Ion, Univision, Trinity Want Permanent Grandfathering
The FCC should grant Ion, Trinity Christian Center and Univision permanent grandfathering “in the event of a change to the UHF discount or national ownership cap,” the TV broadcasters said, posted in docket 17-318 Friday. They built their groups “in…
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reliance on the UHF discount” and permanent grandfathering would allow them to operate “with certainty,” they said. The FCC is considered likely to change both rules (see 1806050040) and uncertainty about the cap makes financing the broadcast groups “very difficult,” the letter said. The permanent grandfathering also needs to include “full transferability,” allowing the groups’ UHF stations to be counted at 50 percent reach for future owners as well, the broadcasters said. “Find a path forward that preserves the competitive gains and programming diversity made possible by the UHF Discount, regardless of how it resolves the national cap and UHF Discount questions.”