FCC Should Order PEG Channel Listings Inclusion on IPGs, CCTV Says
Getting its program listings on interactive program guides is a constant viewer request, and the FCC seemingly has the power to require the listing of community channels -- especially because there's no technical reason its programming isn't listed, said Oregon…
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public, educational and government programmer Capital Community TV (CCTV) in a filing Tuesday in docket 16-41. CCTV said it operates an HD server for its three channels, but it's still waiting for HD cable TV channels and that lack "is another roadblock." In a separate filing Monday in docket 16-41, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) said the FCC as part of its inquiry into the issues facing diverse and independent programming (see 1602180044) should "preserve rural programming," and singled out RFD-TV for its rural- and agriculture-centric programming. "If rural Americans lose access to RFD-TV, then they lose virtually the only source of television news programming that focuses on rural and agricultural policy issues," AFBF said.