NAB: Satellite Companies Should Carry HD and SD Channels

The National Association of Broadcasters has asked the Federal Communications Commission to require satellite operators to carry both the high-definition (HD) and standard-digital (SD) digital television channels of all stations in any market where they carry one station in both formats. Currently, satellite operators are required by FCC rules to carry all local TV stations in any market where they carry any station. The commission sought input on how those rules should be modified in the digital age. It has already required satellite operators to carry station's digital signals. NAB in a filing at the commission Thursday also said that satellite operators should be subject to "viewability" rules similar to those applied to cable operators in a ruling last fall.
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