A very quick rundown of several new permits issued for low power digital television stations. These are all being issued to what I call “spectrum squatters” who will most likely never build anything out, instead opting to resell the permits to interested buyers for a profit. My proclamation here is the same as the new AM station permits: I'll be shocked if ANY of these ever get put on the air.
First in Columbus, where new permits are issued for channels 14, 22, 27 and 47. They are all directional facilities, with either 6 or 15 kW. They join an existing unbuilt permit on channel 43, also owned by one of the squatters.
Next to Dothan, which picks up one more permit for channel 43. This appears to be the first spectrum squatter foray into the market.
Finally, Montgomery, which sees a total of five new allocations: channels 14, 30, 36, 45 and 50. All but channel 14 are directional. Powers range from 1 to 5 to 15 kW. This is a big jump in allocations for Montgomery, which has just one low power digital station in the area, and two analog low power stations.
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