Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend until December 31, 2009, the exemption that allows the retransmission of the signals of a network station directly to a home satellite antenna without the consent of the originating station to subscribers outside the local market that reside in unserved households. Allows a satellite carrier to retransmit the signal of any station that a cable system is authorized or would be authorized to transmit as a significantly viewed station. Requires a satellite carrier to transmit all signals of local television broadcast stations retransmitted by that carrier within a local market by means of a single reception antenna and associated equipment within one year of enactment of this Act. Allows an eligible subscriber to receive the distant signal of a network station under certain circumstances where a local signal affiliated with the same network is available. Prohibits a satellite carrier from providing a distant signal to a subscriber in a location in which a local signal was available by the carrier before the person becomes a subscriber to that carrier. Sets forth provisions…