WVTV's FCC Denial

[Kevin Arnold]

Heres the text of the letter the FCC sent to WVTV regarding their extension petition:

Dear Permittee:
This letter is with respect to the above-referenced request for extension of time to
construct digital facilities for station WVTV-DT, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
On April 24, 2001, WVTV Licensee, Inc. (WVTV) received a permit to construct digital
facilities on station WVTV-DT. In its FCC Form 337, WVTV asserts that it has been unable to
construct DTV facilities for technical reasons, stating that the existing WVTV tower is not
capable of supporting a DTV antenna system and that a new community tower has been
constructed. According to WVTV, it "is in the final stage of lease negotiations, . . . [t]he antenna
system and DTV transmitter are on order, and specific antenna mounting and transmitter
equipment are ready." WVTV, however, does not provide a date by which it anticipates
construction will be undertaken or completed.
In the DTV proceeding, the Commission announced its willingness to grant, on a case-by-
case basis, an extension of the applicable DTV construction deadline where a broadcaster has
been unable to complete construction due to circumstances that are either unforeseeable or
beyond the permittee's control, provided the broadcaster has taken all reasonable steps to resolve
the problem expeditiously.1 The FCC Form 337 requires that an applicant seeking an extension
of time must provide specific reasons in support of an extension, as well as the specific steps it
has taken to mitigate any problems.
We find that WVTV's extension request is deficient, and accordingly, request further
information. Specifically, WVTV is requested to amend its previously filed FCC Form 337
within fifteen (15) days from the date of this letter to provide: (1) information regarding the
status of its tower lease negotiations, and a firm date by which negotiations will be completed;
(2) a specific plan outlining how it will use the extension time to further the construction of
WWTV-DT; and (3) the date upon which it anticipates that construction will be complete.

Round one to the FCC

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Kevin Arnold
38" RCA widescreen w/a Winegard on a rotor.

[Gregg Lengling]

Yeah we know they'll blame it on the new tower that they haven't been able to negotiate a decent lease.  Hey boys you had plenty of time.  Just do it or lose it.


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Gregg R. Lengling
RCA P61310 61" 16x9
gregg@camelcomm.com

[Matt Heebner]

I wish we could let the FCC know that there is a perfectly usuable antennae for DTV in Milwaukee that all the stations could use (if they can't or don't want to put a new one up right now) collecting rust down by the Milwaukee River where all the other TV towers are. So what if they would have to lease the space from (I cant remember who actually owns that thing...).
Does anyone still have that article regarding the expensive, but virtually unused DTV tower still? Maybe we should forward it to the FCC with a note saying that maybe they are not doing all they could be doing???

Matt