rules

Nexstar: Hawaiian Telcom Trying to Change Retrans Rules

Company Says Broadcasters Can't Be Forced To Grant Retransmission Consent

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Mar 25, 2024
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By Ted Hearn, Editor of Policyband

Washington, D.C., March. 25, 2024 – Requiring TV stations to reach carriage deals with cable operators to avoid signal blackouts is barred by long-standing federal law and regulations, according to Nexstar Media Group in a filing today with the Federal Communications Commission.

Nexstar is trying to fend off a Hawaiian T…

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