Prompted by auction sales, moves to low VHF bring both challenges and advantages
By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor Several public television licensees have opted to take a technological step backward in exchange for cash from the FCC spectrum auction that will help finance […]
NAB 2017: Spincast reaches accord to air content with first local TV Broadcast Station
From Multichannel.com Spincast TV is excited to announce it has informally secured the first local broadcast station to join the Spincast Network. Formal agreements are still in the works for […]
UPDATED: Edge Spectrum Inc Continues Growth with Acquisition: Current Programming to Continue
Snoqualmie, WA (April 20, 2017) – Edge Spectrum, Inc. (ESI) today announced the acquisition of 196 television station licenses and construction permits that will increase the company’s total discreet coverage to over 106 […]
INCENTIVE AUCTION TASK FORCE AND MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS TO FACILITATE POST-AUCTION TRANSITION FOR BROADCAST STATIONS
The Incentive Auction Task Force and Media Bureau (the Bureau) announce the assignment of Regional Coordinators to support broadcast television stations moving to new channel assignments in the post-incentive auction […]
Repack Madness
By Doug Lung WASHINGTON—The FCC has released the Auction Closing and Channel Reassignment Public Notice and files showing auction results, including stations that gave up their spectrum and those being […]
NAB 17 LPTV Events
Here are the LPTV related activities at NAB 2017 – For all ATBA events, admission is free with any level of NAB badge including the free Expo Only badge. _________________________________________________________ […]
Incentive Auction Officially Closes; Announcement on Bid Results Expected by Mid-April
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP – Patrick S. Campbell Capping an historic, year-long process that began with voluntary commitments by broadcasters to relinquish their channels to the wireless […]
LPTV Industry Leaders Meet With FCC Chairman Pai
LPTV industry leaders, including Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance (ATBA) Board Members, gathered on Tuesday, March 28, in Washington, D.C. for two landmark meetings in hopes of establishing a roadmap towards […]
FCC Doesn’t Expand Must-Carry in Channel-Sharing Order
From Broadcasting and Cable – The FCC voted unanimously Thursday (March 23) to allow TV stations more flexibility to share channels after the broadcast incentive auction but, in a victory for […]
FCC OK’s TV Channel Sharing Outside Incentive Auction
The FCC on Thursday (3/23) unanimously approved a Report and Order that would authorize channel sharing outside the context of the incentive auction. The vote, which saw Democratic Commissioner Mignon […]