Media Bureau Denies Latina Broadcasters Stay Motion

On February 22, 2016, Latina Broadcasters of Daytona Beach, LLC (Latina), the licensee of Class A television station WDYB-CD, Daytona Beach (FL) filed a request to stay the Commission’s February 12, 2016 Order on Reconsideration in the above-captioned proceeding pending judicial review. In the alternative, Latina requests a stay of the broadcast television spectrum incentive auction. We deny the Stay Motion.

The Commission has devoted considerable time and resources since the enactment of the Spectrum Act to preparing for the incentive auction, an unprecedented proceeding involving numerous complex and highly technical issues, representing the culmination of four years of work by the Commission and dozens of members of its staff, with significant ramifications for the nation’s economy and consumers. The beginning of the auction is now only five weeks away. A delay would disserve both consumers and eligible entities who have developed business plans based on the current schedule, including securing financing and deferring other business plans.