Christmas is coming early this year ... if, that is, you're a direct broadcast satellite (DBS), cable or other MVPD operator, or a low power TV licensee.… Continue Reading
The FCC has finally begun to address what post-repack life might look like for LPTVs and TV translators - but it presents more questions than answers.… Continue Reading
If you're holding onto a CP for an unbuilt digital low power television (LPTV) or TV Translator station, listen up: the FCC wants to know what you think of a proposed blanket construction deadline extension.… Continue Reading
Nearly six months after the FCC's denied reconsideration of its 2011 DTV transition schedule for Class A and LPTV stations, that decision has made it into the Federal Register - which means the deadline for taking this case to court has now been set.… Continue Reading
The FCC has nixed requests submitted by a number of LPTV and Class A stations looking for relief from spectrum-clearing measures put in place two years ago.… Continue Reading
Because it's in the process of a much-needed update of its calculation methodology, the Commission isn't sure what regulatory fees to charge -- so it has invited comments on two alternative proposals.… Continue Reading
Touted by advocates as "Wi-Fi on steroids," TV Band Devices can now boot up in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, and North Carolina. The FCC expects to extend authorization nationwide by mid-January.… Continue Reading
When the FCC established rules for TV Band Devices, it required them to avoid interfering with other equipment operating on TV frequencies. The most populous of those, by far, are the wireless microphones that are ubiquitous in TV, stage, and film production.… Continue Reading
With the reg fee deadline approaching, here's a tip for tax exempt licensees: Despite the fact that your tax exempt - and, therefore, reg fee exempt - status may have previously been demonstrated to and accepted by the FCC, the Commission's records may still not reflect that.… Continue Reading
The urge to free up as much TV spectrum as possible for broadband use has now driven the Commission's Video Division to reach into the grave to take a couple of Class A authorizations back from a dead guy.… Continue Reading
All of these rules control only a limited deployment in Wilmington, NC. But with the rules approaching final form, and more databases coming on line, white space devices may finally take the big step from PowerPoint to reality.… Continue Reading
From the FCC's perspective, the chore of repacking existing TV stations would probably be much easier if Class A stations could be downgraded to LPTV status. Where there's a will, there's a way: the downgrading effort has begun.… 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
