That the FCC should “preserve” terrestrial TV is pointed up by...
That the FCC should “preserve” terrestrial TV is pointed up by a survey finding the number of over-the-air viewers rose 17 percent in a year to a recent total of 54 million (CD June 19 p12), the NAB said. “The…
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broadcast incentive auction that the Commission is contemplating could directly impact [that] growing number,” CEO Gordon Smith wrote FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Tuesday (http://xrl.us/bncx25). “By actively engaging TV broadcasters as partners in this process, the FCC can achieve its goals of acquiring more spectrum for wireless broadband while preserving spectrum dedicated to free broadcast television for future generations.” A “fully transparent process” is needed for the voluntary broadcast incentive auction to be successful, and the agency should consider how low-power TV stations will be affected, Smith wrote: LPTVs and commercial and nonprofit broadcasters, carriers and others need “ample time to evaluate the auction rules and repacking procedures,” and the FCC should limit the number of stations whose channels will change.