Ion Wants CP Waiver for Channel 14 Stations
The FCC should waive Tuesday’s repacking construction permit deadline for stations assigned to channel 14, said Ion in a letter posted in docket 12-268 Friday. Ion has filed a recon petition (see 1708240040) asking the FCC to reassign stations that…
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were repacked to channel 14 since they face interference from land mobile operations. “The Commission and ION know that any construction permit application ION files for channel 14 in San Francisco will result in ‘unresolvable interference.’ But if ION fails to file the required construction permit application by the upcoming deadline, it may be alleged to be in violation of the FCC's repack rules,” the company said. The FCC should act on its recon petition and similar requests by Univision and others, waive the Tuesday deadline for channel 14 stations, locate alternative channels for stations that were repacked onto the channel, and reimburse all stations there for equipment necessary to overcome the location on the dial’s interference challenges, Ion said.