The Association of Public Television Stations stressed the...

The Association of Public Television Stations stressed the importance of the FCC conducting feasibility and optimization processes to determine the best repacking scenarios during the broadcast incentive auction. This would allow the commission “to consider plans developed by broadcasters on a state-wide or market-wide basis,” APTS said in an ex parte filing in docket 12-268 (http://bit.ly/1eYbhqj). The FCC should “give deference to these state and market plans developed by all impacted broadcasters,” it said. APTS reaffirmed the importance of advance funding and priority given to public broadcasters and the importance of translators during repacking, it said: “We believe that fill-in translators should be accommodated as they are key to maintaining the current coverage of stations.” APTS met with Chairman Tom Wheeler, Media Bureau Chief Bill Lake and other FCC staff, it said.