[opendtv] FCC Freezes LPTV DTV and Translators Filings
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 17:04:03 -0500
http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/108868
FCC Freezes LPTV DTV and Translators Filings
by Doug Lung, 11.04.2010.
Last Thursday the FCC announced a freeze on the filing of applications for new
digital low power television and TV translator stations, in order to allow the
commission "to evaluate its reallocation and repacking proposals and their
impact on future licensing of low power television facilities." The commission
also put a freeze on accepting additional applications for new digital LPTV and
TV translator facilities, as well as applications for major changes to existing
analog and digital LPTV and TV translator facilities in rural areas.
As was pointed out in the FCC's Broadcast Engineering Forum, implementing the
National Broadband Plan's recommendation to reallocate 120 MHz of broadcast TV
spectrum to wireless broadband would not leave any spectrum for low power TV in
many parts of the country, and not even sufficient spectrum for all full power
stations currently on the air in the most densely populated areas of the
country.
The FCC noted that it has been accepting applications for new low power TV and
translator stations and applications for major modifications to existing low
power/translator stations in rural areas since Aug. 25, 2009. The Public Notice
observed that anyone interested in a new or modified low power TV or TV
translator had had over a year to apply.
The FCC says that it will continue to accept applications currently permitted
under the rules for flash cut and digital companion channels filed by existing
low power TV stations. The Commission said that it would also accept
displacement applications from stations operating on channels 52 through 69.
For other displacement applications, applicants would have to demonstrate
actual interference from existing full power television stations.
The FCC Media Bureau will determine an appropriate date to end the freeze after
broadband rule-making proceedings are completed.
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