Are fixed UHF Broadcast Auxiliary Stations (“BAS”) – such as TV Studio to Transmitter Links (“TV STL”), TV Relays, and TV translator relay stations – affected?
The Commission’s rules for the operation of fixed BAS links within the 700 MHz band were previously addressed in a separate proceeding (ET Docket 01-75). Beginning in 2003, the Commission stopped issuing any new licenses for TV STL and TV Relay stations for operation in the 700 MHz band, while it permitted any existing stations that had already been licensed to continue operations until the end of the DTV transition (i.e., June 12, 2009) or until public safety entities or commercial operators licensed in the 700 MHz band need use of the spectrum. The Commission similarly permitted TV translator relay stations to continue operating in the 700 MHz band until the end of the DTV transition or until the public safety entities or commercial operators need use of the spectrum.
