System/Policy
FCC proposal to allow sales of EBS spectrum gets thumbs-down from public TV
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Representatives of stations told FCC officials that allowing sales of the educational spectrum could create a “hostile leasing environment.”
System/Policy
FCC draft plan for repack aid turns down PBS request, favors assistance to TV stations
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The commission declined to reimburse wireless provider T-Mobile and left reimbursing radio stations a lower priority.
Tech
In FCC comments, NPR backs industry plan for reallocating satellite spectrum
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NPR said the proposal by the C-Band Alliance “offers a workable, if yet unproven option” for resolving the matter.
Tech
Satellite companies propose repacking C-band spectrum to enable sales
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NPR has urged the FCC to protect public broadcasters using the spectrum to distribute programming.
Quick Takes
NPR urges FCC to provide ‘full reimbursement’ for radio stations affected by repack
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Local stations “have limited financial and operational resources to absorb the impact of the TV repack,” NPR said in FCC comments.
System/Policy
Pubcasters may benefit from potential FCC changes to use of educational spectrum
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The commission is considering rule changes that could give educational institutions and some public broadcasters more flexibility to make money from frequencies in the EBS band.
System/Policy
NPR opposes FCC proposal to expand use of C-band satellite spectrum
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The network has told the FCC that the plan could interfere with delivery of public radio programs to stations.
System/Policy
Pubcasting orgs decline to support request for ATSC 3.0 must-carry rules
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PBS, CPB and American’s Public Television Stations said in an FCC filing that they recognize the commission is “not inclined” to back the must-carry requirement proposed by Public Media Co.
System/Policy
Public TV urges FCC to exempt stations from ATSC 3.0 simulcasting rules
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TV broadcasters want the FCC to allow them to use vacant channels for the simulcasts required during ATSC 3.0 rollout.
System/Policy
San Francisco’s KMTP pursues channel-share agreement to stay on air
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The Minority Television Project is in talks with Poquito Mas Communications LLC.
System/Policy
San Francisco station appeals FCC decision threatening its satellite carriage
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KMTP used the wrong kind of mail service to submit a request, violating a rule that public broadcasters are asking the FCC to eliminate.
System/Policy
Pubcasting coalition withdraws request for relief from EEO reporting
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In joint comments filed with the FCC, pubcasters had asked for a review of “unnecessarily burdensome” rules on recruitment and hiring practices at stations.
Tech
Pubcasters ask FCC for relief on ATSC broadcast rule
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PBS, CPB and APTS argue that for many stations, following the rule is “physically impossible.”
System/Policy
FCC Republicans strike down studio rule that had mixed support from pubmedia
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While NPR and others argued the rule was burdensome, some college and community broadcasters argued for its preservation.
System/Policy
FCC moves to drop regulations on broadcasters’ main studio operations
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Public broadcasters agree with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai that rules intended to ensure public access to local stations have become “outdated and unnecessarily burdensome.”
System/Policy
Pubcasters praise two FCC votes affecting noncommercial stations
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Pubcasters were spared from providing certain details about board members and excluded from new rules governing on-air fundraising for other nonprofits.
Quick Takes
Citing threat to low-power FMs, advocacy group asks FCC to rein in AM translators
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The Prometheus Radio Project is asking the FCC to reconsider a January ruling.
System/Policy
FCC revises third-party fundraising proposal to exempt CPB-funded stations
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The rule, scheduled for an April 20 vote, would allow public stations to seek waivers if they choose to fundraise for other nonprofits.
System/Policy
Pubcasters maintain opposition to looser third-party fundraising rules as FCC leadership changes
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A long-pending proposal would allow noncommercial stations to devote up to 1 percent of their annual air time to raising funds for other nonprofits.
System/Policy
As spectrum auction winds down, some public TV stations must plan moves to new channels
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State networks in Maryland and Mississippi are among those facing big engineering projects.