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within the Station’s current service area
and fully cover the city of Butte. An
analysis using the Commission’s
TVStudy software tool indicates that
KXLF–TV’s move from channel 5 to
channel 15 is predicted to create an area
where approximately 3,000 persons are
predicted to lose service. The loss area,
however, is partially overlapped by the
noise limited contours of Scripps’
owned CBS network affiliates KPAX–
TV, Missoula, Montana; KBZK,
Bozeman, Montana; and KRTV, Great
Falls, Montana. Taking these other
stations into account, less than 500
persons would lose CBS service if
KXLF–TV moves to channel 15, which
Petitioner argues is de minimis.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 22–115;
RM–11921; DA 22–249, adopted March
10, 2022, and released March 10, 2022.
The full text of this document is
available for download at https://
www.fcc.gov/edocs. To request materials
in accessible formats (braille, large
print, computer diskettes, or audio
recordings), please send an email to
FCC504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer &
Government Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (VOICE), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
This document does not contain
information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Public Law 104–13. In addition,
therefore, it does not contain any
proposed information collection burden
‘‘for small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees,’’ pursuant to the
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4). Provisions of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601–
612, do not apply to this proceeding.
Members of the public should note
that all ex parte contacts are prohibited
from the time a notice of proposed
rulemaking is issued to the time the
matter is no longer subject to
Commission consideration or court
review, see 47 CFR 1.1208. There are,
however, exceptions to this prohibition,
which can be found in § 1.1204(a) of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a).
See §§ 1.415 and 1.420 of the
Commission’s rules for information
regarding the proper filing procedures
for comments, 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
Proposed Rule
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR
part 73 as follows:
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICES
1. The authority citation for part 73
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303,
307, 309, 310, 334, 336, 339.
2. In § 73.622(j), amend the Table of
Allotments under Montana by revising
the entry for Butte to read as follows:
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§ 73.622 Digital television table of
allotments.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 22–114; RM–11920; DA–
22–248; FRS 77585]
Television Broadcasting Services
Bozeman, Montana
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Commission has before it
a petition for rulemaking filed by
Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
(Petitioner), the licensee of KBZK,
channel 13, Bozeman, Montana. The
Petitioner requests the substitution of
channel 27 for channel 13 at Bozeman
in the Table of Allotments.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or
before April 21, 2022 and reply
comments on or before May 6, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, Office of the Secretary, 45
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L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. In
addition to filing comments with the
FCC, interested parties should serve
counsel for the Petitioner as follows:
Christina A. Burrow, Esq., Cooley LLP,
1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20004–2400.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202)
418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
support, the Petitioner states that the
Commission has recognized that VHF
channels have certain characteristics
that pose challenges for their use in
providing digital television service,
including propagation characteristics
that allow undesired signals and noise
to be receivable at relatively far
distances. According to the Petitioner, it
has received many complaints from
viewers unable to receive a reliable
signal on channel 13. The Engineering
Statement provided with the Petition
confirms that the proposed channel 27
contour would continue to reach
virtually all of the population within the
Station’s current service area and fully
cover the city of Bozeman. An analysis
using the Commission’s TVStudy
software tool indicates that KBZK’s
move from channel 13 to channel 27 is
predicted to create a small area where
675 persons are predicted to lose
service. The loss area, however, is
partially overlapped by the noise
limited contour of Scripps’ owned
television station KXLF–TV, Butte,
Montana, which is also a CBS network
affiliate, and reduces the number who
are predicted to lose CBS network
service to less than 500 persons, which
Petitioner argues is de minimis.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 22–114;
RM–11920; DA 22–248, adopted March
10, 2022, and released March 10, 2022.
The full text of this document is
available for download at https://
www.fcc.gov/edocs. To request materials
in accessible formats (braille, large
print, computer diskettes, or audio
recordings), please send an email to
FCC504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer &
Government Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (VOICE), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
This document does not contain
information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Public Law 104–13. In addition,
therefore, it does not contain any
proposed information collection burden
‘‘for small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees,’’ pursuant to the
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
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3506(c)(4). Provisions of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601–
612, do not apply to this proceeding.
Members of the public should note
that all ex parte contacts are prohibited
from the time a notice of proposed
rulemaking is issued to the time the
matter is no longer subject to
Commission consideration or court
review, see 47 CFR 1.1208. There are,
however, exceptions to this prohibition,
which can be found in § 1.1204(a) of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a).
See §§ 1.415 and 1.420 of the
Commission’s rules for information
regarding the proper filing procedures
for comments, 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
Proposed Rule
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR
part 73 as follows:
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICES
1. The authority citation for part 73
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303,
307, 309, 310, 334, 336, 339.
2. In § 73.622(j), amend the Table of
Allotments under Montana by revising
the entry for Bozeman to read as
follows:
■
§ 73.622 Digital television table of
allotments.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 22–118; RM–11924; DA–
22–252; FR ID 77497]
Television Broadcasting Services
Helena, Montana
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (Commission) has before it
a petition for rulemaking filed by
Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
(Petitioner), the licensee of KTVH–DT,
channel 12, Helena, Montana. The
Petitioner requests the substitution of
channel 31 for channel 12 at Helena in
the Table of Allotments.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or
before April 21, 2022 and reply
comments on or before May 6, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by MB Docket No. 22–118, by
any of the following methods:
• Electronic Filers: Comments may be
filed electronically using the internet by
accessing the ECFS: https://
apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
• Paper Filers: Parties who choose to
file by paper must file an original and
one copy of each filing.
Filings can be sent by commercial
overnight courier, or by first-class or
overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All
filings must be addressed to the
Commission’s Secretary, Office of the
Secretary, Federal Communications
Commission.
• Commercial overnight mail (other
than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail
and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050
Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD
20701.
• U.S. Postal Service first-class,
Express, and Priority mail must be
addressed to 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554.
• Effective March 19, 2020, and until
further notice, the Commission no
longer accepts any hand or messenger
delivered filings. This is a temporary
measure taken to help protect the health
and safety of individuals, and to
mitigate the transmission of COVID–19.
See FCC Announces Closure of FCC
Headquarters Open Window and
Change in Hand-Delivery Policy, Public
Notice, DA 20–304 (March 19, 2020).
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcccloses-headquarters-open-window-andchanges-hand-delivery-policy.
People with Disabilities: To request
materials in accessible formats for
people with disabilities (braille, large
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print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call
the Consumer & Governmental Affairs
Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202–
418–0432 (TTY).
In addition to filing comments with
the FCC, interested parties should serve
counsel for the Petitioner as follows:
Christina A. Burrow, Esq., Cooley LLP,
1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20004–2400.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202)
418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket No.
22–118; RM–11924; DA 22–252,
adopted on March 10, 2022, and
released on March 10, 2022. The full
text of this document is available for
download at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs.
To request materials in accessible
formats (braille, large print, computer
diskettes, or audio recordings), please
send an email to FCC504@fcc.gov or call
the Consumer & Government Affairs
Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (VOICE), (202)
418–0432 (TTY).
In support, the Petitioner states that
the Commission has recognized that
VHF channels have certain
characteristics that pose challenges for
their use in providing digital television
service, including propagation
characteristics that allow undesired
signals and noise to be receivable at
relatively far distances. According to the
Petitioner, it has received many
complaints from viewers unable to
receive a reliable signal on channel 12.
The proposed channel 31 contour
would continue to reach virtually all of
the population within the Station’s
current service area and fully cover the
city of Helena. An analysis using the
Commission’s TVStudy software tool
indicates that KTVH–DT’s move from
channel 12 to channel 31 is predicted to
create an area where 2,168 persons are
predicted to lose service. The loss area,
however, is partially overlapped by the
noise limited contours of other NBC
affiliated stations and reduces the
number of people who are predicted to
lose NBC network service to 226
persons. Taking these other stations into
account, less than 500 persons would
lose NBC service if KTVH moves to
channel 31, which Petitioner argues is
de minimis. We note that in its
calculation of viewer loss, Scripps relies
on the NBC network service provided by
Class A television station KDBZ–CD,
Bozeman, Montana, as well as low
power television (LPTV) station KTGF–
LD, Great Falls, Montana, which is the
NBC network affiliate in Great Falls.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 22-114; RM-11920; DA-22-248; FRS 77585]
Television Broadcasting Services Bozeman, Montana
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed
by Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of
KBZK, channel 13, Bozeman, Montana. The Petitioner requests the
substitution of channel 27 for channel 13 at Bozeman in the Table of
Allotments.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 21, 2022 and reply
comments on or before May 6, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary,
45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments
with the FCC, interested parties should serve counsel for the
Petitioner as follows: Christina A. Burrow, Esq., Cooley LLP, 1299
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004-2400.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In support, the Petitioner states that the
Commission has recognized that VHF channels have certain
characteristics that pose challenges for their use in providing digital
television service, including propagation characteristics that allow
undesired signals and noise to be receivable at relatively far
distances. According to the Petitioner, it has received many complaints
from viewers unable to receive a reliable signal on channel 13. The
Engineering Statement provided with the Petition confirms that the
proposed channel 27 contour would continue to reach virtually all of
the population within the Station's current service area and fully
cover the city of Bozeman. An analysis using the Commission's TVStudy
software tool indicates that KBZK's move from channel 13 to channel 27
is predicted to create a small area where 675 persons are predicted to
lose service. The loss area, however, is partially overlapped by the
noise limited contour of Scripps' owned television station KXLF-TV,
Butte, Montana, which is also a CBS network affiliate, and reduces the
number who are predicted to lose CBS network service to less than 500
persons, which Petitioner argues is de minimis.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 22-114; RM-11920; DA 22-248, adopted March
10, 2022, and released March 10, 2022. The full text of this document
is available for download at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs. To request
materials in accessible formats (braille, large print, computer
diskettes, or audio recordings), please send an email to [email protected]
or call the Consumer & Government Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530
(VOICE), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
This document does not contain information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. In
addition, therefore, it does not contain any proposed information
collection burden ``for small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees,'' pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C.
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3506(c)(4). Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5
U.S.C. 601-612, do not apply to this proceeding.
Members of the public should note that all ex parte contacts are
prohibited from the time a notice of proposed rulemaking is issued to
the time the matter is no longer subject to Commission consideration or
court review, see 47 CFR 1.1208. There are, however, exceptions to this
prohibition, which can be found in Sec. 1.1204(a) of the Commission's
rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a). See Sec. Sec. 1.415 and 1.420 of the
Commission's rules for information regarding the proper filing
procedures for comments, 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
Proposed Rule
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows:
PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES
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1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303, 307, 309, 310, 334,
336, 339.
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2. In Sec. 73.622(j), amend the Table of Allotments under Montana by
revising the entry for Bozeman to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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