LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition 2018 Showbook

2018 SHOWBOOK

WE WON! SO WHAT’S NEXT? SUNDAY APRIL 8TH 2018 – W HOTEL, LAS VEGAS, NV

AIRWAVES USA WE PROVIDE A TRUSTED & SECURE MARKETPLACE FOR THE BUYING AND SELLING OF FCC BROADCAST TV STATIONS, LICENSES, & PERMITS RECRUITING NOW FOR MONTHLY 2018 AUCTIONS

MIKE GRAVINO Founder & CEO Airwaves USA, Inc. mike.gravino@airwavesusa.com (202) 604-­0747

AirwavesUSA.com MARKETPLACE – AUCTIONS – B2B NEWS SITE

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CELEBRATE THE WIN, MEET OLD FRIENDS, FIND THOSE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES YOU NEED, COORDINATE YOUR DISPLACEMENT FILING, AND LEARN ABOUT THE FUTURE 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM MIXER -­ EXHIBITS -­ FOOD & BAR -­ VENDORS 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM STATE OF THE INDUSTRY REPORT FCC DISPLACEMENT FILING WINDOW UPDATE LPTV DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT IN CALI NEXT GEN TV REALITIES AIRWAVES USA AUCTIONS 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM MIXER -­ EXHIBITS -­ BAR -­ VENDORS

OUR GROUP FIVE YEAR RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, AND LOBBYING IS SUCCEEDING! April 2018 Dear LPTV & TV Translator Industry: Welcome to the 5TH print edition of the LPTV SPECTRUM RIGHTS COALITION NAB SHOW BOOK. This was quite a year with the incentive auction ending, the 39 month repack starting with the unanticipated “Phase Zero impacts”, the new next gen TV rules for our future broadcast system, and now the long feared displacement filing window. A big thanks to the 20 sponsors this year, and the many members who have helped us all capitalize on these new opportunities.

Our industry also has experienced quite a bit of consolidation this year, with the publicly owned HC2, Inc. jumping into license and permit ownership bigtime with acquisitions of DTV America, Mako Communications, and many others, including 119 the Coalition was the broker in. HC2 now has more than 500 properties including full power, Class A, and LPTV properties all over the country. HC2 has also bought the Azteca America network as part of their multichannel broadcast platform. And with more than 400 Class A’s not sold in the auction, their primary spectrum protections have increased to $1.00 per TV pop+, with LPTV having increased to $0.50 per TV pop.

But the really big news this year has been how the Coalition assisted members with getting higher valuations by actively participating in the brokerage business. The demand has been so great from the industry, that I have started a new company, AirwavesUSA, Inc. to operate an marketplace auction service and to help all of those wanting to sell, and buy. I am also ending the Coalition newsletter, and in its place launching a B2B daily communications industry and media news site called, Airwaves Today, which I am very excited about, and I hope will help the industry, and make a buck.

Going forward, the Coalition will, with our continued collective support, be able to conduct industry research, advocacy, and lobbying we all can benefit from.

Stay tuned, the future is bright, especially for all of you displaced! With $150 million in new Congressional displacement relocation funding over the next two years, the very favorable next gen TV rules, and a vibrant, free market for spectrum licenses, the broadcast business and spectrum investments should be a great investment. Assuming of course you find that displacement channel.

Please keep supporting our successful Coalition. There are challenges still ahead!

Mike Gravino Director

ALL 8500 CLASS A, LPTV, AND TV TRANSLATOR LICENSES, NEW PERMITS, AND APPS

ü In the F CC’s 2017 Incentive Auction, approximately 59% o f the ”beachfront” spectrum sold to the mobile carriers and investors, came directly from displacing 1000’s L PTV and T V translator stations, licenses, and p ermits from channel assignments o n UHF 50-­38. ü It can also b e said that if that if the government g enerated $19.6 b illion in auction p roceeds, that the L PTV industry contributed $11.5 b illion o f value!

ü And since the F CC b ought T V spectrum from TV licensees at a national average o f $7.50 p er T V p op, that the Class A, LPTV and T V translators current 2 b illion T V p ops are now worth $15 b illion! ü And d id you know, that since the incentive auction ended in April 2017, more than 650 Class A and L PTV licenses and p ermits h ave changed hands in mergers and acquisitions? ü And that the average p rice p er T V pop h as risen from $0.15-­$0.30/TV pop in April 2017, to n ow $0.50-­ $1.25/TV p op in Q1 2018?

THANKS, INDUSTRY! During the past five years the Coalition has received general support and special research funding from numerous broadcast television owners, vendors, and professional services providers. Without this support we could not have done all that we did to protect your spectrum usage rights – so say thanks to these supporters (and any we have missed)!

Northwest Television, Inc. Wingsong Communications, Inc. Top Of Utah Television Cross Hill Communications Star News Corporation Philadelphia Television Network Camp V erde TV Club, Inc. High P lains B roadcasting, L LC Signal A bove, L LC Riverton-­Fremont TV Club, Inc. Cornerstone Television North Georgia Television Daniel B rown P roductions Bob Naismith Media A dventures Yankee Communications Network KLKT, Inc. Weese Enterprises Richie Broadcasting, L LC River City Broadcasters, Inc. WatchTV, Inc. Heartland B roadcasting, L LC Block B roadcasting Company Kings Community Lookout TV Southwest Colorado TV San Juan County TV, Utah BCB, Inc. Cocola B roadcasting Companies Tait Broadcasting Renard Communications Corp. theDove International Comm. Network Waukesha Tower A ssociates 39 Montana Tax Districts Multimedios Television Cowles California Media Company Springs Community Television (SCTV)

Hapa Media P roperties, L LC Brazos TV, Inc. Cheyenne a nd A rapaho Television AQC P roductions StudioBFI Make Television Corp.

StarCom L LC Linear B roadcasting Company New Life B roadcasting KNUC-­LD Mako Communications NY Spectrum Holdings Destination Network C&M Broadcasting Hispanic Christian Network Bellizzi Broadcasting Network, Inc. COACB Commonwealth B roadcasting Inc. Luken Communications Tanana V alley Television Lotus Comm. Corp Community B roadcasting B angor Vision Communications, Inc. JGP E ngineering Group KPDR, Inc. WYBN TV-­14 Mindsgate Communications KWVT Salem Chicago 2 2, L LC WKZK TV In Motion Guardian S tudios Flinn Broadcasting Co. Shaffer B roadcasting Co. Tara B roadcasting, L LC KPVM TV News MAS TV Puerto Rico

WMKG Muskegon Christian TV Alliance o f Denver East Carolina Radio & TV KTEV-­LD CBTV.TV Roy Young Tech WBWP-­LD WXWZ-­LD W07BN W34BJ Emmanuel B roadcasting WBII-­LD Midsouth Emery County S heriff’s Office TV Hinsdale Translator A ssociation Central Florida B roadcasting Joy TV Atlanta DTV America HC2 Broadcasting D'Amico Brothers B roadcasting Uncle S am Video L LC WJOS Television R&S B roadcasting KFLA-­LD Television The V acation Channel Auburn Network, Inc. V-­One P roductions Inc. Specialty B roadcasting TV Red De P uerto Rico Inc. One Ministries Paramount B roadcasting Comm.

Syncom Media DC Broadcasting First Baptist Church Tifton Prism Broadcasting Belmax B roadcasting East Carolina Television, Inc.

COLLECTIVE ACTION WORKS!

PHASE TIMELINES WE ARE NOW 12 MONTHS INTO THE 39 MONTH REPACK. OUR NICKNAMED “PHASE ZERO” LASTS FOR THE FIRST 16 MONTHS. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS WE WILL START THE ACTUAL REPACKING MOVES BY THE PRIMARIES, AND MANY OF YOU WILL HAVE TO MOVE.

HERE NOW

$150 MILLION!

Congress passed in March 2018 $150 million of funding for LPTV and TV translator channel displacements. This was the culmination of five years of research, advocacy, and lobbying by our Coalition and other industry groups.

What is important to note is that Congress chose the GAO study estimate range which we also had major input into.

So what d oes this all mean for those o f you d isplaced? It will all depending o n the actual rules the F CC u ses. We anticipate they will probably be very similar to those developed for the auction eligible stations use for repayment by the F CC. What was p assed will b e split into $90M for yr. 1, and $60M for yr. 2.

Which years? Probably 2019 and 2020. Will they include the 2017 and 2018 Phase Zero displacements? Yes. We are waiting for further guidance from the FCC about the process.

Transmitters – Translators – Exciters – Encoders -­‐ DTV2 WIFI Support and Service PERRY PRIESTLEY OFFICE (410) 750 2165 MOBILE (410) 800 3803

sales_us@anywavecom.com Phone (847) 415 2258 Fax (847) 415 2112 300 Knightsbridge Parkway, Suite 150 Lincolnshire, IL 60069-­3655

VISIT OUR NEW WEB SITE www.anywavecom.net

NEXTGEN TV RULES WE MADE SURE THIS YEAR THAT THE NEW RULES FOR THE NEXTGEN TV SYSTEM WERE FAVORABLE TO CLASS A, LPTV, AND TV TRANSLATORS. WE CAN FLASH CUT TO 3.0 ANYTIME NOW, AND LPTV/TX DOES NOT HAVE TO REPLICATE THEIR COVERAGES. TIME TO INNOVATE!

THE FCC IS CURRENTLY IN A FURTHER NOTICE FOR RULEMAKING TO DISCUSS THE PRIMARIES NEED FOR TEMP CHANNELS, HOW THE LIGHTHOUSE CONCEPT WILL WORK, AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES.

LPTV NEXT GEN TV EXPERIMENTAL LICENSE UPDATE 2017-­2018

ATSC 3.0 Testing in Portland, Oregon, utilizing (4) UHF television channels ü Designed and configured a portable ATSC 3.0 test, measurement and reception system. ü Deployment and testing of ATSC 3.0 exciters from multiple manufacturers. ü Operation and testing of combining equipment to determine requirements for first adjacent channel operation utilizing ATSC 3.0. ü Fixed reception testing in various environments, and in numerous weather conditions.

Greg Herman President WatchTV, Inc. 503/819/0500

ü Extensive mobile reception drive testing, and highly granular data acquisition of mobile and portable enabled ATSC 3.0 transmissions. ü Preliminarily testing of ATSC 3.0 SFN and STL capabilities. ü Operation and testing of multiple PLP configurations and multiple channels.

VACANT CHANNEL WAR THIS YEAR THE TECHCO, WITH MICROSOFT AND GOOGLE LEADING THE WAY, HAVE CONTINUED TO ASK FOR THREE FREE TV CHANNELS FOR THEIR TV WHITE SPACE SERVICE. AND THEY WANT TO TAKE IT FROM LPTV IN MAJOR URBAN AREAS

WE SUCCESSFULLY FOUGHT OFF IN THE RULEMAKINGS THE TECHCO WITH THE HELP FROM THE BIG DOGS A T NAB. BUT WE WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD WORK OUT A DEAL FOR THE TECHCO TO BUY L PTV SPECTRUM USAGE RIGHTS. WHILE WE LEARNED A L OT, WE FAILED IN GETTING THESE TECHCO TO STOP THEIR ASK FOR THREE FREE CHANNELS IN ALL MARKETS. WE WILL NEED TO KEEP FIGHTING THIS.

LPTV SUPER WIFI AUTHORITY? DURING THE PAST FIVE YEAR THE COALITION SHOWN TO BOTH GOVERNMENT AND INDSUTRY THAT OUR SPECTRUM IS GREAT FOR PROVIDING SUPER WIFI , OR TV WHITE SPACE SERVICES. SO MUCH SO THAT NOW LPTV AND TRANSLATOR CHANNELS MAY BE PERFECT FOR TWO WAY USE IN MANY RURAL LOCATIONS. AND IF MORE THAN ONE CHANNELS ARE COMBINED, YOU CAN DO NEXT GEN TV, MOBILE, AND SUPER WIFI. YES, LPTV SPECTRUM DOES HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY!

The FCC released a Public Notice in February 2018 announcing the LPTV and TV translator displacement filing window. And it provides to the industry a mapping tool which shows the protected contours and the related 2 km squares.

What follows are the national maps of all T V channels from VHF 2 to UHF 36. In the FCC application you can zoom down to the local market area and use it to craft a new coverage pattern.

These maps u se the FCC’S P rotected P oints b y Channel – Pending a nd Granted d ataset.

VHF 2 NATIONWIDE

VHF 3 NATIONWIDE

VHF 4 NATIONWIDE

VHF 5 NATIONWIDE

VHF 6 NATIONWIDE

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VHF 7 NATIONWIDE

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WITH PRISM YOU GET COMPLETE MARKET COVERAGE! Channel leases come with display ads, channel guide program listings, and promo spots on our other ad supported networks in the market CHANNELS AVAILABLE IN Atlanta, L as Vegas, and Reno

Contact Dr. Vince Castelli PRISMTV@yahoo.com (404) 915-­2626

YOUR NETWORK DESERVES A LOT MORE THAN JUST A CHANNEL LEASE!

VHF 13 NATIONWIDE

UHF 14 NATIONWIDE

UHF 15 NATIONWIDE

UHF 16 NATIONWIDE

UHF 17 NATIONWIDE

UHF 18 NATIONWIDE

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1-­877-­934-­6884 connie.loney@displaysystemsintl.com

UHF 19 NATIONWIDE

UHF 20 NATIONWIDE

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Cable Ad Net New York, Inc. Cable Ad Net Mass Cable Ad Net Ohio Cable Ad Net PA Cable Ad Net ID/WY (518) 772-­4414 TV-­14 studio/office Windham, NY (845) 876-­1212 Corp HQS Red Hook, NY (845) 549-­0550 cell (845) 758 5798 fax www.wybntv14.com www.advertiseoncable.com

UHF 21 NATIONWIDE

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Digital HD & SD Channel L eases o r L MA 5+ Million L PTV OTA T V Pops Top 1-­50 Market

Contact P I Joy (678) 283-­3636 6000 Live Oak Parkway, Suite 102 Norcross, GA 30093 T: (678) 283 3636 | F: (770) 723 1530 www.joytvn.com | jj@joytvn.com

UHF 23 NATIONWIDE

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UHF 28 NATIONWIDE

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UHF 29 NATIONWIDE

UHF 30 NATIONWIDE

TV DMA NETWORK GRID PRIMARY ENGLISH NETWORKS

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UHF 31 NATIONWIDE

UHF 32 NATIONWIDE

NETWORK GRIDS © RABBITEARS.INFO

TV DMA NETWORK GRID SECONDARY ENGLISH NETWORKS

NETWORK GRIDS © RABBITEARS.INFO

UHF 35 NATIONWIDE

UHF 36 NATIONWIDE

TV DMA NETWORK GRID FOREIGN LANGUAGE NETWORKS

NETWORK GRIDS © RABBITEARS.INFO

UHF 33 NATIONWIDE

UHF 34 NATIONWIDE

TV DMA NETWORK GRID RELIGIOUS NETWORKS

NETWORK GRIDS © RABBITEARS.INFO

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MIKE GRAVINO Executive Producer mike.gravino@airwavesusa.com (202) 604-­0747

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