Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102

§1292 Area Telecasting Restriction Limitation

Title 15 › CHAPTER 32 — TELECASTING OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS CONTESTS › § 1292

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allows that agreement to ban TV broadcasts in certain areas, except inside a home team's territory on home-game days.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §1292

Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

section 1291 of this title shall not apply to any joint agreement described in the first sentence in such section which prohibits any person to whom such rights are sold or transferred from televising any games within any area, except within the home territory of a member club of the league on a day when such club is playing a game at home.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

1966—Pub. L. 89–800 substituted “described in the first sentence of such section” for “described in such section”.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 1292

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102