Low-power Television And Translator Digital-to-analog Conversion

 

To convert the incoming digital signal of the eligible low-power station's corresponding full-power television station to analog format for transmission on the low-power television stations analog channel.

Deleted 10/11/2010 (Archived.) 11.554 Agency: Department of Commerce
Office: National Telecommunications and Information Administration Project Grants. None. Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C.309(j)(8)(E) as amended, Public Law 109-171 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Title III - Digital Television Transition and Public Safety, February 8, 2006. Low-Power television broadcast station, Class A television station, television translator station, or television booster station that is itself broadcasting exclusively in analog format and has not purchased a digital-to-analog conversion device prior to the enactment of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005, February 8, 2006. Priority compensation shall be given to eligible low-power television stations in which the license is held by a non-profit corporation and eligible low-power television stations that serve rural areas of fewer than 10,000 viewers. General public in area served by the eligible station. All applicants must supply proof of eligibility. Applicants must certify proof of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license. Applicants must provide assurances required under Program Rules and Regulations. Program staff members are available to provide technical and other assistance in preparing application forms. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. The application forms as furnished by the Federal Agency/LPTV and approved by OMB must be used for this program. The Application Kit can be retrieved from the web-site at www.ntia.doc.gov/. By the deadline applicants must file a completed application form, required certifications and complete ACH payment form. Applications postmarked or received after the deadline are returned to applicants. Applications are reviewed for completeness and verified with FCC data. Payments are direct electronic transfers through the Automated Clearing House(ACH) system. An eligible low-power television station may receive compensation from this program only if it submits a request for such compensation on or before February 17, 2009. Award payments are generally within 90 days. None. None. Priority compensation shall be given to eligible low-power television stations in which the license is held by a nonprofit corporation and eligible low-power television stations that serve rural areas of fewer than 10,000 viewers. Provides compensation toward the cost of the purchase of a digital-to-Analog conversion device. None. Audits may be conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the award and Department of Commerce Financial Assistance Standard Terms and Conditions. Grant recipient must retain records for three years. None. ACH payments are generally within 90 days. None. Mr. William Cooperman, Director, Broadcast Division, Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications/NTIA, Room 4812, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230. Telephone: (202) 482-5802. www.ntia.doc.gov/lptv . 13-5396-0-1-503. FY 07 $10,000,000; FY 08 est $10,000,000; and FY 09 est not reported. $1,000. Available from www.ntia.doc.gov/lptv. None.