The Commission has issued a Public Notice announcing the dates for comments and replies on its proposals for updating the rules for LPTV and TV translators. Comments are due on October 24, and reply comments are due November 7, 2022. The Commission is proposing to delete or revise analog rules for LPTV and television translator stations that no longer have any practical effect or that are otherwise obsolete or irrelevant after the transition of these stations to digital operation.
Election Night Proves It: Hyperlocal Is LPTV’s Franchise
November 3, 2026
On election night, nobody with a national budget covers the county commission race. An LPTV station twelve miles away can, and that capability is the most durable franchise in American television.
