Auction Simulation Shows few Stations in Duplex Gap, Padden Says
A new auction simulation showed very few TV stations getting repacked into the duplex gap, said former Expanding Opportunities for Broadcasters Coalition Executive Director Preston Padden in a blog post Tuesday. Conducted by auction economist Peter Cramton at the request…
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of a former EOBC member, the simulation showed “only between 1 and 3 TV Stations” being assigned a channel in the duplex gap, Padden said. The simulation showed the auction clearing 114 MHz of spectrum, with “96.8 percent of the spectrum blocks offered to bidders in the top 40 markets” classified as unimpaired, Padden said. The simulation assumed that affiliates of the top five commercial networks and PBS in the top 50 markets wouldn't participate in the auction, Padden said. “The results of the new Cramton analysis should give comfort to television broadcasters, to wireless carriers and to the FCC Officials.”