Phase One and Done: FCC Marks First TV Station Repack Milestone
Nine more phases to go in post-incentive auction channel switches.
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ACA: MVPDs Should Get Priority Access to Repack Funds
Says FM's, LPTVs should not be guaranteed share of 2019 $400 million in funds.
Was the Incentive Auction Necessary?
If you work in either radio or TV and are about to embark on a “repack” project (as I am) then what you are about to read may not seem very amusing at all.
Incentive Auction Transition Progress Reports Due Oct. 10
The first filing deadline of Transition Progress Reports for full power and Class A stations that will be changing channels during the post-incentive auction transition is Oct. 10
That's All Folks: Incentive Auction Concludes
The final take was $19.8 billion. Specifically, the commission added another $136 million in the frequency-assignment phase of the auction.
Auction Goes Into Lightning Rounds
The TV spectrum incentive action is going into lightning rounds as the prices inch up in a handful of smaller markets where demand continues to exceed supply
FCC Waives Auction Quiet Period
The Federal Communications Commission today waived the quiet period that enjoined broadcasters from talking shop during the TV spectrum incentive auction.
Incentive Auction 'Success': A Skeptic's View
On January 18, two days before he left office, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler released a statement lauding the completion of the incentive auction.
Spectrum Demand Highest in Mid-Sized Markets
Demand continued to exceed supply in cities such as Corpus Christi, Texas; Evansville, Ind.; Hannibal, Mo.; South Bend, Ind.; Valentine, Neb.; and Red Oak, Iowa, to name a few.
Auction Round 1 Bidding Totals $17.7 Billion
Today’s opening round of bidding by wireless providers in the fourth round of the spectrum incentive auction yielded $17.7 billion—enough to cover the $10 billion that broadcasters asked for 84 MHz of spectrum in the reverse auction, but not enough to meet the first closing criteria of $1.25 MHz/Pop.
Broadcasters Seek $10 Billion for 84 MHZ
Broadcasters asked $10 for 84 MHz in the fourth stage of the TV spectrum incentive reverse auction, which concluded as scheduled on Friday, Jan. 13.
Auction Stage III Bidding Concludes at $19.7 Billion
Stage three of the TV spectrum incentive auction has now concluded, with broadcasters seeking $40.3 billion for 108 MHz of spectrum, and wireless providers bidding $19.7 billion for the 80 MHz designated for sale.
Broadcasters Seek $40.3 Billion for 108 MHz
Broadcasters participating in the TV spectrum incentive auction are seeking $40.3 billion for the 108 MHz now targeted for clearing.
Stage III Forward Auction to Start Dec. 5
Broadcasters will set their final collective asking price for 108 MHz of TV spectrum on Thursday, and bidding by wireless providers for that spectrum will start four days later, on Monday, Dec. 5.
FCC: Forward Auction Begins Four Days After Reverse Ends
Four days after stage two of the reverse auction closes, the FCC has announced that it will launch the second stage of the forward auction portion of the broadcast spectrum incentive auction.
UPDATED: FCC Proposes DMA-Level Phased Repack
The Federal Communications Commission is proposed a phased-in repack following the TV spectrum incentive auction.
FCC Could Boost Reverse Auction Round Total
As the incentive auction is now into the second week of its reverse portion, the number of rounds per day could be bumped up to three as bidders become more comfortable with the process.
Forward Auction Week #1 Nets Nearly $11 Billion
The first week of the TV spectrum incentive forward auction concluded with bids totaling 12 percent of the $88 billion goal.
Auction Net Inches Over $10 Billion
Net proceeds after round five of the TV spectrum incentive forward auction reach just over $10 billion on Thursday afternoon, the third day of bidding.
Q&A: Strategy&'s Dan Hays on Auction Price Point Divide
What if the reverse and forward auction price points do not initially come together?
126 MHz Cleared at $86 Billion
The first reverse stage of the TV spectrum incentive auction had concluded, with a clearing cost of $86,422,558,704.
FCC's Forward Auction to Start Late July at Earliest
The next step in the broadcast incentive auction looks to be about four weeks away, according to the FCC’s public notice on the forward auction.
Auction Schedule Modified, Upfront Payments Due July 1
Upfront payments from bidders for relinquished TV spectrum are due July 1, the Federal Communications Commission announced today.
FCC Adds Deputy Chair for Incentive Auction Transition
The Federal Communications Commission’s Incentive Auction Task Force today announced that Jean L. Kiddoo is joining the task force as Deputy Chair for Transition.