Media Bureau Releases LPTV Procedures PN
The FCC Media Bureau will put out a public notice announcing the date of the displacement filing window for low-power TV and translator stations displaced by the incentive auction “seven to eight months” after the closing and channel reassignment (CCR)…
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notice, it said Friday in a PN on LPTV and translator procedures. The CCR was released April 13, putting the date of the displacement PN that will announce the window in November or December. The displacement PN will provide channel availability data to help LPTV stations and translators find new homes during the displacement window, the PN said. Only operating LPTV and translators that were displaced by the incentive auction will be eligible for the window, the PN said. Applications for digital replacement translators will have priority over applications by LPTV and translator stations, the PN said. LPTV and translators will have until July 13, 2021, to be operating on their new facilities, although extensions will be available to some stations, the PN said. The Media Bureau will also announce the lifting of the freeze on displacement and digital companion channel applications in a future PN, Friday’s notice said.