Movement to End Blackouts Picks Up Steam

Forces are coalescing that would challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s Blackout Rule, which removes NFL football games from local television stations that are within a 75-mile radius of the city in which the game is played if the contest isn’t sold out 72 hours before kickoff.   On Nov. 18, Florida Sen. Mike Fasano (R-New Port Richey) introduced a bill that would hold NFL owners, who receive public subsidies, accountable if they adhere to the rule. “At the minimum, we shou