[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 207 (Thursday, October 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62591-62592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17976]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 06-1748]


LPTV and TV Translator Digital Companion Channel Applications 
Non-Mutually Exclusive Proposals

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Media Bureau and Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau (Bureaus) announce processing procedures for 
singleton proposals for digital companion channels. The parties listed 
in the Attachment A to the Public Notice must submit a complete FCC 
Form 346 following the procedures set forth in the Public Notice.

DATES: The deadline for submitting FCC Form 346 is October 30, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaun Maher of the Video Division, 
Media Bureau, at (202) 418-1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 20, 2006, the Media Bureau and 
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureaus) announced a filing window 
for certain low power television (LPTV) and television translator 
stations to submit proposals for digital companion channels. In the 
Public Notice, the Video Division of the Media Bureau provided a list 
of all proposals received during the filing window that are not 
mutually exclusive with any other proposal submitted in the filing 
window. Since these proposals are not mutually exclusive with any other 
proposal (and are therefore deemed ``singletons''), they will not be 
subject to the Commission's auction procedures. In the Public Notice, 
the Video Division announced processing procedures for these singleton 
proposals. The parties listed in the Attachment A to the Public Notice 
must submit an FCC Form 346 by October 30, 2006. Applications must be 
filed electronically and paper-filed applications will not be accepted. 
Complete instructions for filing the FCC Form 346 were included in the 
Public Notice.
    In addition, the Public Notice reminded applicants proposing 
digital companion channels on channels 52-59 that they must certify in 
their long form application the unavailability of any suitable in-core 
channel. ``Suitable in-core channel'' is defined as one that would 
enable the station to produce a digital service area comparable to its 
analog service area.
    In addition, Sec.  74.786(d) of the Commission's rules provides 
that applicants proposing digital companion channels on channels 52-59 
must notify all potentially affected 700 MHz band wireless licensees of 
the spectrum comprising the proposed TV channel and the spectrum in the 
first adjacent channels thereto not later than 30 days prior to the 
submission of their long form application. Specifically, notification 
is required to wireless

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licensees within whose licensed geographic boundaries a digital LPTV or 
TV translator station is proposed to be located. Notification is also 
required to co-channel and first adjacent channel licensees whose 
geographic service area boundaries lie within 75 miles and 50 miles, 
respectively, of the proposed digital LPTV and TV translator station 
location. The application filing deadline has been extended an 
additional 30 days to permit additional time for this notification. The 
identity and contact information for all wireless entities in the 700 
MHz band is available through the Universal Licensing System (ULS) on 
the Commission Web site (http://www.fcc.gov).

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
 [FR Doc. E6-17976 Filed 10-25-06; 8:45 am]
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