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Public Telecommunications Facilities Program Digital TV Converter Box Coupon Program Public Safety Interoperable Communications Low-Power TV & Translator Programs Technology Opportunities Program ![]() ![]() |
Low Power Television and Translator Assistance Programs The Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-171 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Title III - Digital Television Transition and Public Safety, February 8, 2006) authorizes the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to administer two programs related to low-power television and translators. Low-Power Television and Translator Digital-to-Analog Conversion Low-power television broadcast stations, Class A television stations, television translator stations, and television booster stations ("low-power facilities") will be able to broadcast in analog after the February 17, 2009 digital conversion deadline for full power television stations. This program will provide funds to the low-power facilities that must purchase a digital-to-analog conversion device that will convert the incoming digital signal of a full-power television station to analog for transmission on the low-power facility’s analog channel. NTIA has authority to borrow up to $10 million from the Treasury for the program. Low-Power Television and Translator Upgrade Program This program will reimburse the costs to upgrade analog low-power television broadcast stations, Class A television stations, television translator stations, and television booster stations in rural communities to digital transmission. Payments up to $65 million are authorized for this program with funds for this program to come from the auction proceeds deposited in the Fund by June 30, 2008. |
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