What is meant by Full Power and Low Power stations?
Full Power television stations include national and local broadcast stations such as ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX. By June 12, 2009, approximately 1,760 full power stations in the U.S. will have been required to switch from analog broadcast signals to digital broadcast signals, an event known as the Digital Transition However, there are more than 7,300 additional broadcast stations that were not subject to the June 12 deadline and may continue to broadcast in analog. Those stations include: 1. Low Power TV stations (LPTV): Established by the FCC in 1982 to provide locally-oriented television service for small communities such as rural areas or individual communities within larger urban areas. LPTV stations are typically operated by organizations such as schools, churches, local governments, businesses and individuals. 2. Class A TV stations: Former low-power stations that have certain interference protection rights not available to regular LPTV stations 3.
