§  76.103   Parties entitled to syndicated exclusivity.

   (a) Television broadcast station licensees shall be entitled to
   exercise exclusivity rights pursuant to §  76.101 in accordance with
   the contractual provisions of their syndicated program license
   agreements, consistent with §  76.109.

   (b) Distributors of syndicated programming shall be entitled to
   exercise exclusive rights pursuant to §  76.101 for a period of one
   year from the initial broadcast syndication licensing of such
   programming anywhere in the United States; provided, however, that
   distributors shall not be entitled to exercise such rights in areas in
   which the programming has already been licensed.

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