System/Policy
In spectrum auction, stations advised to take skeptical view of opening bids
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Consultants say opening bid amounts are unlikely to reflect what stations could actually receive.
Quick Takes
Board OKs channel-share or VHF move for Ohio station in spectrum auction
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Dru Sefton, Former Senior Editor |
The Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees unanimously authorized the university to “maximize the potential revenue” from the auction without completely cashing out on its public TV channels.
Quick Takes
Board to decide on WBGU-TV spectrum auction plan Friday
By Dru Sefton, Former Senior Editor |
If WBGU sells its spectrum, the nearby city of Lima and its surrounding counties would no longer receive a public TV signal.
System/Policy
Minority, public TV viewers face greatest threat in FCC auction
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The news of Sesame Street’s move to HBO is not the only indicator that an economic divide may be widening within the American viewing public.
Spectrum Auction
Stations moving to VHF should receive equal treatment in auction, pubcasters tell FCC officials
By Dru Sefton, Former Senior Editor |
Public broadcasters met with FCC Chair Tom Wheeler and other commission officials Monday.
FCC
FCC declines to protect public TV in 2016 spectrum auction
By Dru Sefton, Former Senior Editor |
In a ruling issued Friday, the FCC also denied a petition to protect TV translators, which many rural stations use.
spectrum auction
WBGU-TV may auction spectrum; could leave part of Ohio without PBS
By Dru Sefton, Former Senior Editor |
The board of trustees for Bowling Green State University approved an administration request to explore participation in the FCC’s spectrum auction.
Spectrum Auction
FCC to provide spectrum bids to stations by September, CPB Board hears
By Dru Sefton, Former Senior Editor |
Stations have 60 days from receiving bids to declare whether they will participate in the auction, set for mid-2016.
Programs/Content
A CPB board member urges pubmedia to fill void in local news
By 
Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" |
“Local journalism is a niche that is being neglected by the commercial marketplace.”
Spectrum Auction
Court denies NAB challenge to aspects of spectrum auction
By Dru Sefton, Former Senior Editor |
FCC Chair Wheeler said the decision provides “the certainty necessary to proceed apace toward a successful auction in the first quarter of next year.”