With Freeze Lifted, Some Expect Many LPTV Translator Displacement Requests
With an FCC freeze lifted, some expect many requests for displacement relief from low-power TV stations. The Media Bureau ordered that effective April 18, the hiatus will be off, after it was "imposed to preserve channels for the window for…
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LPTV/translator stations displaced by the Incentive Auction to file displacement applications. Applications are on a first-come, first-served basis, said the public notice in Wednesday's Daily Digest. "The freeze on the filing of applications for new LPTV/translator digital stations and major changes remains." Requests for digital companion channels also will be accepted. The LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition expects 2,500-plus applications for relocation channels and a "wide variety of modifications," it emailed Thursday: "Full Employment For Consulting Engineers and Comm Counsel!" Fletcher Heald's Peter Tannenwald expects "many stations seeking to file" on the first day, he blogged Wednesday. The freeze dates to 2010, he wrote. "The lifting of the freeze is permanent, unlike a limited-time application 'window.'"