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RCR Mobile Minute: Broadcasters share spectrum

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Two Los Angeles television stations have been sharing the same broadcast frequency as part of a test. Broadcasters are interested in so-called channel sharing because it may enable them to free up some spectrum that could then be sold to wireless operators, with part of the proceeds going to broadcasters. Wireless trade group CTIA says that LA stations KLCS and KJLA have successfully shared the same six MHz radiofrequency channel, even combining two HD streams. According to the Consumer Electronics Association, just 7% of Americans still rely on over-the-air broadcast signals to watch television. That’s why the FCC is looking into auctioning off some broadcast spectrum.

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Martha DeGrasse
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Martha DeGrasse is the publisher of Network Builder Reports (nbreports.com). At RCR, Martha authored more than 20 in-depth feature reports and more than 2,400 news articles. She also created the Mobile Minute and the 5 Things to Know Today series. Prior to joining RCR Wireless News, Martha produced business and technology news for CNN and Dow Jones in New York and managed the online editorial group at Hoover’s Online before taking a number of years off to be at home when her children were young. Martha is the board president of Austin's Trinity Center and is a member of the Women's Wireless Leadership Forum.