FCC Sets LPTV DTV Transition Comment Deadline

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The FCC announced this week that comments on its proposal to complete the LPTV digital transition are due Dec. 17, 2010 and replay comments, Jan 18, 2011.

The Further Notice of Public Rulemaking (Public Notice DA 10-1996) proposes dates for shutting off analog LPTV broadcasting, interference analysis for applications and several other issues affecting all LPTV and translator stations. More details on it are available in RF Report article Proposed FCC LPTV, Translator Rules Extend Past Analog Shutdown .

Doug Lung
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Doug Lung is one of America's foremost authorities on broadcast RF technology. As vice president of Broadcast Technology for NBCUniversal Local, H. Douglas Lung leads NBC and Telemundo-owned stations’ RF and transmission affairs, including microwave, radars, satellite uplinks, and FCC technical filings. Beginning his career in 1976 at KSCI in Los Angeles, Lung has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast television engineering. Beginning in 1985, he led the engineering department for what was to become the Telemundo network and station group, assisting in the design, construction and installation of the company’s broadcast and cable facilities. Other projects include work on the launch of Hawaii’s first UHF TV station, the rollout and testing of the ATSC mobile-handheld standard, and software development related to the incentive auction TV spectrum repack. A longtime columnist for TV Technology, Doug is also a regular contributor to IEEE Broadcast Technology. He is the recipient of the 2023 NAB Television Engineering Award. He also received a Tech Leadership Award from TV Tech publisher Future plc in 2021 and is a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.