Another Auction Coming Soon?

[TNGuy84]

https://broadbandbreakfast.com/fcc-...broadcasters-for-reassignment-to-6g-wireless/ If this group gets their way, we could be looking at another spectrum auction coming soon. They want to take channels 28 through 36 for 6G wireless. That means TV would only be on 14 through 26 since every auctioned band uses one 6 MHz channel as a guard. Some markets would have less than that due to channels 14-20 being in use on T-band for public safety communications. Maybe this is how they finally get 3.0 pushed through. The very first series of the spectrum auctions pushed through 1.0 because digital would make a more effective use to sell off the 700MHz band for cellular. If they crunch UHF down to literally a handful of channels, then the wireless companies will claim that we should be forced on the 3.0 standard so they can have 6G for efficiency sake.

 

[comfortably_numb]

That means TV would only be on 14 through 26

I think you mean 2-26?

 

[telstar_1]

I think specifically referencing use of UHF

 

[comfortably_numb]

I think specifically referencing use of UHF

I think it's important to clarify that "TV would only be on 14-26" doesn't mean VHF is going away. A better statement would be to say "TV will be available on 2-26."

Honestly this doesn't bother me that much. That's 25 channels available for OTA. Repack, use 3.0, GET RID OF DRM and there'll be plenty of room.

 

[TNGuy84]

It's true that you would still have 25 channels, but UHF is prime real estate when it comes to OTA TV. The only part of VHF worth anything is Hi-VHF, and that was probably already crowded during the last auction since many had to move to low VHF.

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[comfortably_numb]

It's true that you would still have 25 channels, but UHF is prime real estate when it comes to OTA TV. The only part of VHF worth anything is Hi-VHF, and that was probably already crowded during the last auction since many had to move to low VHF.

I guess it depends on the market. Here in Albuquerque only three or four stations would have to repack, and they could easily go to the remaining UHF, HI-VHF or LO-VHF bands.

 

[Keith Brannen]

An article also on the above link on how it would be done:

Company Wants FCC to Reallocate TV Spectrum for Mobile

Landover wants to manage reallocation of 554-608 MHz in exchange for a cut of the proceeds.

broadbandbreakfast.com

Interesting lines (does the word "money grab" come to mind?):
"Landover proposed the FCC put it in charge of the repacking logistics and transition timeline, plus selling off the broadcaster spectrum. The money would then be divided up among broadcasters' relocation costs, broadcasters' payment for giving up their spectrum, the treasury, and Landover's payment for running the process."

"The band at issue contains 576 of the country's 1,037 ultra-high frequency stations."

 

[navychop]

Sad. Slimy plans all along?

 

[comfortably_numb]

Slimy plans all along?

Likely emboldened by the anti-consumer sentinents of the current FCC "brass."

I've always felt that the public airwaves are a public trust and that we should have the right to vote on whether an agency can auction off and sell portions (or all) of said airwaves. Further, why doesn't the public receive a portion of the auction proceeds from the sale of said airwaves? They're basically selling something that belongs to us, then pocketing the change, unless I'm grossly misunderstanding the process.

 

[N5XZS]

Cn, You are missing RF ch. 18 and RF ch. 30 in the Albuquerque's TV broadcast market.

Just letting you know...

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[comfortably_numb]

Cn, You are missing RF ch. 18 and RF ch. 30 in the Albuquerque's TV broadcast market.

Just letting you know...

18 is there but doesn't scan in; 30 is too weak (I think the transmitter is over by Atrisco and not on Sandia Crest?)

 

[N5XZS]

Yes on RF ch. 30 on the west side.

I guess RF ch. 18 must have some kind of hiccups or they gone to ATSC 3.0?

Going to have take a look at it on RF ch. 18...

 

[Mr Tony]

Its all bogus. Everyone is all freaking out for no reason. In other forums Kyl416 posted it very simply

it's just a proposal from a no name company trying to get free publicity during the week of the NAB show, which anyone can submit to the FCC. i.e. If someone wanted to, they can submit a BS proposal that says every 3rd party network affiliate must sell their licenses to their respective networks so we can have an ownership structure like the UK, Mexico or Canada, or that we should abandon ATSC 1.0 and ATSC 3.0 and switch to DVB-T2, and those proposals would have just as much standing with the FCC as their proposal.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Its all bogus. Everyone is all freaking out for no reason. In other forums Kyl416 posted it very simply

Doesn't mean somebody at the FCC won't think thi$ i$ a good idea sooner or later and decide to act on it..