§ 1.2200   Definitions.

   For purposes of § § 1.2200 through 1.2209:

   (a) Broadcast television licensee. The term broadcast television
   licensee means the licensee of

   (1) A full-power television station, or

   (2) A low-power television station that has been accorded primary
   status as a Class A television licensee under § 73.6001(a) of this
   chapter.

   (b) Channel sharee. The term channel sharee means a broadcast
   television licensee that relinquishes all spectrum usage rights with
   respect to a particular television channel in order to share a
   television channel with another broadcast television licensee.

   (c) Channel sharer. The term channel sharer means a broadcast
   television licensee that shares its television channel with a channel
   sharee.

   (d) Channel sharing bid. The term channel sharing bid means a bid to
   relinquish all spectrum usage rights with respect to a particular
   television channel in order to share a television channel with another
   broadcast television licensee by an applicant that submits an executed
   channel sharing agreement with its application.

   (e) Forward auction. The term forward auction means the portion of an
   incentive auction of broadcast television spectrum described in section
   6403(c) of the Spectrum Act.

   (f) High-VHF-to-low-VHF bid. The term high-VHF-to-low-VHF bid means a
   bid to relinquish all spectrum usage rights with respect to a high very
   high frequency (“VHF”) television channel (channels 7 through 13) in
   return for receiving spectrum usage rights with respect to a low VHF
   television channel (channels 2 through 6).

   (g) License relinquishment bid. The term license relinquishment bid
   means a bid to relinquish all spectrum usage rights with respect to a
   particular television channel without receiving in return any spectrum
   usage rights with respect to another television channel.

   (h) NCE station. The term NCE station means a noncommercial educational
   television broadcast station as defined in § 73.621 of this chapter.

   (i) Reverse auction. The term reverse auction means the portion of an
   incentive auction of broadcast television spectrum described in section
   6403(a) of the Spectrum Act.

   (j) Reverse auction bid. The term reverse auction bid includes a
   license relinquishment bid, a UHF-to-VHF bid, a high-VHF-to-low-VHF
   bid, a channel sharing bid, and any other reverse auction bids
   permitted.

   (k) Spectrum Act. The term Spectrum Act means Title VI of the Middle
   Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-96).

   (l) UHF-to-VHF bid. The term UHF-to-VHF bid means a bid to relinquish
   all spectrum usage rights with respect to an ultra-high frequency
   (“UHF”) television channel in return for receiving spectrum usage
   rights with respect to a high VHF television channel or a low VHF
   television channel.

   [ 79 FR 48530 , Aug. 15, 2014, as amended at  80 FR 67342 , Nov. 2, 2015]

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