Our mission is to champion the growth, innovation, and protection of Low Power Television (LPTV), including Class A, translator, and independent broadcasters, by fostering collaboration among industry leaders, technology innovators, and policymakers; advancing next-generation technologies such as 5G Broadcast; advocating for smart regulatory policies; and unlocking new opportunities that deliver hyper-local impact with national-scale reach.
LPTVBA Board of Directors
XGN Network | Intrigue TV Corporation
Frank “SuperFrank” Copsidas, established this LPTVBA to continue building on the legacy of Mike Gravino and the work of the LPTV Spectrum Rights/Next Gen TV Coalition. Copsidas is a broadcast entrepreneur, technology innovator, and industry advocate. A longtime champion of Low Power Television, he has become one of the industry’s most visible voices, working to unite broadcasters, engineers, technology leaders, and policymakers in advancing the future of free over-the-air television.
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Founder & Chair
Frank “SuperFrank” Copsidas
Ron Bruno
Fifth Street Enterprises, LLC
Ron Bruno is a broadcaster, entrepreneur, and media innovator whose career spans more than four decades in television production and station ownership. In 1988, he founded The Videohouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, building what would become one of the region's leading full-service production companies.
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Scott Centers
Bridge News, LLC | Newsnet/Sportsnet | Center Point Broadcasting Company, LLC
Scott Centers is a broadcast engineer, station owner, and industry leader whose career has significantly advanced the Low Power Television industry. A U.S. military veteran with 20 years of service, Centers has spent more than two decades building, operating, and managing television stations across the country.
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Bill Christian
Vision Communications, LLC
Bill Christian is one of the most innovative broadcasters in the LPYV industry, with a career spanning television ownership, station development, and emerging broadcast technologies. Christian has owned or operated more than 38 full-power and low-power television stations and 15 radio stations, many of which he built from the ground up.
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Craig Fox
Renard Communications, Corp.
Craig Fox is a broadcaster, engineer, and media entrepreneur whose career in television and radio spans more than four decades. He entered the broadcasting industry professionally at age 20 as Chief Engineer of 40,000-watt classical FM station WONO in Syracuse, New York. At age 24, he became a principal owner, Vice President, and General Manager of WAQX-FM, helping launch what would become one of Central New York's most successful radio stations.
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Les Levi
HC2 Broadcasting Holdings, Inc.
Les Levi is President and Chief Executive Officer of HC2 Broadcasting, one of the largest television station groups in the United States, with more than 250 television stations serving communities nationwide. HC2 has become a major force in the LPTV industry, expanding opportunities for local broadcasters and strengthening the role of LPTV stations in delivering content and services to diverse audiences.
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Jeff Winemiller
Jeff Winemiller is a broadcast engineer, entrepreneur, and television station owner with more than 40 years of experience in the broadcasting industry. Throughout his career, he has built a reputation as an innovative technologist and problem-solver, helping broadcasters implement cutting-edge transmission technologies while expanding television service to new audiences.
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Lowcountry 34 Media, LLC