FCC Denies LPTVs Auction Participation
The FCC won’t reconsider its decision not to allow two Class A-eligible low power TV stations to participate in the incentive auction or protect them in the post-auction repack, denying it […]
MMTC Slams Vacant Channel as Diversity Downer
The Multichannel Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) says reserving the last channel in a market for unlicensed use would have a “devastating” impact on diverse programming and ownership of […]
Court Won’t Expedite LPTV Auction Repack Challenge
A federal appeals court has denied an expedited hearing of its challenge to the FCC’s incentive auction repack plan. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit instead scheduled oral […]
FCC Defends Low-Power Station Rules In Spectrum Auction
The Federal Communications Commission has blasted a set of low-power TV stations’ objections to the upcoming spectrum auction, telling the D.C. Circuit on Friday that the risk for their spectrum […]
LPTVs and Translators Can Channel-Share
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission today outlined provisions to accommodate low-power television and translator licencees through the incentive auction process. The FCC said today’s Third Channel Sharing Report & Order builds […]
FCC Outlines Auction Application Aids
Broadcasters interested in putting spectrum into the upcoming broadcast incentive auction will want to mark Dec. 8 on their calendars and bookmark this FCC online tutorial. The FCC is trying […]
Save Our TV
ATBA launches new website to direct consumers to petition the FCC to save local TV. The website is located at http://www.SaveOurTV.com A generic TV Spot advertising the website is available […]
LPTV Group Seeks FCC Auction Data, Time
Low-power television advocate Free Access & Broadcast Telemedia is asking the FCC to re-open the record for public comments related to the broadcast incentive auction. Specifically, the group is challenging […]
LPTV Group Wants FCC to Reopen Auction Rulemaking
LPTV advocate Free Access & Broadcast Telemedia says the FCC needs to provide more information on its assumptions about the impact of the upcoming broadcast incentive auction on LPTVs and […]
ATBA Files Reply Comments on Vacant Channel Notice
The Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance (“ATBA” hereby replies to initial comments submitted in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released June 16, 2015 (the “Vacant Channel Notice” or “NPRM”). […]