PrimeTime 24 sued over distant signals. (broadcasting of ABC network signals into area served by local ABC-owned affiliate WTVD-TV of Durham, NC)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, February, 1997 by McConnell, Chris

Broadcasters last week fired another shot in their white-area battle with satellite carriers. ABC-owned WTVD(TV) Durham, N.C., filed suit in U.S. District Court in Greensboro, N.C., charging PrimeTime 24 with violating the Satellite Home Viewer Act. The law bars satellite carriers from delivering network signals to areas served by a local station.

In its lawsuit, WTVD said PrimeTime 24 violated the law by beaming distant ABC signals to homes within the station's signal reach. The suit asks the court to bar the transmissions. The lawsuit follows a similar action in December by Fox and CBS. The networks, along with the CBS Affiliates Association and five CBS affiliates, charged PrimeTime 24 with knowingly selling network programing to customers...

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