Table of Allotments Updated Before Tuesday FCC Meeting
An order updating the DTV table of allotments was unanimously approved Friday and deleted from the agenda for Tuesday’s FCC commissioners’ meeting, said a deletion notice listed in Monday's Daily Digest. The order was considered noncontroversial at the FCC and…
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among broadcasters. “It’s really just housekeeping,” said Fletcher Heald broadcast attorney Matthew McCormick in an interview. The order would adjust the rules for the table of allotments to incorporate changes to the way TV channels are organized stemming from the broadcast incentive auction, the repacking and the lifting of a freeze on changes in November. The order also deletes rules that have become obsolete, according to the final version. McCormick said the changes are unlikely to have much effect on stations seeking to adjust their channels.