IATF Increases Reimbursement Allocation for LPTV
The FCC Incentive Auction Task Force increased the repack reimbursement fund allocation for low-power TV and translator stations from 85% of verified estimates to 92.5%, bringing them into line with full-power stations and other entities that receive repacking reimbursement, said…
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a public notice. “This will result in a total allocation for LPTV/Translator stations of $91,782,921 and a total allocation from the Reimbursement Fund for all eligible entities of over $2.028 billion.” The reimbursement program has received over 93,000 invoices in more than 31,000 submissions, and all full-power TV stations have vacated their pre-auction channels, Thursday's PN said. As of Monday, over 95% of the repacked stations are operating on their final facilities, the PN said. The task force is “optimistic” the 41 stations remaining on interim facilities will meet their revised deadlines.