Shure, Sennheiser Defend TVWS Vacant Channel Recon
Shure and Sennheiser fired back at NAB, which opposed a January petition by the wireless mic companies seeking reconsideration of an FCC order terminating docket 15-146 on use of vacant channels in the TV band to provide spectrum for TV…
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white space devices and wireless mics (see 2101080050). “NAB’s Opposition mischaracterizes the underlying purpose of the 2015 Vacant Channel NPRM, overstates any potential burden on broadcasters, and ignores the significance of this UHF spectrum to the content creation industry, especially given the massive decrease in clean, usable UHF spectrum for wireless microphone operations pursuant to FCC actions over the past 12 years,” said Sennheiser in Tuesday's posting. “A diverse array of interests urge the Commission to reconsider its decision in the vacant channels docket,” Shure said: “These parties see value in allocating a vacant UHF channel for wireless microphone operations in each market where possible in light of current needs and the lack of other viable spectrum solutions that exists today, particularly for unlicensed microphone users.”