Change in Cable Election Default 'an Existential Threat,' Say Must-Carry Broadcasters
A change in the default for station carriage on cable systems from must-carry to retransmission consent would be “an existential threat” for many must-carry TV stations, given the “high failure rate” in the delivery of election notices, said broadcaster NRJ…
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TV in a filing in docket 17-317. Numerous other full-power TV owners signed the NRJ filing, including Rancho Palos Verdes Broadcasters, HC2, Texas Television and CNZ Communications. “Given the lack of any cure mechanism for a faulty election, and the fact that each election cycle lasts three years, a single failed election could result in the loss of a significant portion of a station's revenue for a full three years,” NRJ said. The FCC should leave must-carry as the default status, and act to modernize and streamline the election process, NRJ said.