Channel 51 - Bend, OR Update

Today, the FCC approved a Channel 51 transition in Bend, OR.  The movement of this TV station from Channel 51  to Channel 18, will eliminate the adjacent channel interference risk to USCellular's 700MHz A-Block spectrum in Eugene, OR and T-Mobile's A-Block spectrum in Linn, Deschutes, and Lake counties.  It eliminates interference concerns across a total of 7 counties with a total population of 709,258.    Below is a listing of the currently filed Channel 51 transitions.  Each of the Daily Digest dates is linked to the filed information.

Final Daily Digest	Initial Daily Digest	Market	Call Sign	Current Channel	Proposed Channel
	12/13/2013	Oklahoma City, OK	KSBI(TV)	51	23
	9/4/2014	Rome, GA	WPXA(TV)	51	31
	9/4/2014	Kansas City, MO	KPXE-TV	51	30
12/23/2014	9/18/2014	Dayton, OH	WKEF(TV)	51	18
12/16/2014	10/17/2014	Denver, CO	KCEC(TV)	51	26
	12/8/2014	Longview, TX	KCEB	51	26
2/11/2015	1/7/2015	Lansing, MI	WLAJ-TV	51	25
5/14/2015	4/10/2015	Bend, OR	KOHD	51	18
	4/21/2015	Providence, RI	WJAR(TV)	51	50

AT&T / Plateau FCC Competitive Market Review

The FCC just completed their market review of the AT&T purchase of Plateau/ENMR wireless spectrum and customers. Linked below is the review which includes an overview of the spectrum holdings of major carriers in each market, the available spectrum in each market, and the amount of spectrum that AT&T would hold post transition. This is a great example of the new enhanced review.

Applications of AT&T Inc., E.N.M.R. TelephoneCooperative, Plateau Telecommunications, Inc.,New Mexico RSA 4 East Limited Partnership, andTexas RSA 3 Limited Partnership