auction rant
250 DAYS UNTIL THE AUCTION
SOME 6000 HRS FROM NOW
THEN 60 DAYS TO RUN IT
SO 310 DAYS FROM NOW
JUST BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY 2016
WE WILL KNOW THE RESULTS
OR WILL WE?
WE ACTUALLY WILL KNOW
IN EARLY JAN 2016
WHEN THE AUCTION ELIGIBLE ARE FIXED
AND THE BAND PLAN CAN BE ANNOUNCED
WHICH MARKETS WILL BE MX'D
WHICH WILL BE FORCED MOVES TO THE V
WHICH HAVE NO CHANNELS TO DISPLACE TO
WHICH LOSE COVERAGE POP'S
BUT BEFORE THAT ALL HAPPENS
THOSE HUNDREDS OF DAYS FROM TODAY
WHAT WILL WE KNOW IN THE NEXT 60 DAYS?
> THE NEW A-D CONVERSION DATE
> THE NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT
> THE FUTURE OF THE DIGITAL 6'S
> HOW THE DRT'S ARE TO BE DEPLOYED
> HOW LONG WE CAN STAY ON CHANNEL
AND WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS
WE NEED TO SEE WHAT THE AUCTION RULES
WILL DO, IF ANYTHING, FOR US
WE WILL ALSO HAVE TO ANSWER
THE VACANT CHANNEL ORDER NPRM
QUESTIONS, WHICH IS HARD TO DO WITHOUT
THE ANSWERS TO MANY OTHER QUESTIONS
AND SOMEWHERE ALONG THIS PATH
A TRIP OR TWO TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
WILL BE MADE BY THOSE WITH STANDING, RESOLVE, AND A NON-CONFLICTED LITIGATOR
SO WHAT DO WE TALK ABOUT TODAY?
THE SAME THING WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS...WHERE IS THE LPTV PLAN?
OUR IMPACT ANALYSIS? OUR PROJECTIONS, OUR MODELING?
NONE HAS BEEN RELEASED, AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD NONE HAS BEEN DONE
WE PAY OUR ANNUAL FEES BUT GET NO RESEARCH SUPPORT ABOUT OUR IMPACTS
ANOTHER DATA POINT TO THE
PATTERN OF ABUSE OF THE APA
WHICH IS WHY 250 DAYS CAN BECOME 500 DAYS