What is a distant signal?
It is a broadcast station retransmitted outside of its local service area. Stations typically serve a specific market and community. If they are retransmitted by a cable system within their target area they are considered local signals. A station that is retransmitted by a cable system that is outside the stations local service area is considered a distant signal to that system. The definition of local service area can be found in 111 (f) of the Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code. Their website is: (http://www.copyright.gov/title17/circ92.pdf – see page 36).
