Summary

The FCC approved AOL's $103 billion acquisition of Time Warner with conditions, clearing the merger's final regulatory hurdle one year after its announcement. The commission also issued DTV channel reassignments for stations in Charlotte, Macon, and Jacksonville in early January 2001.

Source document circa 2001 preserved as-is

Thursday, January 11, 2001

Actions At the FCC

The Federal Communications Commission approved AOL's $103 billion buyout of
Time Warner, with conditions. The merger cleared its final regulatory hurdle a
year and a day after it was announced.

  • DTV CHANNEL CHANGE PROCEEDING FOR WTVI-TV, CHARLOTTE, NC. Amended Table of Allotments and substituted DTV channel *11 for station WTVI-TV's assigned DTV channel *24.. (Dkt No. 00-178). Action by: Chief, Video Services Division, MMB. Adopted: 01/02/2001 by R&O. (DA No. 01-02). MMB
  • DTV CHANNEL CHANGE FOR WMAZ-TV, MACON, GA. Proposal filed by Gannett Georgia, L.P. ("Gannett"), licensee of station WMAZ-TV, NTSC channel 13, Macon, Georgia. Gannett requests the substitution of DTV channel 4 for station WMAZ-TV's assigned DTV channel 45.. (Dkt No. 01-1). Action by: Chief, Video Services Division, MMB. Comments Due: 02/26/2001. Reply Comments Due: 03/13/2001. Adopted: 01/02/2001 by NAL. (DA No. 01-01). MMB
  • DTV CHANNEL CHANGE FOR WUNM-TV, JACKSONVILLE, NC. Proposal filed by The University of North Carolina ("UNC"), licensee of noncommercial educational station WUNM-TV, NTSC channel *19, Jacksonville, North Carolina. UNC requests the substitution of DTV channel *18 for station WUNM-TV's assigned DTV channel. (Dkt No. 01-03). Action by: Chief, Video Services Division, MMB. Comments Due: 02/26/2001. Reply Comments Due: 03/13/2001. Adopted: 01/03/2001 by NAL. (DA No. 01-04). MMB