Preserving America's Game
Establishes Exclusive Nationwide Broadcast Window for Army‑Navy Game
What it does
Agencies must coordinate with college organizers and broadcasters to create an exclusive Army‑Navy broadcast window preventing other postseason games.
Real-world impact
- Broadcasters asked to avoid airing College Football Playoffs and postseason games during Army‑Navy.
- College organizers and leagues required to coordinate schedules with broadcasters and government.
- Federal broadcast regulator may review licensees' public‑interest duties to protect the game.
Topics
Summary
This order directs that no college football game, including the College Football Playoffs and other postseason games, be broadcast in a way that directly conflicts with the Army‑Navy Game to protect the Military Service Academies' spotlight and the game's morale‑building role.
It requires the Secretary of Commerce and the head of the federal broadcast regulator to work with college organizers, broadcasters, and other agencies to create an exclusive broadcast window and to review broadcasters' public‑interest duties.
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