Phase 1 of Repacking Starts Sept. 14
Phase one of the post-incentive auction repack starts Sept. 14, the Incentive Auction Task Force and the Media Bureau reminded broadcasters in a public notice in Monday’s Daily Digest. The phase one testing period stretches until Nov. 30, with phase…
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two starting Dec. 1. During their testing period, repacked broadcasters can begin broadcasting on their new frequencies for testing purposes, and commence operation on the new channel while ceasing broadcasting on their former channel, the PN said. “The purpose of the testing period is not for stations to simulcast signals to viewers on two channels.” Stations must file an application for a license within 10 days of “commencement of program test authority,” the PN said. Stations that need more time will need to file for special temporary authority, and can get a single 180-day extension of their construction permit, the PN said. Construction permit extensions must be filed 90 days before the end of a station’s phase, the PN said. Thirty days before ceasing operation on pre-auction channels, broadcasters must air “at least 60-seconds per day of on-air consumer education public service announcements (PSAs) or crawls” about the transition, the PN said. MVPDs must be notified 90 days ahead of time, the PN said.