The FCC Spectrum Auction
Results of the FCC spectrum auction were released in April 2017, with dozens of public media licensees earning close to $2 billion by selling their spectrum for use by wireless companies. The aftermath is still playing out, with many TV and radio stations required to move to new spectrum, and some TV stations that sold spectrum seeking to stay on the air through channel-sharing deals. Stay up to date with our ongoing coverage.
Post-auction coverage still concerns public TV broadcasters
Repacking the broadcast spectrum could create “unprecedented” holes in public TV signal coverage.As spectrum auction approaches, consider value of local service
How do you determine the value of a public station for which public service, not return on investment, is the bottom line?CPB Board spectrum committee sends TV CSG proposals to full board
The proposals clarify key financial issues surrounding the FCC’s spectrum auctions, which could bring millions of dollars to stations.Pubcasters ask FCC to boost payouts for auction participants opting for VHF channels
A Virginia broadcaster might swap some of its UHF TV channels for VHF during the FCC’s incentive auction and wants a bigger ...Spectrum auction issues dominate CPB Board meeting
CPB is aware of as many as six public television stations considering going off the air, said Michael Levy, e.v.p., during the ...FCC schedules initial workshops on spectrum auctions
The workshops will run nationwide between February and May.FCC requests comments on details of spectrum auction rules
After hearing statements of dissent from its two Republican commissioners, the FCC approved on a party-line vote Wednesday the release of a ...Public TV stations face challenging wait for arrival of ATSC 3.0 standard
Broadcast TV in the U.S. will undergo two big changes in the next few years, and a clash in the timeline for ...FCC reps tell CPB board of growing interest in spectrum auction
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An increasing number of public broadcasters have been contacting the FCC in recent weeks for information about participating in ...Auction delay allows time to think hard about selling spectrum
Selling or keeping spectrum is perhaps the most consequential decision that the current generation of public television station executives and their boards ...
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