15 U.S.C. § 1293 : US Code - Section 1293: Intercollegiate and interscholastic football contest limitations
Search 15 U.S.C. § 1293 : US Code - Section 1293: Intercollegiate and interscholastic football contest limitations
The first sentence of section 1291 of this title shall not apply
to any joint agreement described in such section which permits the
telecasting of all or a substantial part of any professional
football game on any Friday after six o'clock postmeridian or on
any Saturday during the period beginning on the second Friday in
September and ending on the second Saturday in December in any year
from any telecasting station located within seventy-five miles of
the game site of any intercollegiate or interscholastic football
contest scheduled to be played on such a date if -
(1) such intercollegiate football contest is between
institutions of higher learning both of which confer degrees upon
students following completion of sufficient credit hours to equal
a four-year course, or
(2) in the case of an interscholastic football contest, such
contest is between secondary schools, both of which are
accredited or certified under the laws of the State or States in
which they are situated and offer courses continuing through the
twelfth grade of the standard school curriculum, or the
equivalent, and
(3) such intercollegiate or interscholastic football contest
and such game site were announced through publication in a
newspaper of general circulation prior to August 1 of such year
as being regularly scheduled for such day and place.
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