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Syndication exclusivity

Syndication exclusivity (also known as syndex) is a federal law ( 47 U.S.C. § 76.103) implemented by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States that is designed to protect a local television station's rights to syndicated television programs by granting exclusive broadcast rights to the station for that program in their local…

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Syndex-free/full signal rights

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Syndication exclusivity

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Syndication exclusivity → Atlanta, Chicago, Eastern Microwave, EMI, In, Inc, January, New Jersey, New York City, October, Secaucus, The WB, These, This, Three, Throughout, UPN, UPN's, WGN, WGN's

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syndex local cable stations rights network satellite programming program national television markets station broadcast signal market time blacked feed law

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the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethoninstance ofincluding shows0.80text
ESPN are often blacked out in the markets of the teams that are playinginstance ofThe Canadian feed would stay on the original U.S. feed even after the Canadian broadcast ended until a user changed the channel.Sporting events that air on a national network0.80text
if a local station or regional sports network also has rights to the gameinstance ofThe Canadian feed would stay on the original U.S. feed even after the Canadian broadcast ended until a user changed the channel.Sporting events that air on a national network0.80text
Amazon Prime Videoinstance ofas well as digital subscription streaming services0.80text
ESPNinstance ofas well as digital subscription streaming services0.80text
WGN wereinstance ofnational superstations0.80text
in later yearsinstance ofnational superstations0.80text
still sometimes able to negotiate full signal rights for a syndicated programinstance ofnational superstations0.80text
WRAL-TV/WRAZ in Raleighinstance ofas stations0.80text
WVTV in Milwaukee have done for decadesinstance ofas stations0.80text
Syndication exclusivityhas effectThroughout0.60section
Syndication exclusivityhas effectThree0.60section

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