Arguing that the FCC acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner in declaring it ineligible to participate in the incentive auction, Latina Broadcasters of Daytona Beach-the licensee of Class A low power television (LPTV) station WDYB-asked the D.C. Circuit Court last Friday to stay the commencement of the reverse phase of the incentive auction on March 29, or reinstate Latina as an auction participant on a provisional basis, pending court action on Latina’s related appeal of the FCC’s decision to deny reconsideration of the company’s auction eligibility.
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.
