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mwooldri

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4. Until their screens go blank....

Fri Apr 21, 2017, 09:32 AM

Apr 2017

People don't realise this yet - there was a reverse auction that ended this past January. TV stations were asked to give up their licenses, to make way for cellular radio space. https://auctiondata.fcc.gov/public/projects/1000/reports/reverse-winning_bids

And now the FCC want to relax ownership rules, huh?

Given that there will be less licenses to go around in less frequency space for broadcast television... IMO not a bright idea.

I'm not sure where WNBC-TV is going to go yet... but since they sold their license (so that T-Mobile can have space) we'll have to hope that they end up as a .2 on another station.... or no more broadcast WNBC. Same for a lot of other stations around the country. Including local Fox affiliates.

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Just SMDH iluvtennis Apr 2017 #1

Uh, rural-state voters not fooled Apr 2017 #2

Don't bother. They are too busy watching Fux nooze and listening to Mush Limpballs mdbl Apr 2017 #3

Until their screens go blank.... mwooldri Apr 2017 #4

They'll just move to their local right wing hate radio station mdbl Apr 2017 #5

WNBC will become the primary station on WNJU's channel onenote Apr 2017 #6

Thanks :) mwooldri Apr 2017 #9

They can get all the info they need at the local Klan meeting dalton99a Apr 2017 #7

rural broadband remains a joke in my state dembotoz Apr 2017 #8