With the release of the Incentive Auction Closing and Channel Reassignment Public Notice (affectionately known as the “CCR”), the FCC officially draws the spectrum Incentive Auction to a close. The CCR is a must-read for TV broadcasters and wireless carriers alike. It announces broadcast and wireless winning bidders, sets deadlines and timetables for filings, and … Continue Reading
Input sought on revised catalog of likely repack expenses As we all know, TV stations forced by the Incentive Auction/spectrum repack process to modify their facilities will be entitled to reimbursement of their reasonable repacking-related costs. And as we reported a couple of years ago, to give everybody – FCC and affected broadcasters (and MVPDs) … Continue Reading
A seemingly small but crucial element of the FCC's incentive auction preparations has survived a broadside attack in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.… Continue Reading
That loud sound you just heard was probably the "cha-ching" resulting from the latest Greenhill Report on anticipated opportunities for broadcasters in the Incentive Auction.… Continue Reading
The Incentive Auction may not start until sometime in 2016, but the Commission is facing - now - the monumental task of working out the myriad details that will govern the auction process.… Continue Reading
If you're a full power or Class A TV licensee and you'd like your facilities to be eligible for protection in the channel repacking process, heads up.… Continue Reading
More than 30 petitions for reconsideration of the Incentive Spectrum Auction Report and Order have been filed - and deadlines for responding to those petitions have now been set.… Continue Reading
If you picked "mid-2015" in your office pool for the date the FCC's incentive spectrum auction would be held, we've got some bad news for you.… Continue Reading
If you think you might want to ask the FCC to reconsider its spectrum incentive auction Report and Order, or maybe ask a court of appeals to review it, you should mark your calendar now.… Continue Reading
A report has been prepared on the first formal tests of a TV channel-sharing arrangement. Does it really say what FCC Chair Tom Wheeler says it says? YOU make the call.… Continue Reading
A report commissioned by the FCC provides a clear, if unpleasant, glimpse of the practical burdens the TV industry faces in the channel repacking process.… Continue Reading
With the FCC's blessing and help from the wireless industry, two L.A.-area TV stations are set to test the feasibility of channel-sharing.… Continue Reading
The public notice doesn't say anything about requiring licensees to patronize equipment suppliers who offer Green Stamps, but we're guessing the Bureau might be open to that if somebody were to suggest it.… Continue Reading
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology wants to sharpen its pencil when it comes to predicting TV station coverage. Is that really a good idea?… Continue Reading
In an effort to coax otherwise reticent TV broadcasters to join in the public discussion about plans for incentive auctions, the Media Bureau has provided instructions on the fine art of filing comments anonymously.… Continue Reading
