Ala. Code § 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.