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(3) Section 60.723a(b)(2)(iv).
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 22–151; RM–11927; DA 23–
229; FR ID 133158]
Television Broadcasting Services
Hampton, Virginia
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
On April 13, 2022, the Media
Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) in response to a petition for
rulemaking filed by WVEC Television,
LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of WVEC
(Station or WVEC), channel 11,
Hampton, Virginia, requesting the
substitution of channel 35 for channel
11at Hampton in the Table of TV
Allotments. For the reasons set forth in
the Report and Order referenced below,
the Bureau amends Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
regulations to substitute channel 35 for
channel 11 at Hampton.
DATES: Effective March 27, 2023.
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
23154 on April 19, 2022. The Petitioner
filed comments in support of the
petition reaffirming its commitment to
apply for channel 35. No other
comments were filed.
The Bureau believes the public
interest would be served by substituting
channel 35 for channel 11 at Hampton,
Virginia. 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 11, despite being able
to receive the NBC, CBS, and FOX
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network affiliates in the Norfolk,
Virginia, market, all of which operate on
UHF channels. The proposed channel
change would not cause any loss of
service to viewers of WVEC’s existing
coverage area. The proposed channel 35
facility causes 1.38 percent interference
to WFMY–TV, Greensboro, North
Carolina, in excess of the amount
allowed in the Commission’s rules. That
station is also owned by the Petitioner
and it provides an Interference
Acceptance Consent letter from the
station agreeing to accept the
interference from the proposed channel
35 facility as Exhibit C to the
Rulemaking Petition. In addition, the
proposed facility was predicted to cause
prohibited interference to WYSJ–CD,
Yorktown, Virginia. An application for
minor modification to co-locate WYSJ–
CD with WVEC’s proposed channel 35
facility (LMS File No. 0000188559),
eliminating the adjacent-channel
interference, was granted
simultaneously with the issuance of the
Order. See NPRM at para. 3, n.7.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Report and Order, MB
Docket No. 22–151; RM–11927; DA 23–
229, adopted March 16, 2023, and
released March 16, 2023. 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
the 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.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
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Commission amends 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
TV Allotments, under Virginia, by
revising the entry for Hampton to read
as follows:
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§ 73.622 Digital television table of
allotments.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
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47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 22–436; RM–11941; DA 23–
175; FR ID 132825]
Television Broadcasting Services
Lufkin, Texas
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
On December 9, 2022, the
Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau)
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) in response to a petition for
rulemaking filed by Gray Television
Licensee, LLC (Petitioner or Gray), the
licensee of KTRE (Station or KTRE),
channel 9, Lufkin, Texas, requesting the
substitution of channel 24 for channel 9
at Lufkin in the Table of TV Allotments.
For the reasons set forth in the Report
and Order referenced below, the Bureau
amends Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) regulations to
substitute channel 24 for channel 9 at
Lufkin.
DATES: Effective March 27, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202)
418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov.
SUMMARY:
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The
proposed rule was published at 88 FR
1038 on January 6, 2023. The Petitioner
filed comments in support of the
petition reaffirming its commitment to
apply for channel 24. No other
comments were filed.
The Bureau believes the public
interest would be served by substituting
channel 24 for channel 9 at Lufkin,
Texas. The proposed channel
substitution will resolve significant
over-the-air reception problems in
KTRE’s existing service area, reception
issues which the Commission has
recognized results from the propagation
characteristics of digital VHF signals
and the deleterious effects manmade
noise has on the reception of digital
VHF signals. Furthermore, the existing
KTRE tower has significantly
deteriorated and cannot be reasonably
repaired, and thus the Petitioner
proposes to relocate the proposed KTRE
facility on channel 24 to an adjacent,
shorter tower. Although that facility
would result in a slight reduction in
KTRE’s predicted population served,
once terrain-limited coverage
predications and coverage of samenetwork (ABC) alternative stations are
taken into account, only 448 persons
will lose ABC network service, a
number which the Commission
considers de minimis.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Report and Order, MB
Docket No. 22–436; RM–11941; DA 23–
175, adopted March 3, 2023, and
released March 3, 2023. 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
the 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).
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List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 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
TV Allotments, under Texas, by revising
the entry for Lufkin to read as follows:
■
§ 73.622 Digital television table of
allotments.
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TEXAS
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Lufkin ....................................
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24
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 22–435; RM–11940; DA 23–
158; FR ID 133151]
Television Broadcasting Services
Odessa, Texas
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
On December 9, 2022, the
Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau)
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) in response to a petition for
rulemaking filed by Gray Television
Licensee, LLC (Petitioner or Gray), the
licensee of KOSA–TV (Station or
KOSA–TV), channel 7, Odessa, Texas,
requesting the substitution of channel
31 for channel 7 at Odessa in the Table
of TV Allotments. For the reasons set
forth in the Report and Order referenced
below, the Bureau amends Federal
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Communications Commission (FCC)
regulations to substitute channel 31 for
channel 7 at Odessa.
DATES: Effective March 27, 2023.
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 88 FR
42 on January 3, 2023. The Petitioner
filed comments in support of the
petition reaffirming its commitment to
apply for channel 31. No other
comments were filed.
The Bureau believes the public
interest would be served by substituting
channel 31 for channel 7 at Odessa,
Texas. The proposed channel
substitution will resolve significant
over-the-air reception problems in
KOSA–TV’s existing service area. The
Petitioner further states that the
Commission has recognized the
deleterious effects manmade noise has
on the reception of digital VHF signals,
and that the propagation characteristics
of these channels allow undesired
signals and noise to be receivable at
relatively farther distances compared to
UHF channels and nearby electrical
devices can cause interference.
According to the Petitioner, although
the proposed channel 31 facility would
result in a slight reduction in the
predicted population served, once
terrain-limited coverage predications are
taken into account, the proposed
channel 31 facility will result in a loss
of service to 36 people, a number which
the Commission considers de minimis
This is a synopsis of the Commission’s
Report and Order, MB Docket No. 22–
435; RM–11940; DA 23–158, adopted
March 1, 2023, and released March 1,
2023. 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.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 22-436; RM-11941; DA 23-175; FR ID 132825]
Television Broadcasting Services Lufkin, Texas
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On December 9, 2022, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau)
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition
for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Petitioner or
Gray), the licensee of KTRE (Station or KTRE), channel 9, Lufkin,
Texas, requesting the substitution of channel 24 for channel 9 at
Lufkin in the Table of TV Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the
Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau amends Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) regulations to substitute channel 24
for channel 9 at Lufkin.
DATES: Effective March 27, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647 or [email protected].
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 88 FR
1038 on January 6, 2023. The Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 24. No
other comments were filed.
The Bureau believes the public interest would be served by
substituting channel 24 for channel 9 at Lufkin, Texas. The proposed
channel substitution will resolve significant over-the-air reception
problems in KTRE's existing service area, reception issues which the
Commission has recognized results from the propagation characteristics
of digital VHF signals and the deleterious effects manmade noise has on
the reception of digital VHF signals. Furthermore, the existing KTRE
tower has significantly deteriorated and cannot be reasonably repaired,
and thus the Petitioner proposes to relocate the proposed KTRE facility
on channel 24 to an adjacent, shorter tower. Although that facility
would result in a slight reduction in KTRE's predicted population
served, once terrain-limited coverage predications and coverage of
same-network (ABC) alternative stations are taken into account, only
448 persons will lose ABC network service, a number which the
Commission considers de minimis.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 22-436; RM-11941; DA 23-175, adopted March 3, 2023, and released
March 3, 2023. 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 the 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.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends 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 TV Allotments, under Texas,
by revising the entry for Lufkin to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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