Issued: December 16, 2009

From:  Sen. Gordon H. Smith, President & CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters

As the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prepares to release its National Broadband Report, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is producing a TV spot to help the broadcast television industry position the spectrum issue in a pro-consumer, pro-broadcaster light.

The 30-second close-captioned spot will be fed by satellite on December 22 and 23, and is available in both English and Spanish versions, and in both standard- and high-definition. Satellite coordinates are at the bottom of this message, and are also available here. Scripts for the spots can be found here.

Please note that any spots stations air that are considered "issue advocacy" must comply with all FCC and Federal Election Commission requirements, including on-air sponsorship identification and public file disclosure. Therefore, stations should fill out the Antenna Television Public File Form and place it in their public file. Please consult your station counsel with any questions.

Additionally, some stations have asked for more information on the spectrum issue, as well as talking points. We recommend that you review my oral testimony on the spectrum issue, which I gave before the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet on December 15. We have also developed some simple talking points, which are available here.

For more information, please contact Marcellus Alexander, NAB's executive vice president of Television, at malexander@nab.org or (202) 429-5365, or Jonathan Collegio, vice president of Strategic Initiatives at jcollegio@nab.org  or (202) 429-5386.

SATELLITE FEED INFORMATION

High Definition Feeds
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 and Wednesday, December 23, 2009
2:15 p.m. EST both days

HD Play-outs will be on G17-15K Upper (18MHz)
Date: 12/22 and 12/23
Time: 1415-1430
Satellite: G17-K (91* West)
Transponder: 15
Slot: Upper
Bandwidth: 18 MHz
Uplink Frequency: 14309 V
Downlink Frequency: 12009 H
Symbol Rate: 13.235
FEC: 3/4
Vista #: 252830 / 252832
Crawford #: 385853 /385855

Standard Definition Feeds
Tuesday, December 22 and Wednesday, December 23,
2 p.m. EST Both Days

SD Play-outs will be on G17-15K Slot A (9 MHz)
Date: 12/22 and 12/23
Time: 1400-1415
Satellite: G17-K (91* West)
Transponder: 15
Slot: A
Bandwidth: 9 MHz
Uplink Frequency: 14286.5 V
Downlink Frequency: 11986.5 H
Symbol Rate: 6.1113
FEC: 3/4
Vista #: 252829 / 252831
Crawford #: 385850 /385852