Except as may otherwise be provided by federal law, a franchisee shall provide at least 45-days' written notice to subscribers prior to discontinuing any channel or programming service or to realigning any channel and shall provide written notice of the same to the Cablecasting Board no later than the franchisee's notice to subscribers. This provision shall not preclude the right of the village to contest or prohibit any such action by a franchisee if and to the extent such rights exists. The foregoing notice requirement shall not apply in cases in which a programming service is discontinued because a nonaffiliated provider thereof discontinues furnishing the same to a franchisee on less than 45-days' notice to a franchisee. In any such case a franchisee shall nevertheless furnish notice to its subscribers and the Cablecasting Board promptly upon a franchisee receiving notice of the discontinuance of the programming service from such unaffiliated provider.
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