1.   A contested broadcast spectrum provision in the bill dictates that the Federal Communications Commission reserve airwaves earmarked for digital TV for existing broadcasters.

2.   But the commission is planning to award the licenses to existing broadcasters at no cost.

3.   In the first of two orders, expected Thursday, the FCC will assign each existing broadcaster a new channel for digital services.

4.   One provision in the bill requires that the Federal Communications Commission reserve airwaves earmarked for new, sharper, digital TV for existing broadcasters.

5.   One provision in the bill requires that the Federal Communications Commission reserve airwaves earmarked for new, digital TV for existing broadcasters.

6.   Radio executives and some Republicans in Congress have said that Kennard failed to consult others before devising a plan that would seriously hurt existing broadcasters.

7.   The bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to reserve airwaves earmarked for new, sharper, digital TV for existing broadcasters.

8.   The contested broadcast spectrum provision dictates that the FCC reserve airwaves earmarked for digital TV for existing broadcasters.

9.   The controversy has involved unusual political alliances and dueling technical studies about the effects of the new stations on existing broadcasters.

10.   The contested broadcast spectrum provision dictates that the Federal Communications Commission reserve airwaves earmarked for digital TV for existing broadcasters.