broadcastfan9751 140 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 With the incentive auction now having been complete for two years, the FCC has released the list of of unsuccessful bidders in the incentive auction. Here's the complete list, along with the (previously announced) successful bidders. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17085-fcc-releases-list-of-unsuccessful-incentive-auction-bidders/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvcg66b3r 100 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 How do I tell which ones won and which ones lost? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17085-fcc-releases-list-of-unsuccessful-incentive-auction-bidders/#findComment-225178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3951 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 There are some that if they had followed through, they would have darkened some markets (even leaving little room for channel-sharing had they succeeded in cashing out) Some examples.... While WKBN succeeded in cashing out (and channel-sharing with WYTV), WFMJ tried to cash out as well. So did WNEO...the Youngstown part of Western Reserve Public Media. WBNX didn't even attempt to put themselves up for auction. Could have helped themselves with the mess they're in now.... BOTH WDHN and WTVY tried to cash out as well, neither succeeded. Over in Mobile and Pensacola, WPMI was up for auction, and so was WFGX....that would have halved Sinclair's presence and could have made them a legal duopoly with WEAR and WJTC. Ironically, neither WKRG or WFNA was up for auction. Up in Columbus, GA, WRBL was up for full auction, and no takers. Over in Mississippi, WHLT was up for full auction, and Gulfport's WXXV tried to move to VHF. The demand wasn't there in the southeast and many stations remain..... And finally....WHIZ tried, and failed. Bidding topped at 171.2 Million to disappear before attempting to move to low-VHF. The lowest bid option was 15.4 million before they gave up. I'm dreading the repack. The skies were acting up this morning cancelling out local channels and giving me the ability to pick up very distant stations. It will get much worse when many of the stations I can occasionally get (from NOLA and MS) will be on the same channel as locals.... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17085-fcc-releases-list-of-unsuccessful-incentive-auction-bidders/#findComment-225187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam MadMan 285 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 In my area, Nexstar tried to sell WFXQ-CD (essentially a redundant WWLP translator) a grand total of 48 times before ultimately saying "screw it" and bailing. I was wondering why it didn't go off the air, but now I know that it was apparently so worthless that not even the cell phone operators wanted it. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17085-fcc-releases-list-of-unsuccessful-incentive-auction-bidders/#findComment-225205 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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