Tag: spectrum auction
Blue Ridge PBS will use $5.8M auction take to upgrade equipment, expand local programming
Station President James Baum said viewers in the stations’ coverage area will not lose PBS service due to overlap from other broadcasters.After release of results, stations announce plans for FCC auction largesse
The big sums will help to expand services, pay off debts and enable technical upgrades.Los Angeles’ KOCE will earn $49M from channel-sharing deal in FCC spectrum auction
The Los Angeles station will restructure its debt and set up an investment fund to support service expansions.CPB Board hears forecast of financial strain in auction repack phase
The FCC will initially cover 90 percent of station expenses, but some stations may have to carry forward a portion of costs.Virginia network gets $182M from sale of two stations in spectrum auction
The stations air a mix of international programming, including some locally produced shows.WPBO in Ohio goes for $8.8M in spectrum auction
Licensee Ohio State University is giving all proceeds to its WOSU in Columbus.As spectrum auction winds down, some public TV stations must plan moves to new channels
State networks in Maryland and Mississippi are among those facing big engineering projects.TV broadcasters get another shot at leveraging channels into cash
As the spectrum auction winds down, the FCC plans to open another opportunity for stations to negotiate channel-sharing deals.Howard University decides it won’t sell WHUT in spectrum auction
University president Wayne A. I. Frederick said the school “voluntarily withdrew from the auction when it became apparent that the relatively low ...California station reaps $72M in spectrum auction proceeds
KRCB’s location was “considered prime real estate by mobile providers,” the station COO said.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.
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