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FCC Issues Order Extending February 17, 2009 Expiration Dates and Allowing Certain Stations to Withdraw February 9, 2009 Notices of Intent to Terminate Analog Operation

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    • February 2009
    On February 13, 2009, the FCC released a Report and Order implementing the DTV Delay Act. Pursuant to the Report and Order, the following authorizations are modified as noted:

    • Analog Television Licenses: expiration date extended from February 17, 2009, to June 12, 2009, (11:59:59 PM local time);
    • Post-Transition DTV Construction Permits: expiration date extended from February 17, 2009, to June 12, 2009, (11:59:59 PM local time);
    • Special Temporary Authority grants for analog reduction related to the DTV transition: expiration date extended from February 17, 2009 to June 12, 2009 (11:59:59 PM local time);
    • Special Temporary Authority grants for operation of pre-transition digital facilities at variance to pre-tran­sition license or construction permit: expiration date extended from February 17, 2009 to June 12, 2009, (11:59:59 PM local time);
    • Authority to commence post-transition digital operation: moved from February 18, 2009 to June 13, 2009, (12:00 AM local time).


    A PDF version of this entire article can be found at FCC Issues Order Extending February 17, 2009 Expiration Dates and Allowing Certain Stations to Withdraw February 9, 2009 Notices of Intent to Terminate Analog Operation.