[IP] LPTV GETS DTV GREEN LIGHT
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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: September 10, 2004 9:29:38 AM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] LPTV GETS DTV GREEN LIGHT
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LPTV GETS DTV GREEN LIGHT
2,100 low-power TV stations -- many of which are community-run,
minority-targeted or religious channels -- and some 4,700 translators
got a better idea from the FCC how they will fit in the overall
transition to digital broadcasting. Under the new rules, the low-powers
will have most of the same opportunities for ancillary and
supplementary services as full-power stations. So long as the LPTV's
provide a free service with some of their digital spectrum, they will
also be able to offer multicast on the rest of their spectrum
allotment. Low Powers will be able to "flash cut" immediately to
digital service on their existing channel, or apply for a second
digital channel to run side-by-side with their analog, as almost all
full-powers are doing. "Flash cut" applications can be made almost
immediately, while applications for a second channel will be accepted
in two filing windows--the first for incumbents, the second for
newcomers. The FCC has yet to set dates for those. Incumbent filings
will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, while all
mutually exclusive applications, which are far more likely in the
second window, will be settled by auction.
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton ]
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA451883?display=Breaking+News
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