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Schools: regular season; NCHSAA: postseason

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Member schools control regular-season broadcast rights. The NCHSAA controls all postseason media rights and requires the postseason request process.

Rule detail

An audio-only football playoff broadcast carries a $100 rights fee, payable before the game to the host school or to the NCHSAA at an NCHSAA-hosted neutral site.
A host athletic director may treat a good-standing audio outlet as approved even before written NCHSAA notice; that exception does not cover video.
Video has separate approval, right-of-first-refusal and fee requirements. Use the current NCHSAA Broadcast Request page before each postseason production.

Broadcast Operations

Alfie Wheeler - (919) 240-7378

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Alfie Wheeler is the NCHSAA Assistant Commissioner responsible for football and the primary sport contact.

Rule detail

Email: alfie@nchsaa.org
Phone: (919) 240-7378
Staff responsibilities include football, baseball, swimming and diving, and men’s and women’s tennis.

Broadcast Operations

Current handbook and NFHS resources first

ON-AIR READ

Use the current 2026-27 NCHSAA Handbook and current NFHS football resources when an older attachment differs.

Rule detail

The supplied 2016-17 Heat & Humidity excerpt is a legacy source. The current handbook adds that contests may continue at WBGT 90+ with mandatory gameday-administrator breaks, even though practice is suspended.
The supplied Football Jersey Rules Revision deck explains the 2012 change. Current NFHS jersey and pant guidance includes later clarifications, including the same-dark-color requirement for the home team.
This desk is an editorial aid for broadcasters. The on-field ruling belongs to the game officials, and the NCHSAA/NFHS source text controls.