The FCC should let stations that commit to participating...
The FCC should let stations that commit to participating in the spectrum auction “remain dark” until they are sold, said Class A operator WatchTV in a letter to Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel filed Friday (http://bit.ly/13qFiyd). The commission should extend the amount…
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of time such a station can go without broadcasting before its license expires, and relax the programming requirements for Class A stations that agree to participate in the auction, said Watch TV. Such measures would let participating stations take actions, “stopping the bleeding,” to conserve costs leading up to a sale in the auction. WatchTV’s stations have “aging hardware” that needs replacement and aren’t profitable, so continued operation “is a financial drain,” said the broadcaster. Rosenworcel should encourage the FCC “to broaden the scope of their contacts with individual broadcasters, so that they will learn more about the barriers which seem to be moving in the wrong direction, decreasing rather than increasing incentives for participation,” said the company.