FCC Designates Repacking Regional Coordinators
The FCC designated 10 Media Bureau officials as regional coordinators to facilitate the repacking effort, said a public notice released Thursday. Regional coordinators “will act as a first point of contact at the Commission for stations and, with the support…
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of other Bureau staff and other Commission bureaus and offices, will assist in resolving issues and challenges that stations in the region encounter as a result of the transition,” the PN said. The PN divides the nation into regions, and assigns the stations in each region to a coordinator. Low-power TV and translators also get their own points of contact in the PN. “The regional groupings are intended to be a tool to facilitate coordination among stations facing similar localized challenges,” the PN said. “It would seem like a good idea for station personnel to get to know their coordinators so that stations can feel comfortable in seeking the coordinators’ aid should such issues pop up during the transition process,” said Wilkinson Barker broadcast attorney David Oxenford in a blog post on the PN.