SUMMARY OF DTV APPLICATIONS FILED AND DTV BUILD OUT STATUS
April 10, 2008
1,817 TV STATIONS HAVE BEEN GRANTED A DTV CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 1,634 STATIONS (90 %) ON THE AIR WITH DTV OPERATION – 1,427 STATIONS ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE ON THE AIR WITH LICENSED FACILITIES OR PROGRAM TEST AUTHORITY AND 207 OTHERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE ON THE AIR WITH SPECIAL OR EXPERIMENTAL DTV AUTHORITY.
843 COMMERCIAL STATIONS REQUESTED A FIRST EXTENSION OF THE 5/1/02 DEADLINE TO COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR DTV FACILITIES. 772 WERE GRANTED. 71 WERE ADMONISHED.
602 OF THESE STATIONS REQUESTED A SECOND EXTENSION. 535 WERE GRANTED AND 67 WERE DISMISSED.
141 OF THESE STATIONS FILED THIRD EXTENSION OF TIME REQUESTS WHICH WERE ACTED ON BY THE COMMISSION ON 10/16/03. 104 EXTENSIONS WERE GRANTED, ACTION WAS DEFERRED ON EXTENSIONS FOR 30 SATELLITE STATIONS, AND SEVEN STATIONS WERE ADMONISHED.
214 NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL STATIONS HAVE REQUESTED EXTENSIONS OF THE 5/1/03 BUILDOUT DEADLINE. ALL OF THESE REQUESTS WERE GRANTED.
134 NCE STATIONS FILED REQUESTS FOR SECOND EXTENSIONS. 129 HAVE BEEN GRANTED AND 5 HAVE BEEN DISMISSED SINCE THE STATIONS SUBSEQUENTLY WENT ON THE AIR.
ALL REMAINING DTV CONSTRUCTION PERMIT APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED AND ARE AWAITING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION; MEXICAN, CANADIAN OR OTHER CLEARANCES; OR ARE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.
THERE ARE 40 OF THESE STATIONS. 39 HAVE CONSTRUCTED THEIR LICENSED DTV FACILITIES. ALL 40 ARE ON THE AIR (39 WITH LICENSED FACILITIES AND 1 STA).
THERE ARE 79 OF THESE STATIONS. ALL HAVE CONSTRUCTED THEIR LICENSED DTV FACILITIES AND ARE ON THE AIR (75 WITH LICENSED FACILITIES AND 4 WITH STAs).