Commissioners have approved all items relating to implementation of the...
Commissioners have approved all items relating to implementation of the Satellite TV Extension and Localism Act (STELA), which deal with how out-of-market TV stations can be carried by DBS providers, FCC officials said Monday. They said commissioners approved two orders,…
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one from the Media Bureau on what DBS providers need to do to carry significantly viewed signals from outside the market where a station with the same network affiliation operates, and one from the Office of Engineering and Technology on DBS importation of broadcasters from far-away markets. Also approved was a rulemaking notice on use for DTV of the Longley-Rice model which predicts radio wave propagation, FCC officials said. They said all three items should be released soon by the commission. The FCC must implement STELA by Wednesday, under the legislation. A bureau spokeswoman declined to comment on items’ status, and an OET representative didn’t immediately reply to a message.