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Current users have until June 12 to get off band

By John Eggerton — Broadcasting & Cable, 1/15/2010 2:28:07 PM

Wireless microphones using the 700 mHz band will be following the stand-alone analog TV set into the sunset.

The FCC has voted to prohibit the distribution and sale of devices, primarily wireless microphones, that have been operating in the 700 mHz band.

Those mics used to share the spectrum with broadcasters (channels 52-69) before stations were moved off that band as part of the DTV transition and the spectrum was auctioned for next-generation wireless uses.

The FCC has given current users of those devices–wireless mics are used for sports and theatrical productions, for example–until June 12, 2010, one year from the digital transition, to get off the band, with the caveat that they have to get off immediately if they are found to be interfering with public safety or commercial users.

The Coalition of Wireless Microphone Users told the commission earlier this week it was ready to vacate the band and help with a consumer education effort.