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Low Power Television

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-016092

A broadcast service that permits program origination, subscription service or both via low powered television translators. LPTV service includes the existing translator service and operates on a secondary basis to regular television stations. Transmitter output is limited to 1,000 watts for normal VHF stations and 100 watts when a VHF operation is on an allocated channel.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-016092
FieldEnvironment
AbbreviationLPTV
ReferencesFederal Communications Commission Glossary of Telecommunications Terms at https://www.fcc.gov/general/glossary-telecommunications-terms
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016092",
  "term": "Low Power Television",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A broadcast service that permits program origination, subscription service or both via low powered television translators. LPTV service includes the existing translator service and operates on a secondary basis to regular television stations. Transmitter output is limited to 1,000 watts for normal VHF stations and 100 watts when a VHF operation is on an allocated channel.",
  "abbreviation": "LPTV",
  "references": [
    "Federal Communications Commission Glossary of Telecommunications Terms at https://www.fcc.gov/general/glossary-telecommunications-terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/low-power-television/"
}

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