Overview
- In a Truth Social post, the president said he will sign an executive order creating a four-hour broadcast window reserved for the Army–Navy game on the second Saturday in December.
- The legal basis and enforcement mechanism remain unclear, with FCC authority limited over cable and streaming, though FCC chair Brendan Carr reposted the announcement.
- CBS/Paramount holds Army–Navy rights through 2038, and analysts note the move could advantage Paramount while constraining ESPN and TNT’s College Football Playoff coverage.
- Army and Navy athletic directors welcomed the announcement as support for preserving the rivalry’s traditional standalone slot.
- CFP commissioners are meeting this week with a Jan. 23 decision deadline on expansion models that could place play-in or early-round games on the same weekend.