The FCC’s Incentive Auction Task Force and Media Bureau have announced the second filing window for TV stations that want to file alternate channels or expanded facilities in the post broadcast incentive auction repack.

The repack moves onto its next step, as the Incentive Auction Task Force and the FCC’s Media Bureau have issued a Public Notice on the opening of the first priority filing window.

An email from T-Mobile to one of his members signaling it wanted to start testing in Q4 2017, which could displace more than 45 stations that would go dark since that is before any displacement channels are being awarded.

Filing window will now close at 11:59 p.m. ET on Sept. 15.

The House Energy & Commerce Committee Wednesday (Feb. 14) will mark up a bill that will include a valentine to broadcasters (and potentially some cable operators)--more money for the post-incentive auction repack.

Congress wants the repack schedule to remain unchanged as made evident by a letter from nearly five dozen members of Congress, Republicans and Democrats, which was sent to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.

The National Association of Broadcasters would like the FCC to write a check for as much as $1.75 billion post-incentive auction repack funding for broadcasters.

Another batch of applications from winning bidders in the forward portion of the broadcast incentive auction have been accepted by the FCC.