118 STAT. 3414 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: ‘‘(1) LOCAL MARKET; SATELLITE CARRIER; SUBSCRIBER; TELE VISION BROADCAST STATION.—The terms ‘local market’, ‘satellite carrier’, ‘subscriber’, and ‘television broadcast station’ have the meanings given such terms in section 338(k). ‘‘(2) NETWORK STATION; TELEVISION NETWORK.—The terms ‘network station’ and ‘television network’ have the meanings given such terms in section 339(d). ‘‘(3) COMMUNITY.—The term ‘community’ means— ‘‘(A) a county or a cable community, as determined under the rules, regulations, and authorizations of the Commission applicable to determining with respect to a cable system whether signals are significantly viewed; or ‘‘(B) a satellite community, as determined under such rules, regulations, and authorizations (or revisions thereof) as the Commission may prescribe in implementing the requirements of this section. ‘‘(4) BANDWIDTH.—The terms ‘equivalent bandwidth’ and ‘entire bandwidth’ shall be defined by the Commission by regu lation, except that this paragraph shall not be construed— ‘‘(A) to prevent a satellite operator from using compres sion technology; ‘‘(B) to require a satellite operator to use the identical bandwidth or bit rate as the local or distant broadcaster whose signal it is retransmitting; ‘‘(C) to require a satellite operator to use the identical bandwidth or bit rate for a local network station as it does for a distant network station; ‘‘(D) to affect a satellite operator’s obligations under subsection (a)(1); or ‘‘(E) to affect the definitions of ‘program related’ and ‘primary video’.’’. SEC. 203. CARRIAGE OF LOCAL STATIONS ON A SINGLE DISH. (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 338 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 338(d)) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (j) and (k), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new sub section: ‘‘(g) CARRIAGE OF LOCAL STATIONS ON A SINGLE DISH.— ‘‘(1) SINGLE DISH.—Each satellite carrier that retransmits the analog signals of local television broadcast stations in a local market shall retransmit such analog signals in such market by means of a single reception antenna and associated equipment. ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—If the carrier retransmits signals in the digital television service, the carrier shall retransmit such dig ital signals in such market by means of a single reception antenna and associated equipment, but such antenna and asso ciated equipment may be separate from the single reception antenna and associated equipment used for analog television service signals. ‘‘(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall apply on and after 18 months after the date of enactment of the Satellite Home Viewer Exten sion and Reauthorization Act of 2004.
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