All you DTV broadcasters! Before you start to carve the turkey and settle in for a long Thanksgiving weekend of football later this week, don't forget to make a note in your calendar that Form 317 is due at the FCC by December 1.… Continue Reading
Seven parties have sought reconsideration of last July's Second Report and Order setting the schedule for the final digital transition of LPTV/TV Translator/Class A TV stations. If you want to comment on any of those recon petitions, now's your chance.… Continue Reading
Wasting no time, the Commission has published its Second Report and Order (the one that starts the Final Countdown for analog LPTV/Class A TV/TV translator operations) in the Federal Register. That, in turn, establishes the effective date of the new rules.… Continue Reading
Sometimes the best surprise is no surprise at all. And the FCC has surprised at least some of us with its release of the final 2011 regulatory fee schedule.… Continue Reading
The FCC has released its long-awaited Second Report and Order announcing a final end of the Class A TV/LPTV/TV Translator digital transition, but also extending the deadline for flash cut and companion channel construction permits. Mark your calendars.… Continue Reading
The FCC has released its proposed 2011 regulatory fees, and with only few exceptions, they reflect increases - in some cases, significant increases - over last year's numbers.… Continue Reading
Revised versions of Forms 303-S and 317 have made it to the Office of Management and Budget, where interested parties have 30 days to chip in their two cents' worth on the revisions.… Continue Reading
Form 317's are due by December 1 - but from whom? Sure, full-powered DTV operators have to file Form 317, but how about digital Class A, LPTV or TV translator folks? The answer may surprise you.… Continue Reading
Deadlines have been set for comments and reply comments in the proceeding aimed at closing down the remaining analog over-the-air TV signals.… Continue Reading
The FCC says it's time to close the lid on the analog TV coffin for good, so it's started the ball rolling for the final shut down of all remaining analog Class A, LPTV and TV Translator stations.… Continue Reading
The Media Bureau has issued a public notice listing 750 or so LPTV/TV translator applications. The notice advises that those applications must be amended by May 24, 2010, "to specify digital operations".… Continue Reading
The FCC has issued the first of what we expect to be several public notices setting some ground rules for doling out post-DTV transition spectrum. The first such public notice affects existing Class A TV, LPTV and TV translator stations.… Continue Reading
A four-person contingent from NTIA came to the NTA Convention in Denver last week to talk about their grant program for digital transmitters for Class A, LPTV, and TV Translator stations. They cleared up a couple of points and left at least one major question still unresolved.… Continue Reading
NTIA has finally issued a "Notice of Availability of Funds" for grants for upgrading Class A, Low Power TV (LPTV), TV Translator and TV Booster transmitters to digital operation. Bypassing any rulmaking proceeding, NTIA has simply declared that it has cash up for grabs. The Notice is NTIA's way of saying "come and get it." The fun starts July 13, 2009.… Continue Reading
The FCC has lifted the freeze on Class A displacement applications, site changes, and power increases, as of August 4, 2008. The lifting of the freeze will allow the following: Class A stations that are displaced because of interference may apply to change to a new channel, using either analog or digital format. Class … Continue Reading
