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Congress·In Committee·6 months ago

TV Channel Access in Northern Wisconsin: Let Subscribers Choose In-State Network Stations

Also known as: Go Pack Go Act of 2025

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Key Points

  • If you live in certain northern Wisconsin counties, this bill would let you choose to watch a network station from another nearby Wisconsin TV market.
  • Cable and satellite companies would have to offer: your current local network station, an in-state nearby-market station, or both—if you ask for it.
  • If you pick only the in-state nearby-market station, the company can treat that as meeting its normal “local station” requirement for that network.
  • For cable companies, the bill makes it easier to carry these in-state stations by waiving a key permission step for these specific counties.
  • For satellite companies, the extra in-state station would be required only when it’s technically possible, as decided by the federal communications regulator.
TelecommunicationsConsumer Protection

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Sep 4, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Sep 4, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Go Pack Go Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 2711
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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