LPTV Coalition Urges Court Challenges To FCC LPTV Rules

The 30-day clock for appeals of FCC rules intended to soften the burden of the incentive auction on low-power TV stations starts Monday, said the LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition in an emailed newsletter Friday. Director Mike Gravino suggested a court challenge of the rules would be more fruitful than a petition filed with the FCC. “At this point in the process who wants to wait through the lengthy and rigged Petitions for Reconsideration process?” Gravino said. “Nope, the clock is starting to get some MAJOR fixes to our post-auction realities.” The FCC didn't comment.