FCC's O'Rielly Lays Out Litany of Media Modernization Ideas
Ending the freeze on station license modification applications that was started in anticipation of the broadcast incentive auction and instituting new failing station criteria were among media modernization ideas floated by FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly in a blog post Friday.…
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Expected to depart the agency in coming months, he urged allowing waivers of low-power TV processing rules for some in-market station moves, easing the regulatory approvals for VHF stations seeking to upgrade to UHF channels and streamlining the process for TV stations changing their community of license. Pointing to what he called "the double-whammy" of the pandemic and the challenge of competing with unregulated internet-based providers, "these reforms are more critical than ever," the commissioner said.