Sec. 76.153  Parties entitled to syndicated exclusivity.

    (a) Television broadcast station licensees shall be entitled to 
exercise exclusivity rights pursuant to Sec. 76.151 in accordance with 
the contractual provisions of their syndicated program license 
agreements, consistent with Sec. 76.159.
    (b) Distributors of syndicated programming shall be entitled to 
exercise exclusive rights pursuant to Sec. 76.151 for a period of one 
year from the initial broadcast syndication licensing of such 
programming anywhere in the United States; provided, however, that 
distributors shall not be entitled to exercise such rights in areas in 
which the programming has already been licensed.