Media Bureau Rejects Repack Reimbursement Appeal
The FCC Media Bureau rejected Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio’s appeal of the rejection of over $60,000 in expenses related to the post-incentive auction repacking, said an order Friday. NETO sought to be reimbursed for a pair of pre-repack field…
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strength measurements for two of its stations, but per-transition measurements aren’t covered by the catalog of expenses and aren’t eligible for reimbursement, the bureau said. NETO argued the tests were needed for comparison to assess its post repack coverage, but the FCC determined each station’s pre-repack coverage using the TV Study software, the order said. “NETO does not and cannot explain how a pre-repack field strength test is required to confirm that the post-repack coverage is consistent” with the information in TV Study, the order said. “Neither the Spectrum Act nor the Incentive Auction R&O contemplated that pre-repack field strength measurements would be necessary or utilized in determining baseline coverage areas and population served.”