Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-27-200
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A. Schools shall have the right to broadcast all high school
athletic activities in this state in which the school's athletic
team is participating.
B. If the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association
enters into an exclusive broadcast agreement for an athletic
activity, such agreement shall not prohibit a local broadcaster or
school from broadcasting a school's athletic activity in which the
school's athletic team is participating.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 971
C. The provisions of this section shall apply to contracts
involving the right to broadcast that are entered into or renewed on
or after the effective date of this act.
D. For purposes of this section:
1. "Athletic activity" means any high school athletic pre-
season, regular season, or playoff game;
2. "Broadcast" means the live or recorded audio or video
transmission over airwaves, streaming, or other transmission of an
athletic activity, play-by-play, or other account of such activity
via radio, television, Internet, or other technologies;
3. "Exclusive broadcast agreement" means an agreement entered
into between the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association
and an organization to broadcast the Oklahoma Secondary School
Activities Association's athletic activities under which such
organization retains sole rights to broadcast such activities or
first right to broadcast such activities;
4. "Local broadcaster" means an organization, located in
Oklahoma, that provides local broadcast services for any activity of
a local school. Local broadcaster includes school-sponsored
organizations that produce student-organized broadcasts such as
educational courses or programs offered by the school; and
5. "Organization" means an individual, public or private
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association,
joint venture, or any other legal or commercial entity.
athletic activities in this state in which the school's athletic
team is participating.
B. If the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association
enters into an exclusive broadcast agreement for an athletic
activity, such agreement shall not prohibit a local broadcaster or
school from broadcasting a school's athletic activity in which the
school's athletic team is participating.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 971
C. The provisions of this section shall apply to contracts
involving the right to broadcast that are entered into or renewed on
or after the effective date of this act.
D. For purposes of this section:
1. "Athletic activity" means any high school athletic pre-
season, regular season, or playoff game;
2. "Broadcast" means the live or recorded audio or video
transmission over airwaves, streaming, or other transmission of an
athletic activity, play-by-play, or other account of such activity
via radio, television, Internet, or other technologies;
3. "Exclusive broadcast agreement" means an agreement entered
into between the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association
and an organization to broadcast the Oklahoma Secondary School
Activities Association's athletic activities under which such
organization retains sole rights to broadcast such activities or
first right to broadcast such activities;
4. "Local broadcaster" means an organization, located in
Oklahoma, that provides local broadcast services for any activity of
a local school. Local broadcaster includes school-sponsored
organizations that produce student-organized broadcasts such as
educational courses or programs offered by the school; and
5. "Organization" means an individual, public or private
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association,
joint venture, or any other legal or commercial entity.
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