At least 850 TV stations have filed for extension of May 1 deadli...
At least 850 TV stations have filed for extension of May 1 deadline for starting DTV service, and more than 1/3 of applications already have been granted, Mass Media Bureau Chief Roy Stewart told Assn. of Federal Communications Consulting…
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Engineers Wed. He said Bureau was making handling applications high priority. At least 294 DTV stations, reaching nearly 80% of U.S. households, already are on air, Stewart said, and Bureau has handled DTV applications from 1,790 of 2,100 stations. Most of rest await resolution of cross-border issues, interference issues or mutually exclusive applications, he said. One problem, Stewart said, is continuing shortage of engineering talent at FCC, particularly in era when “it’s clear the industry is changing at an accelerating pace” because of technology: “I firmly believe the role of engineers at the FCC must expand.” He said agency was involved in recruitment and training programs to expand engineering talent.