REPORTS FROM LICENSEES WITH MULTIPLE CLASS A'S IN 

THE SAME MARKET REPORT ADJACENT CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS. COULD LEAD TO DRAMATIC INCREASE IN RELOCATION COSTS. 

WILL THIS FORCE STATIONS TO COMPROMISE THEIR 

COVERAGE AREAS AND SIGNAL QUALITY? 

WITH TRANSPARENCY A KEY PROCESS REFORM OF 

THE NEW FREE MARKET FCC, RELEASING THE REVERSE 

AUCTION DATA CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS WOULD BE 

KEEPING IN THE SPIRIT OF OPENNESS

As we reported last week, information is coming in from all over the country as to what is happening to the Class A displacement channel assignments, and the lack knowledge about os who else is displaced.    While we also are hearing of surviving full powers from large station groups refusing to share any of their information with local Class A  competitor's, we are also hearing that others are being cooperative. 

We have been compiling the information you all have sent in, and will release it later this week. We need all Class A's to let us know what is happening with them.  And as some of you have done, let us know what you find out fro within you own market.

email me at lptvcoalition@gmail.com

or call me at (202) 604-0747

One of the really unfair aspects of ending the quiet period is that it allows your competitors know what is going to happening to for months, without you knowing about it.  Like I know I am going to displace you, and can do all kinds of strategic planning, while you are in the dark.  It also gives the primaries the opportunity to have a few months head start on planning for any digital replacement translators, which compete directly with LPTV for new channel openings.  This is unfair, and the only remedy is to release the list of channel moves and displacements.

Another report coming in is about about Class A's being offered substantial financial compensation from the wireless bidders to make their displacement moves on schedule. This will help to clear a PEA for sure, and that can mean big bucks for a carrier to deploy their 600 MHz holdings as fast as possible. But Class A's need to evaluate these deals carefully, as they can push you into building out before you really should.  I do think this is all about those huge linked channel sets which will need to be done on a rigid schedule.  

And of course there are some very strange reports of a Class A being reduced in power from 4.8 KW to 48 watts!  And for two Class A's to have to swap channels instead of just staying on channel - now that's weird.  But the wide spread first adjacent channel assignments are the ones which will make a lot of engineers worry and equipment fabricators salivate of how to manage and mitigate the interference.

We will keep reporting on the channel assignments, so please keep feeding us your local market information.  Thanks!

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