Alabama § 16-1-53 - Broadcast of Public K-12 School Sporting Events.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 16-1-53 — Broadcast of Public K-12 School Sporting Events., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-1-53. Broadcast of Public K-12 School Sporting Events.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) BROADCAST. To transmit or exhibit video or audio in any medium or manner accessible by televisions, radios, computers, or other Internet enabled devices.
(2) COVER. To observe for reporting purposes and conduct broadcasts of the event being reported.
(3) MEDIA ORGANIZATION. A newspaper, news wire, radio station, television station, television network, website, or other organization that publishes or broadcasts, at regular intervals, print, digital, or audio media.
(b) No individual, firm, corporation, or association shall interfere with or restrict in any manner the ability of media organizations to cover or broadcast, in any form or format, regular season sporting events involving K-12 schools. Each school, grades K through 12, shall have the sole authority to determine which media organization or media organizations are permitted to cover or broadcast a regular season sporting event and to contract for the broadcast of regular season sporting events involving that school.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-1-53 ("Broadcast of Public K-12 School Sporting Events.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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