(a) The Village recognizes that current law prohibits the Village from requiring an Operator to provide specific programs on the Cable System. However, each Operator shall provide a broad and diverse mix and quality of programs which shall include at least some programming in each of the following broad categories:
(1) A broad selection of general entertainment including cultural films and entertainment, music and other special interests;
(2) National and regional professional sports and national collegiate sports;
(3) News, public, and government affairs;
(4) Cultural;
(5) Religious;
(6) Local broadcast television stations where retransmission consent has been secured;
(7) Children and adult educational;
(8) Weather.
(b) All programming that an Operator receives in stereo shall be provided to Subscribers in stereo. All programming that an Operator receives with second audio program (“SAP”) shall be provided to Subscribers in SAP.
(c) The Village recognizes that rates and tier configurations are currently governed by federal law. In the event the law is changed so that tier configuration agreements are no longer preempted, an Operator shall provide at least as many activated channels on the Basic and expanded tiers in the Village as it provides for any other cable system in North Central / North Eastern Ohio.
(Ord. 2001-109. Passed 11-13-01.)