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