FCC Could 'Re-Scope' Broadcast Licenses for ATSC 3.0 Simulcasting, NAB Says
The FCC could “re-scope” the licenses of broadcasters involved in ATSC 3.0 simulcasting instead of issuing separate licenses, NAB said in a meeting with acting Media Bureau Chief Michelle Carey and Media Bureau staff April 12, according to an ex…
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parte filing at the commission. The re-scoped license would include a broadcaster’s transmissions on a simulcast partner’s spectrum while excluding the simulcasting partner’s transmissions on the first broadcaster’s spectrum, NAB said. “An approach along these lines could provide both certainty and flexibility,” NAB said.