H.R. 5393 · 117th Congress
Eliminating Local News Deserts Act of 2021
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Donald Payne
- Introduced
- 2021-09-28
- Latest action
- 2021-09-29 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Summary
Eliminating Local News Deserts Act of 2021
This bill requires a cable company operating within a state to carry certain low-power stations under specified conditions.
A cable company must carry such a low-power station if, among other requirements (1) the state has no exclusive, in-state broadcast television market within its boundaries; (2) there are no full-power commercial network affiliates (i.e., ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX) that are licensed to, and principally operate within, the state; and (3) such low-power station provides a minimum amount of particularized local programming each week.