Television Broadcasting Services Augusta, Georgia, 72738-72739 [2024-20102]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
72738
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 173 / Friday, September 6, 2024 / Rules and Regulations
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 24–152; RM–11982; DA 24–
870; FR ID 242482]
Television Broadcasting Services
Boise, Idaho
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
On June 24, 2024, the Video
Division, Media Bureau (Bureau), issued
a notice of proposed rulemaking in
response to a Petition for Rulemaking
filed by King Broadcasting Company
(Petitioner or King Broadcasting), the
licensee of KTVB, channel 7, Boise,
Idaho (Station or KTVB). The Petitioner
requested the substitution of channel 23
for channel 7 at Boise, Idaho (Boise), in
the Table of TV Allotments. TEGNA,
Inc., on behalf of its wholly owned
subsidiary, King Broadcasting, filed
comments in support of the Petition, as
required by the Commission’s rules
(rules), reaffirming King Broadcasting’s
commitment to apply for channel 23.
The Bureau concludes that the public
interest would be served by substituting
channel 23 for channel 7 at Boise.
DATES: Effective September 6, 2024.
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 89 FR
52430 on June 24, 2024. The Petitioner
filed comments in support of the
petition reaffirming its commitment to
apply for channel 23. No other
comments were filed.
The Bureau concludes that the public
interest would be served by substituting
channel 23 for channel 7 at Boise.
According to the Petitioner, the channel
change will resolve persistent reception
complaints it has received from viewers,
and substantially improve the
community’s access to the Station’s
local news, emergency information, and
entertainment programming. 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.
Additionally, the Petitioner notes that
the Commission has observed the large
variability in the performance of indoor
antennas available to consumers, with
most antennas receiving ‘‘fairly well at
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1
SUMMARY:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
15:47 Sep 05, 2024
Jkt 262001
UHF and the substantial majority not so
well to very poor at high-VHF.’’ An
engineering statement provided by the
Petitioner confirms that the proposed
channel 23 contour would provide full
principal community coverage to Boise
and would not cause impermissible
interference to any station. In addition,
the proposed channel 23 facility will
not result in any loss of service to
existing viewers within the Station’s
noise limited service contour.
As proposed, we find that channel 23
can be substituted for channel 7 at Boise
in compliance with the principal
community coverage requirements of
§ 73.618(a) of the rules, at coordinates
43–45′–15.6″ N and 116–05′–59.4″ W. In
addition, we find that this channel
substitution meets the technical
requirements set forth in § 73.622(a) of
the rules.
We also conclude that good cause
exists to make this channel change
effective immediately upon publication
in the Federal Register, pursuant to
section 553(d)(3) of the Administrative
Procedure Act. An expedited effective
date is necessary in this case to ensure
that KTVB can operate with improved
service to its viewers as quickly as
possible.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Report and Order, MB
Docket No. 24–152; RM–11982; DA 24–
870, adopted August 28, 2024, and
released August 28, 2024. 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
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.
PO 00000
Frm 00024
Fmt 4700
Sfmt 4700
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
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 Idaho by revising
the entry for Boise to read as follows:
■
§ 73.622 Digital television table of
allotments.
*
*
*
(j) * * *
*
*
Community
*
Channel No.
*
*
*
*
Idaho
Boise ...............................
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
15, 20, * 21, 23
*
*
*
[FR Doc. 2024–20120 Filed 9–5–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 24–153; RM–11983; DA 24–
865; FR ID 242165]
Television Broadcasting Services
Augusta, Georgia
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
On June 24, 2024, the Video
Division, Media Bureau (Bureau), issued
a notice of proposed rulemaking in
response to a Petition for Rulemaking
filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC
(Gray), the licensee of WRDW–TV
(Station or WRDW–TV), Augusta,
Georgia (Augusta). Gray requested
amendment of the Table of TV
Allotments to substitute channel 12 for
channel 27. Gray filed comments in
support of the Petition, as required by
the Commission’s rules (rules),
reaffirming its interest in the proposed
channel substitution and that it will
SUMMARY:
E:\FR\FM\06SER1.SGM
06SER1
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 173 / Friday, September 6, 2024 / Rules and Regulations
promptly file an application seeking
authorization on channel 12. The
Bureau concludes that the public
interest would be served by substituting
channel 12 for channel 27 at Augusta.
DATES: Effective October 7, 2024.
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 89 FR
52431 on June 24, 2024. The Petitioner
filed comments in support of the
petition reaffirming its commitment to
apply for channel 12. No other
comments were filed.
The Bureau concludes that the public
interest would be served by substituting
channel 12 for channel 27 at Augusta.
On May 15, 2021, the Bureau granted a
petition for rulemaking submitted by
Gray to substitute channel 27 for
channel 12 at Augusta for WRDW–TV.
Gray was also granted a construction
permit to construct a facility on channel
27 at Augusta, but was unable complete
construction of the channel 27 facility
by the expiration date—June 25, 2024.
Thus, Gray requested amendment of the
Table of TV Allotments to allow it to
continue to operate pursuant to the
parameters of its current license on
channel 12, and the substitution of
channel 12 for channel 27 in the TV
Table of Allotments would allow the
Station to remain on the air and
continue to provide service to viewers
within its service area.
Gray proposed to utilize its currently
licensed parameters and as such we find
that channel 12 can be substituted for
channel 27 at Augusta as proposed, in
compliance with the principal
community coverage requirements of
§ 73.618(a) of the rules, at coordinates
33–24′–37″ N and 081–50′–36.0″ W. In
addition, we find that this channel
substitution meets the technical
requirements set forth in § 73.622(a) of
the rules.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Report and Order, MB
Docket No. 24–153; RM–11983; DA 24–
865, adopted August 27, 2024, and
released August 27, 2024. 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,
VerDate Sep<11>2014
15:47 Sep 05, 2024
Jkt 262001
therefore, it does not contain any
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
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
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 Georgia, by
revising the entry for Augusta to read as
follows:
■
§ 73.622 Digital television table of
allotments.
*
*
(j) * * *
*
*
Community
*
Channel No.
*
*
*
*
Georgia
*
*
*
Augusta ...........................
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
12, 28, 36
*
*
*
[FR Doc. 2024–20102 Filed 9–5–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
PO 00000
Frm 00025
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[Docket No. FWS–R2–ES–2022–0115;
FXES1113090FEDR–245–FF09E22000]
RIN 1018–BG94
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Removal of the Apache
Trout From the List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service or USFWS),
are removing the Apache trout
(Oncorhynchus apache), a fish native to
Arizona, from the Federal List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.
Our review indicates that the threats to
the Apache trout have been eliminated
or reduced to the point that the species
no longer meets the definition of an
endangered or threatened species under
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act). Accordingly, the
prohibitions and conservation measures
provided by the Act, particularly
through section 4 and 7, will no longer
apply to the Apache trout.
DATES: This rule is effective October 7,
2024.
ADDRESSES: The proposed rule and this
final rule, the post-delisting monitoring
plan, the comments we received on the
proposed rule, and supporting
documents are available at https://
www.regulations.gov under Docket No.
FWS–R2–ES–2022–0115.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Whitlaw, Field Supervisor,
Arizona Ecological Services Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 9828 North
31st Ave #C3, Phoenix AZ 85051–2517;
telephone 602–242–0210,
incomingAZcorr@fws.gov. Individuals
in the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Television.
*
72739
Fmt 4700
Sfmt 4700
Executive Summary
Why we need to publish a rule. Under
the Act, a species warrants removal
from the Federal Lists of Endangered
and Threatened Wildlife and Plants if it
E:\FR\FM\06SER1.SGM
06SER1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 72738-72739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20102]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 24-153; RM-11983; DA 24-865; FR ID 242165]
Television Broadcasting Services Augusta, Georgia
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: On June 24, 2024, the Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau),
issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in response to a Petition for
Rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Gray), the licensee
of WRDW-TV (Station or WRDW-TV), Augusta, Georgia (Augusta). Gray
requested amendment of the Table of TV Allotments to substitute channel
12 for channel 27. Gray filed comments in support of the Petition, as
required by the Commission's rules (rules), reaffirming its interest in
the proposed channel substitution and that it will
[[Page 72739]]
promptly file an application seeking authorization on channel 12. The
Bureau concludes that the public interest would be served by
substituting channel 12 for channel 27 at Augusta.
DATES: Effective October 7, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 89 FR
52431 on June 24, 2024. The Petitioner filed comments in support of the
petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 12. No other
comments were filed.
The Bureau concludes that the public interest would be served by
substituting channel 12 for channel 27 at Augusta. On May 15, 2021, the
Bureau granted a petition for rulemaking submitted by Gray to
substitute channel 27 for channel 12 at Augusta for WRDW-TV. Gray was
also granted a construction permit to construct a facility on channel
27 at Augusta, but was unable complete construction of the channel 27
facility by the expiration date--June 25, 2024. Thus, Gray requested
amendment of the Table of TV Allotments to allow it to continue to
operate pursuant to the parameters of its current license on channel
12, and the substitution of channel 12 for channel 27 in the TV Table
of Allotments would allow the Station to remain on the air and continue
to provide service to viewers within its service area.
Gray proposed to utilize its currently licensed parameters and as
such we find that channel 12 can be substituted for channel 27 at
Augusta as proposed, in compliance with the principal community
coverage requirements of Sec. 73.618(a) of the rules, at coordinates
33-24'-37'' N and 081-50'-36.0'' W. In addition, we find that this
channel substitution meets the technical requirements set forth in
Sec. 73.622(a) of the rules.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 24-153; RM-11983; DA 24-865, adopted August 27, 2024, and released
August 27, 2024. 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 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.
Final Rule
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as follows:
PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES
0
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.
0
2. In Sec. 73.622(j), amend the Table of TV Allotments, under Georgia,
by revising the entry for Augusta to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
* * * * *
(j) * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Community Channel No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Georgia
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
Augusta............................................. 12, 28, 36
* * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
[FR Doc. 2024-20102 Filed 9-5-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
