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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 22–115; RM–11921; DA 22–
1232; FR ID 117273]
Television Broadcasting Services
Butte, Montana
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
On March 10, 2022, the Media
Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) in response to a petition for
rulemaking filed by Scripps
Broadcasting Holdings LLC (Petitioner),
the licensee of KXLF–TV (Station),
channel 5, Butte, Montana, requesting
the substitution of channel 15 for
channel 5 at Butte in the Table of
Allotments. For the reasons set forth in
the Report and Order referenced below,
the Bureau amends FCC regulations to
substitute channel 15 for channel 5 at
Butte.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective December 15, 2022.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202)
418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed rule was published at 87 FR
16157 on March 22, 2022. The
Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment
to apply for channel 15. No other
comments were filed. We believe the
public interest would be served by
substituting channel 15 for channel 5 at
Butte, Montana. According to the
Petitioner, it has received many
complaints from viewers unable to
receive a reliable signal on VHF channel
5, and the Commission has recognized
that VHF channels have certain
characteristics that pose challenges for
their use in providing digital television
service. The Engineering Statement
provided with the Petition confirmed
that the proposed channel 15 contour
would continue to reach virtually all of
the population 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 contour of Scripps’ owned CBS
affiliate KPAX–TV, Missoula, Montana;
KBZK(TV), Bozeman, Montana; and
KRTV(TV), Great Falls, Montana. Once
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those other sources of CBS programming
are factored into the loss analysis, the
new loss area that would be created by
the proposed channel substitution
would contain less than 500 persons, a
level of service loss the Commission
considers to be de minimis.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Report and Order, MB
Docket No. 22–115; RM–11921; DA 22–
1232, adopted November 29, 2022, and
released November 29, 2022. The full
text of this document is available for
download at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs.
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(braille, large 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).
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.
The Commission will send a copy of
this Report and Order in a report to be
sent to Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
Final Rule
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as
follows:
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICE
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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47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 22–116; RM–11922; DA 22–
1233; FR ID 117287]
Television Broadcasting Services
Missoula, Montana
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
On March 10, 2022, the Media
Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) in response to a petition for
rulemaking filed by Scripps
Broadcasting Holdings LLC (Petitioner),
the licensee of KPAX–TV (Station),
channel 7, Missoula, Montana,
requesting the substitution of channel
25 for channel 7 at Missoula in the
Table of Allotments. For the reasons set
forth in the Report and Order referenced
below, the Bureau amends Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission) regulations to substitute
channel 25 for channel 7 at Missoula.
DATES: Effective December 15, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202)
418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed rule was published at 87 FR
16156 on March 22, 2022. The
Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment
to apply for channel 25. No other
comments were filed.
The Report and Order substitutes
channel 25 for channel 7 at Missoula,
Montana. According to the Petitioner, it
has received many complaints from
viewers unable to receive a reliable
signal on VHF channel 7, and the
Commission has recognized that VHF
channels have certain characteristics
that pose challenges for their use in
providing digital television service. The
Engineering Statement provided with
the Petition confirmed that the proposed
channel 25 contour would continue to
reach virtually all of the population
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 22-115; RM-11921; DA 22-1232; FR ID 117273]
Television Broadcasting Services Butte, Montana
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On March 10, 2022, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau)
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition
for rulemaking filed by Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC (Petitioner),
the licensee of KXLF-TV (Station), channel 5, Butte, Montana,
requesting the substitution of channel 15 for channel 5 at Butte in the
Table of Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order
referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC regulations to substitute
channel 15 for channel 5 at Butte.
DATES: Effective December 15, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 87 FR
16157 on March 22, 2022. The Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 15. No
other comments were filed. We believe the public interest would be
served by substituting channel 15 for channel 5 at Butte, Montana.
According to the Petitioner, it has received many complaints from
viewers unable to receive a reliable signal on VHF channel 5, and the
Commission has recognized that VHF channels have certain
characteristics that pose challenges for their use in providing digital
television service. The Engineering Statement provided with the
Petition confirmed that the proposed channel 15 contour would continue
to reach virtually all of the population 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 contour of
Scripps' owned CBS affiliate KPAX-TV, Missoula, Montana; KBZK(TV),
Bozeman, Montana; and KRTV(TV), Great Falls, Montana. Once those other
sources of CBS programming are factored into the loss analysis, the new
loss area that would be created by the proposed channel substitution
would contain less than 500 persons, a level of service loss the
Commission considers to be de minimis.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 22-115; RM-11921; DA 22-1232, adopted November 29, 2022, and
released November 29, 2022. The full text of this document is available
for download at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs. To request materials in
accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print,
electronic files, audio format), send an email to [email protected] or
call the Consumer & Governmental 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.
The Commission will send a copy of this Report and Order in a
report to be sent to Congress and the Government Accountability Office
pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
Final Rule
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as follows:
PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICE
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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 Butte to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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