Broadcasters Weigh in on TV Clean-Up Proposals
The FCC shouldn’t hold broadcast licensees responsible for errors or discrepancies resulting from proposed changes to the way geographic coordinates of stations are calculated, said NAB in comments posted Wednesday in docket 22-227. The agency should also specify land mobile…
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channel reservations that don't require protection by broadcasters, or rule that reservations that sat idle for over 50 years don’t need to be protected. NAB expressed concern about adjusting FCC rules to reflect the agency staff’s current practice for calculating a station’s effective radiated power: “The proposed use of ‘staff’s current practice’ rather than the explicit mathematical definitions in the rules for determination of effective radiated power is ill-defined, will lead to confusion,” and “raises questions concerning the apparent unofficial amendment of Commission rules by practice without notice and comment.” The FCC should retain provisions allowing low-VHF stations to maximize both power and height to increase their service, or make clear that changes don’t preclude power increases above zone maximums by low-VHF stations, said Marantha Broadcasting.