HARRY C. MARTIN

The FCC approved deployment of white-space devices

The Senate seeks a spectrum inventory, but with a kick

The CALM Act would be effective by Christmas 2012.

As part of its push to repurpose television broadcast spectrum for wireless broadband use, the FCC has, since 2010, been promoting the idea of channel

The thinning of the ranks of Class-A television stations continues. The FCC has begun downgrading a number of these stations to LPTV status, thereby making

The commission is proposing a new enhanced disclosure form (Form 355) for television stations. The 2007 version of this form, which was never implemented,

In June, the Senate Commerce Committee approved S.911, a bipartisan bill that represents the most detailed effort yet to make TV band spectrum auctions

Frequency coordination is required for most microwave broadcast auxiliary changes

Under a proposal released in October, the FCC plans to host on its website all television station public files. The proposed plan Licensees would have

Two small Western-state TV stations have notified the FCC that they plan on moving from Nevada and Wyoming to Delaware and New Jersey, where they would

A new FCC ownership reporting system goes into effect Nov. 1. The current plan is for all commercial licensees along with a variety of broadcast owners

In May, the FCC ordered changes in the ownership reporting procedures for commercial radio and TV stations, expanded the reach of its reporting rules

The FCC has announced that it will accept applications for new and major change LPTV and translator stations. This is the first such window since 2000.

Are we at the beginning of the end of over-the-air broadcast television? Some might argue that free-over-the-air broadcast TV has been on its way out

National Public Radio (NPR) has asked the FCC to rescind TV Channel 6 protection obligations as set out in Section 73.525 of the rules. The current protection

In the National Broadband Plan (NBP) released March 16, the FCC proposes a Mobile Future Auction, which will permit existing spectrum licensees, particularly

In addition to providing closed captions in digital, stations must still offer them in analog

A digital translator can bolster DTV coverage

Moving to your analog channel? Avoid coverage losses.

Wireless use of vacant TV white space is on the horizon. The principal remaining issues include whether portable devices will be authorized in white space

In May, the FCC addressed some practical issues related to the DTV conversion, which is now set for February 2009. Below is a summary of the actions taken.

With the major DTV rulemaking proceedings out of the way, the commission has been working on resolving remaining DTV transition issues as they occur.

In response to complaints filed by public interest groups in November 2006, the FCC has fined Comcast $20,000 for carrying portions of video news releases