Summary Of Dtv Applications Filed And Dtv Build Out Status

[Gregg Lengling]

March 12, 2003

 

1,578 TV STATIONS (93%) HAVE BEEN GRANTED A DTV CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE.  THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 894 STATIONS ON THE AIR WITH DTV OPERATION – 397 STATIONS ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE ON THE AIR WITH LICENSED FACILITIES OR PROGRAM TEST AUTHORITY AND 497 OTHERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE ON THE AIR WITH SPECIAL OR EXPERIMENTAL DTV AUTHORITY.  

 

843 COMMERCIAL STATIONS REQUESTED A FIRST EXTENSION OF THE 5/1/02 DEADLINE TO COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR DTV FACILITIES.  772 WERE GRANTED. 71 WERE ADMONISHED.

602 OF THESE STATIONS REQUESTED A SECOND EXTENSION. 457 HAVE BEEN GRANTED, 64 HAVE BEEN DISMISSED AND  81 REMAIN PENDING.

31 OF THESE STATIONS HAVE REQUESTED A THIRD EXTENSION

OF TIME. ALL 31 REMAIN PENDING

 

192 NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL STATIONS HAVE REQUESTED A FIRST EXTENSION OF THE 5/1/03 BUILDOUT DEADLINE. ALL 192 CURRENTLY REMAIN PENDING.

 

ALL REMAINING DTV CONSTRUCTION PERMIT APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED AND ARE AWAITING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION; MEXICAN, CANADIAN OR OTHER CLEARANCES; OR ARE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.

 

         

TOP TEN MARKET NETWORK AFFILIATES
 

THERE ARE 40 OF THESE STATIONS.  37 HAVE CONSTRUCTED THEIR LICENSED DTV FACILITIES.  38 ARE ON THE AIR (37 WITH LICENSED FACILITIES AND ONE WITH AN STA) WNBC-DT AND WABC-DT WERE LICENSED AND ON THE AIR PRIOR TO 9/11/01 BUT ARE NOW OFF THE AIR DUE TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER. TWO OTHER STATIONS HAVE BEEN GRANTED UNTIL 11/24/02 TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION BY COMMISSION ACTION.

 

MARKETS 11 - 30  -  NETWORK AFFILIATES
 

THERE ARE 79 OF THESE STATIONS.  70 HAVE CONSTRUCTED THEIR LICENSED DTV FACILITIES.   75 ARE ON THE AIR (70 WITH LICENSED FACILITIES AND 5 WITH STAs)  SEVEN STATIONS HAVE BEEN  GRANTED UNTIL 11/24/02 TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION BY COMMISSION ACTION.