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.
Pennsylvania’s WVIA announces channel-sharing agreement
The station will receive $25.9 million in auction proceeds.Spectrum auction nets nearly $35M for two Pennsylvania stations
WITF will share a channel, and WQED will move to a lower frequency.Florida licensee gets $18.7M for WUSF-TV in spectrum auction
Tampa’s secondary PBS station will go dark later this year.Michigan licensee sells TV station for $14M in spectrum auction
WCMZ will go dark in about three months.How the spectrum auction could save journalism
The use of public airwaves has always come with public obligations. But nobody seems to be asking what the people are getting ...Broadcasters and spectrum buyers proceed to fourth auction round
Stage 3 concluded Monday after just a few hours of bidding.Pubcasters ask FCC for more time to handle post-auction repacking
Stations will face a 39-month deadline to complete the technically complex work, which could pose challenges for government licensees that must go ...Post-auction business strategies could make public TV truly independent
Stations should be taking steps to ride an approaching wave of technological innovation in TV viewing.To prosper amid coming disruptions, public television needs a post-auction agenda
To prepare for the restructuring of broadcast television, public TV leaders must develop a coherent strategy for investing in innovation and public ...TV spectrum auction enters next stage with new bidding, lower prices
With an oversupply of astronomically priced spectrum offered in the auction’s first stage, Public Media Company analysts predict what’s ahead.
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