Watch TV Supports Relief for Class A's Left Out of Auction
The FCC should allow into the incentive auction four stations that narrowly missed the deadline to reach Class A status in time to participate, said Watch TV in comments supporting a petition for reconsideration filed by the Class A licensees…
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of the affected stations, which include The Videohouse and Abacus Television. “Making so small an additional number eligible for the auction will not have a significant impact on the Commission’s ability to repurpose TV spectrum,” Watch TV said in comments posted Monday in docket 12-268. “The Commission should grant them relief, based both on the merits of their cases and the importance of avoiding the risk of potential litigation that could disrupt the auction timetable.”