Bulletin Categories: Repack

On October 16, 2017, the FCC released another post-auction repack transition public notice.  Today’s Public Notice announces the long-awaited “initial allocations” for television stations that are eligible for repack reimbursement. ...

The “First Priority Window” for certain full power and Class A television stations to file construction permit applications was opened by the FCC on August 9, and it was originally...

Based upon the initial cost estimates submitted by TV stations and others eligible for reimbursement of post-auction repacking expenses, the FCC issued the following statement: “Based on information we have...

In the post-Auction repacking process, the July 12, 2017, deadline for filing initial repack construction permit applications and estimated reimbursement expenses forms has received lots of attention.  This memorandum is...

By Public Notice, the FCC has released its long-awaited CORES Financial Module User Manual.  Familiarity with the CORES Financial Module will be necessary for all reverse auction winners who will...

On Friday, May 12, the FCC released a Public Notice (the “LPTV PN”) providing important information relating to low power television and TV translator (collectively, “LPTV Stations”) operations and procedures...

On Thursday, April 20, the FCC released (yet another) Public Notice relating to the post-auction channel reassignment transition.  This latest Public Notice gives stations a heads-up that “Regional Coordinators” have...

It feels like the FCC’s Incentive Auction has been discussed and ongoing for years now.  For broadcasters that long-ago grew fatigued with incessant industry reports, FCC releases, and sessions and...

Today, March 13, the FCC offered to television broadcasters a post-auction workshop/webcast to explain certain aspects of the post-auction regulatory environment.  The workshop was live-streamed at https://www.fcc.gov/general/live and will be...

In a Public Notice released late Monday afternoon (the “February 6 Public Notice”), the FCC (1) lifted the Auction’s “anti-collusion” rules applicable to broadcasters that had prohibited the communication of...