A bill to amend the act providing an exemption from the antitrust laws with respect to local blackouts of certain professional sports events in order to terminate such exemption when a home game is sold out, and to prohibit blackouts by stations more than 50 miles from the site of the event.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Provides that the exemption from antitrust laws extended to agreements covering the telecasting of professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey games shall terminate when a home game is sold out forty-eight hours before the scheduled beginning time of such game. Prohibits blackouts by stations more than 50 miles from the site of the event. (Amends 15 U.S.C. 1292)…