Noncommercial stations need more guidance from the FCC
Noncommercial stations need more guidance from the FCC to decide if they'll participate in the spectrum incentive auction, the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters told acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn and FCC staff last week, according to an ex parte…
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letter filed Monday (http://bit.ly/1cmKKk2). “Noncommercial stations are being approached by potential funding sources with respect to making their frequencies available in the spectrum auction” but they need information about “the kinds of transactions in which they can participate” to make decisions, said NABOB Executive Director James Winston in the filing. Winston also said NABOB plans to file comments on the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council cross-ownership study.