System/Policy
For Los Angeles’ KLCS, spectrum auction proceeds will relieve licensee of financial burden
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The school board–owned station may not see much of a bump to its annual budget.
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San Francisco’s KMTP angles for channel-share after winning $87M in spectrum auction
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KMTP will create an endowment and use the proceeds to acquire access to wireless spectrum.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #93: Where will all the spectrum auction money go?
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The billions that noncommercial stations won isn’t enough to transform the entire public media system, but it will absolutely transform the handful of stations lucky enough to have held valuable spectrum in crowded markets.
System/Policy
KCSM licensee and spectrum speculator trade lawsuits over failed FCC auction bid
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An error disqualified the California station from the auction.
System/Policy
Sale of dozens of noncommercial signals in FCC spectrum auction earns minimum of $1.9 billion
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Check out our summary of how the spectrum auction appears to be playing out for public media.
System/Policy
Blue Ridge PBS will use $5.8M auction take to upgrade equipment, expand local programming
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Station President James Baum said viewers in the stations’ coverage area will not lose PBS service due to overlap from other broadcasters.
System/Policy
After release of results, stations announce plans for FCC auction largesse
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The big sums will help to expand services, pay off debts and enable technical upgrades.
System/Policy
Los Angeles’ KOCE will earn $49M from channel-sharing deal in FCC spectrum auction
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The Los Angeles station will restructure its debt and set up an investment fund to support service expansions.
System/Policy
CPB Board hears forecast of financial strain in auction repack phase
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The FCC will initially cover 90 percent of station expenses, but some stations may have to carry forward a portion of costs.
System/Policy
Virginia network gets $182M from sale of two stations in spectrum auction
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The stations air a mix of international programming, including some locally produced shows.
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WPBO in Ohio goes for $8.8M in spectrum auction
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Licensee Ohio State University is giving all proceeds to its WOSU in Columbus.
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.
System/Policy
TV broadcasters get another shot at leveraging channels into cash
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As the spectrum auction winds down, the FCC plans to open another opportunity for stations to negotiate channel-sharing deals.
System/Policy
Howard University decides it won’t sell WHUT in spectrum auction
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University president Wayne A. I. Frederick said the school “voluntarily withdrew from the auction when it became apparent that the relatively low yield would not justify relinquishing the university’s rights to broadcast WHUT.”
System/Policy
California station reaps $72M in spectrum auction proceeds
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KRCB’s location was “considered prime real estate by mobile providers,” the station COO said.
System/Policy
Michigan licensee sells TV station for $14M in spectrum auction
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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
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Stage 3 concluded Monday after just a few hours of bidding.
Quick Takes
Pubcasters ask FCC for more time to handle post-auction repacking
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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.