LPTV Displacement Window Tied to Channel Reassignment PN
Low-power TV and translator stations that want to take advantage of their post-auction displacement window must be operating on the date the FCC Media Bureau issues a channel reassignment public notice informing incentive auction-participating broadcasters of their new channels, the…
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bureau said in a PN Thursday. Since the channel reassignment PN will come out after the auction is finished, the bureau doesn't know the exact date LPTV and translator stations will need to be operating on. "We cannot predict with certainty the date of the conclusion of the now active auction or the release of the Channel Reassignment Public Notice,” the bureau said. “We anticipate release of this clarification provides sufficient time for permittees that have already commenced, but not yet completed construction, or that have made equipment investments but not yet commenced construction, to complete their construction and license their authorized facilities in order to qualify for the limited displacement window for operating stations.” A station is “operating” if it “has licensed its authorized construction permit facilities or has an application for a license to cover on file with the Commission on that date,” the bureau said.